Director, Research and Planning

Equity and Diversity

The District is strongly committed to achieving staff diversity and the principles of equal opportunity employment. The District encourages a diverse pool of applicants and does not discriminate on the basis of race color national origin ancestry sex age religion marital status disability or sexual orientation in any of its policies procedures or fact the college encourages applications from all segments of qualified people.

College Profile

Cerritos College is ranked 14th among the top 100 schools with the highest Hispanic enrollment in the United States by the United States Department of Education. Cerritos College serves as a comprehensive community college for southeastern Los Angeles County. Communities within the colleges district include Artesia Bellflower Cerritos Downey Hawaiian Gardens La Mirada Norwalk and portions of Bell Gardens Lakewood Long Beach Santa Fe Springs and South Gate. Cerritos College offers degrees and certificates in more than 180 areas of study in nine divisions. Enrollment currently averages 20000 students. Visit Cerritos College online at.

Department Profile

The Institutional Effectiveness Research Planning and Grants (IERPG) Division at Cerritos College provides unbiased research analysis and reporting grounded in a holistic understanding of complex college processes. Our goal is to facilitate data-informed decision-making that supports the colleges mission strategic goals and commitment to student success and equity. We enhance the colleges capacity to secure external funding from federal state and private sources while ensuring compliance with all relevant requirements and policies. IERPG serves the internal community of Cerritos College administrators faculty and students acts as the clearinghouse for official college data and responds to external requests for information.

The IERPG Divisions purpose is to support Cerritos Colleges mission vision and goals by providing accurate timely comprehensive and relevant information to maintain the research planning and accountability processes of the college to advance student success and institutional excellence. We enhance student success by the strategic pursuit of external funding opportunities that support innovative and sustainable instructional programs and pathways and student support services along with a firm commitment to fiscal and programmatic compliance.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Plans organizes performs integrates and evaluates programs services and research activities of the department including but not limited to institutional and faculty research strategic planning and performance measurement.
• Develops and manages an annual institutional research agenda; establishes and administers processes to intake prioritize track and communicate status of research requests and deliverables.
• Performs research studies that support planning evaluation budgeting accreditation and policy.
• Provides evaluation design performance measures and outcomes reporting support for grants and initiatives aligned with institutional priorities.
• Responsible for ensuring accuracy consistency and appropriate use of institutional data in official reports dashboards publications and external submissions.
• Develops and monitors budgets and maximizes financial resources.
• Provides leadership for research reporting and analytics technologies (e.g. data warehouse dashboards reporting tools) to support institutional planning and decision-making.
• Leads supervises trains and evaluates assigned personnel. Certifies payroll for assigned personnel. Applies the terms and provisions of applicable collective bargaining agreements; state and federal laws; and District Board Policies and Administrative Procedures in personnel matters.
• Directs and conducts an array of research to identify and assess the Districts short and long range institutional needs and opportunities. Collects prepares and maintains statistical information and establishes the appropriate quantitative and qualitative research design and statistical tools to be used in research and decision support.
• Directs and participates in research for establishing institutional accountability measures and key performance indicators. Works with administrators and external agencies to determine outcomes and measures.
• Leads equity-focused research and reporting including disaggregation of student outcomes by disproportionately impacted groups; supports the college in identifying equity gaps and monitoring progress toward equity goals.
• Provides data and performance measurement support to processes that review programs accreditation and compliance.
• Provides leadership and coordination for accreditation-related evidence metrics and reports; serves as a key resource to accreditation committees for standards-related data analysis and documentation.
• Researches trends in community-based demographics and economics trends in education and a variety of other information used to support decisions.
• Directs the design and conduct of feasibility studies for new curricula programs facilities and other services that enhance student success.
• Assists the college in developing assessments for student learning outcomes.
• Assists with or directs the development of surveys conducted by the college and directs or performs analysis and preparation of reports based on these surveys.
• Directs and coordinates institutional research information reporting to other institutions and agencies (e.g. IPEDS California Community Colleges Chancellors Office reporting and accountability metrics).
• Audits and releases official information about college student enrollment faculty student and staff characteristics.
• Directs and coordinates the college strategic planning process as well as other college planning processes.
• Ensures integration of program review assessment and strategic planning with resource allocation and budgeting cycles; develops and monitors planning calendars progress reports and evidence of implementation.
• Monitors data integrity.
• Leads data governance practices including standard definitions data documentation and validation procedures to ensure consistent audit-ready reporting across systems and stakeholders.
• Directs or serves as research consultant for college program review activities.
• Coordinates the development and maintains an expanded Data Warehouse for research planning and development. Develops and maintains dashboards and other self-service reporting tools to improve transparency and campus access to timely accurate information.
• Supervises data analysis and trend monitoring.
• Assists managers faculty and staff in construction of reliable and valid research instruments.
• Prepares recommendations and/or contracts as appropriate and submits them to administration and/or Board of Trustees for consideration.
• Anticipates prevents and resolves conflicts and problems under areas of supervision.
• Participates in community state and national organizations and meetings.
• Participates on or chairs committees task forces and special assignments.
• Maintains currency of knowledge and skills related to the duties and responsibilities.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications for Education and Experience

Requires a masters degree in a social science mathematics statistics business economics research or other related field or the equivalent and two years of experience conducting research analyzing data and presenting findings. Understanding of and sensitivity to meeting the needs of the diverse academic socioeconomic cultural disability and ethnic background of the student community and employee population.

