Pay Range: $63,800.00 - $95,700.00
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- Keeps a multi-jurisdictional knowledge of programmatic approval, licensure, and publication requirements.
- Suggests ways to manage compliance with changes in the standards and requirements of local, state, regional, and/or national approval agencies.
- Oversees longitudinal projects relating to accreditation or program approval (e.g., self-studies, reports, site visits), briefing leaders along the path to successful completion of the process.
- Serves as lead author on each of these documents, writing the bulk of the narrative and ensuring the final product and all attachments are in “one voice.”
- Monitors, consults, and advises all stakeholders regarding changes to national, state, and professional regulations, guidelines, and standards to support accreditation and compliance activities for each of the school’s credentials.
- Liaises with university departments to ensure both school-specific and overall university compliance.
- Advises on operational and regulatory requirements for faculty credentialing and professional development.
- Supports projects in strategic and operating plans pertaining to new programs or credential offerings (obtaining necessary regulatory approvals).
- Assists regional leadership on issues related to jurisdiction-specific accreditation or recognition.
- Surfaces problems with the ability to operate in specific jurisdictions, analyses each to find a root cause, and suggests ways to improve processes and systems to keep the problem from reoccurring and potentially proactively applying those learnings to other jurisdictions to avoid similar issues.
- Liaises with assigned regulatory oversight bodies and appropriate professional organizations.
- Prepares school personnel for site visits (using mock visits and other techniques, as needed), manages the logistics and communication flows for the visit, and analyzes visiting team feedback to produce a final report.
- Connects dots between and among assigned states, liaising with other advisors to ascertain patterns and directions.
- Performs other related duties as assigned.
- Demonstrated competence with MS Office suite (Microsoft Teams, SharePoint, and Office 360) and data collection, analysis, retrieval, and visualization systems
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills with the ability to present information clearly and accurately
- Able to work well within a team but independent enough to work well alone
- Ability to understand, organization, and arrangement legal information in various formats
- Ability to synthesize and effectively communicate complex analyses
- Demonstrated ability to exercise good judgment
- Demonstrated ability to organize, prioritize, and perform multiple job functions with conflicting priorities
- Ability to maintain confidentiality of sensitive information
- Bachelor’s degree in Education Administration, Curriculum Development, a related field of study, or equivalent work experience.
- Seven (7) years of experience working with national, programmatic, and state accreditation and/or approval bodies, program approval and/or professional licensing processes, teaching or administrating at the postsecondary level, and presenting to authoritative bodies (e.g., state boards, legislatures, large audiences
- Some colleges may require additional licensure and certification
- Occasional work on nights, weekends, and some travel may be required
- Additional experience working as a licensed professional (with the represented field)
- Experience in a leadership role within college or university educator preparation program
- Prior training as a quality examiner (e.g., an accreditation site reviewer)
- Experience with on-site reviews (Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award experience is preferred);
- Experience presenting to authoritative bodies (e.g., state boards, legislatures, large audiences, etc.);
- General knowledge of project management; and
- Bi-lingual (writing and speaking).
- Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
- Must be able to lift 15 pounds.
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