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The Academic Authenticity Advisor supports WGU's Academic Authenticity team by directly contributing to assessment security processes with advanced, experience-driven understanding of academic integrity standards and procedures. The Advisor applies advanced expertise to these processes, using foundational team training, enhanced industry knowledge, and ongoing professional development activities to provide thorough, standardized reviews of potential authenticity violations. The Advisor identifies relevant findings and demonstrates sound investigative strategies to ultimately provide policy-driven determinations for authenticity concerns. The Advisor's judgment, analysis, and performance reflect comprehensive knowledge of specific team goals and functions.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities:

• Supports the objectives of the Assessment Security and Authenticity Department, utilizing their own expertise and experience to compile evidence of assessment security.
• Communicates and interacts in a professional manner with personnel internally and outside of WGU. Communicates at a high level verbally, in writing, and through online/virtual methods.
• Completes Authenticity investigations in the assigned areas accurately and consistently.
• Collaborates with colleagues to ensure validity and reliability of evaluation across multiple raters, including deferring to the guidance of the team, team lead or manager.
• Demonstrates advanced competencies while working on a broad range of standard assignments but may require deviation from regular practices from time to time, requiring evaluation of identifiable factors.
• Demonstrates willingness to learn new platforms and software and an interest in discovering innovative uses of existing software.
• Adheres to work plans and schedules that are typically pre-defined and may establish new work plans and/or schedules in collaboration with the manager. Advisors cooperate within and between teams to meet the department’s commitment to students for concern review within team's specific SLA.
• Demonstrates enhanced awareness of the role's direct impact on team objectives and the student experience; contributes collectively with the team toward functional objectives.
• With general direction from a manager, supervisor, and/or lead, demonstrates ability to self-manage, taking initiative and acting independently in completing assignments.
• Collaborates with peers, leads, supervisor, and/or manager in determining methods and procedures outside of standard assignments.
• Provides clear and detailed evidence or supporting material regarding Academic Authenticity, Web Patrol, Online Proctoring and/or Special Investigations.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Knowledge, Skill and Abilities:

• Uses logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems. Involves partners when appropriate.
• Highly collaborative with excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Attention to detail and accuracy. Follows processes to meet WGU’s goals.
• Ability to understand and adapt to meet changing customer and company needs. Works well independently and in a team environment.
• Accountable to others; does what it takes to get the job done. Actions are consistent with words. Follows through on commitments. Exhibits exceptional integrity.
• Displays commitment to the organization and to personal growth.
• Self-motivated and able to motivate and inspire others. Asserts self appropriately to champion ideas.
• Ability to self-direct with a strong tendency for action. Leads the way to improve performance or processes. Displays keen interest in students and organization.

Competencies:

Organizational Impact:

• Works to achieve operational targets within job areas impacting department, function, or office results.
• Work is performed independently on moderately complex projects and assignments with some guidance required for direction and complex tasks.
• Sets objectives for oneself to meet the goals of projects or assignments.

Problem Solving & Decision Making:

• Responsible for employing adjustments or recommended enhancements to systems and processes to solve problems or improve the job area’s effectiveness while leveraging a systems-thinking approach.
• Problems faced may require an understanding of a broader set of issues and job areas.

Communication & Influence:

• Collaborates with contacts typically within the job area to obtain or provide information requiring some explanation or interpretation.

Leadership & Talent Management:

• As needed, provides guidance and assistance to entry-level professionals or support employees.
• Demonstrates the WGU leadership principles in all aspects of service to students, employees, and partners of WGU.

Job Qualifications:

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree required

Department Specific Minimum Qualifications:

• Minimum of 1 year Academic Authenticity experience
• Flexibility to work 1 weekend day (Saturday OR Sunday) for a minimum of 6 hours
• Must be comfortable working in a student facing environment

Preferred Qualifications:

• Work experience in academic authenticity and integrity processes at WGU

Physical Requirements:

• Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
• Must be able to lift up to 15 pounds at times.

Disclaimer: This Job Description has been designed to indicate the general nature, essential duties, and responsibilities of work performed by employees within this classification. It does not contain a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications that are required of the employee to do this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice. This Job Description does not constitute a contract of employment and the University may exercise its employment-at-will rights at any time.

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