• Management experience in institutional research planning or institutional effectiveness in a higher education setting preferably a community college.
• Experience supervising leading or coordinating professional research or data-analysis staff and managing multiple research priorities and deliverables.
• Experience with state and federal higher education reporting requirements such as IPEDS and California Community Colleges Chancellors Office reporting.
• Experience developing or using data warehouses dashboards business intelligence tools or other self-service reporting systems.
• Experience supporting institutional planning program review accreditation or institutional effectiveness processes through research and data analysis.
• Experience with data governance and data integrity including data validation documentation and consistent institutional reporting.

Knowledge and Skills

The position requires professional knowledge of:

• Principles and practices of institutional research decision support and institutional effectiveness in higher education.

• Development maintenance and administration of a budget.

• Philosophy and objectives of the community college.

• Principles of functional leadership training and performance evaluation.

• Pertinent federal and state laws and regulations.

• Student learning outcomes assessment program review and measures of student success.

• Strategic planning in organization and management practices assessment analysis and evaluation of programs policies and administrative needs.

• Current principles and procedures of social science or higher education research planning design methodology and analysis; principles theories techniques and methods of inferential and descriptive statistics; computerized information systems used in research such as statistical analysis word processing database management spreadsheets graphics and telecommunications.

• Student outcomes assessment and measures of institutional effectiveness.

• Legislative and educational oversight body processes requirements and trends.

• Relational database concepts including logical and physical data layout programming and report writing tools.

• Data privacy and the protection of student records including FERPA and applicable state requirements.

• Data governance principles including data definitions documentation validation and audit-ready reporting.

• Accreditation standards and evidence requirements (ACCJC) and the role of data in accreditation.

• Equity-minded research methods including disaggregation of outcomes and analysis of disproportionate impact.

• State and federal reporting frameworks and mandates (e.g. IPEDS and California Community Colleges Chancellors Office reporting).

The position requires demonstrated knowledge of:

• Designing assessment and research processes that support student success and institutional effectiveness.

• Organizing work and building an effective team to meet the needs of the assigned areas.

• Oral and written language sufficient to prepare reports and professional correspondence.

• Human relations/interpersonal skills to conduct performance reviews deliver presentations and convey technical information to a wide variety of audiences.

• Data visualization and business intelligence tools (e.g. dashboards/reporting platforms) and querying data from student information systems and data warehouses.

This position requires the ability to:

• Learn interpret and ensure compliance with state and federal laws Title 5 and other federal and state regulations as related to the responsibilities of the position.

• Exercise sound judgment in handling sensitive institutional and student data.

• Analyze and disaggregate data through an equity lens to identify gaps and inform institutional decisions.

• Be open to change and new methods in the assigned area of responsibility.

• Continuously engage in learning and self-improvement.

• Meet change with innovation to promote and meet the college mission.

• Organize plan develop and write new programs develop new concepts analyze outcomes and prepare clear and concise reports.

• Guide and direct others in goal achievement.

• Direct and facilitate development of personal and team perspectives and develop and deliver training programs.

• Develop and monitor budgets and maximize financial resources.

• Work cooperatively and productively with internal and external constituencies.

• Advocate for shared governance collegiality staff cohesiveness and for the core values of the institution.

• Establish manage and evaluate departmental goals objectives and annual performance plans.

• Design research studies for use in education and social environments.

• Apply interpret and draw conclusions using advanced statistical concepts.

• Prepare complex compelling proposals and reports multi-media presentations and empirical findings forecasts and recommendations to large audiences with diverse backgrounds.

• Exercise critical judgment and creativity establish priorities for plan and organize a variety of work assignments and the ability to provide leadership and supervision to staff in a Research and Planning Department.

• Work primarily in an office setting performing sedentary work with the ability to move between work areas on and off campus.
• Communicate effectively in person by telephone and in group settings to exchange information and deliver presentations.
• Perceive and review printed and electronic materials including computer screens and detailed quantitative data.
• Access work materials and operate standard office equipment.
• Occasionally lift carry push or pull objects and materials weighing up to 25 pounds.

Grade 35 on District Management Salary Schedule ($12916.00 - $16233.00/month).

Health and welfare benefits include District contribution for medical/dental/vision benefits and employee life insurance ($50000). (Cash in lieu option available on medical insurance.)

Participation in the Public Employees Retirement System that is also integrated with Social Security or State Teachers Retirement System

22 days annual vacation.

An annual stipend of $4069 shall be provided to management employees with an earned doctorate degree.

This is a full-time 12-calendar month classified manager position. Employment is to be effective as soon as possible following completion of the selection process. Individual who is offered employment shall be required to obtain fingerprints for a criminal history clearance through the State Department of Justice and remit the required fee for processing the fingerprints Federal Bureau of Investigation (no fee if obtained at Cerritos College Campus Police Station) produce an original social security card and submit a TB Risk Assessment reviewed and signed by a health professionalbefore employment before employment.

Candidates must be available to work on site and be able to provide proof of California residency prior to employment.

Application Procedures

Application materials must be submitted by the closing date.We are committed to providing an inclusive and accessible application process. If you require a reasonable accommodation to apply or interview due to a disability please contact Human Resources at as early as possible. While advance notice (ideally at least 72 hours before the application deadline or scheduled interview) helps ensure we can meet your needs we will make every effort to accommodate requests made at any time.

It is the applicants responsibility to provide copies of all transcript(s) verifying all educational degree(s) and/or coursework required for the position. Transcripts must be from regionally accredited institutions. A foreign transcript must be evaluated by a NACES certified agency. The website address is .

1. Cover Letter
2. Resume/CV
3. Unofficial Transcripts (Must show all coursework completed and conferral date of the degree)