Academic Accreditation Specialist

Summary

Join our team as a US-based academic administrator to manage accreditation compliance paperwork, quality assurance, instructional design, policy writing, and stakeholder management. You'll work with leading academics and support our member colleges and accredited programs.

Requirements

• Graduate-level education
• PhD preferred
• 4+ years academic administration
• Extensive experience in US Accreditation and/or Regulatory Compliance is a must
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• A meticulous, systematic, goal focused team player, able to work with complex regulatory frameworks
• Patience and persistence in the face of bureaucratic inertia

Responsibilities

• Design and file regulatory paperwork related to the ongoing compliance requirements for accreditation
• Get up to speed on the specialized QA requirements for filing long forms and paperwork, and understand the wide-ranging, systematic impact of small details
• Collaboratively help senior and junior academics reduce complexity in their new academic courses and degree designs
• Review compliance requirements and business needs to draft clear and concise policies and procedures related to accreditation, compliance, and education delivery
• Interact across cultural barriers with academic leaders, government officials, and others - remaining polite, patient, and cheerful despite challenges

Benefits

• Annual Compensation – commensurate with experience level
• Flexible PTO and working hours
• Work from Home
• Laptop