[Hiring] Senior Associate Accreditation and State Relations @Excelsior University

Role Description

Excelsior University is seeking dynamic applicants for the position of Senior Associate Accreditation and State Relations in the Learning Outcomes and Quality Improvement unit. This position coordinates institutional and programmatic accreditation activities and serves as the operational lead for state authorization, physical-presence, additional/site-location, and international regulatory compliance.

• Monitor requirements across U.S. jurisdictions, including obligations not covered by interstate reciprocity agreements.
• Coordinate registrations, applications, renewals, reports, disclosures, and responses.
• Support compliance with applicable foreign ministries, governmental agencies, recognition bodies, accreditors, and quality-assurance organizations in Canada, Europe, and other countries.
• Maintain authoritative records, assess regulatory impact, coordinate submissions and visits, and translate complex requirements into practical institutional action.

This position is based out of the university’s home office in Albany, NY, with the option of considering remote candidates. Remote employees will have mandatory occasional travel for meetings, conferences, and professional development opportunities. Remote employees are expected to be available during work hours 8:30am – 5:00pm Eastern time. The University will supply necessary equipment to perform the essential functions of this job (e.g., laptop, docking station). Employees are responsible for having a workspace where they can participate in virtual meetings without multiple interruptions and noise.

Qualifications

• Earned master’s degree in an Educational or Social Science field with an emphasis on assessment.
• At least three years of experience working in accreditation, compliance, or institutional research/institutional effectiveness at an institution.
• Demonstrated experience interpreting and operationalizing state authorization, physical-presence, additional-location, or distance-education requirements.
• Experience preparing regulatory or accreditation applications, reports, substantive changes, and responses to external agencies.
• Excellent research, analytical, writing, project-management, organizational, and record-management skills.
• Ability to explain complex requirements clearly and lead cross-functional work involving academic, legal, financial, operational, and student-facing partners.
• Ability to manage multiple deadlines independently while maintaining accuracy, sound judgment, discretion, and timely escalation of risk.

Requirements

• Experience managing multistate compliance for online, hybrid, and location-based education, including operations outside SARA coverage.
• Demonstrated success working effectively in a remote or hybrid environment.
• Experience with California postsecondary oversight and with Canadian, European, or other international regulatory or quality-assurance frameworks.

Benefits

• The hiring salary range for this position is $90,000.00 - $106,000.00.
• The hiring salary range above represents the University's good faith estimate at the time of posting.