[Hiring] Program Manager, Accreditation & Curriculum @Capella University

Role Description

The Program Manager plays a critical role in leading strategic accreditation and curriculum initiatives across all programs, all modalities, and all degree levels within the School of Nursing and Health Sciences (SONHS) portfolio. Reporting to the Dean SONHS, this individual will drive portfolio-level program management efforts, ensuring alignment with institutional accreditation standards, licensure, and curriculum excellence.

Working collaboratively across the SONHS portfolio, the Program Manager partners with:

• Academic Leadership
• Institutional Effectiveness
• University teams
• Key stakeholders—including Program Directors (PDs), Core Faculty, Assistant/Associate Deans, and Faculty Directors

Additionally, they serve as a liaison to multiple internal stakeholders to ensure seamless coordination of curriculum and accreditation efforts.

In this high-visibility role with regular executive leadership interaction, the Program Manager creates, manages, and executes detailed program schedules, reports, and analyses to track milestones and inform stakeholders. They demonstrate strategic thinking to mitigate risks, maximize program benefits, and enhance continuous process improvement efforts for greater effectiveness and efficiency.

Thriving in a fast-paced environment, the Program Manager must possess strong communication and relationship-building skills, exercising cross-functional leadership to solve complex challenges. Their ability to drive strategic initiatives ensures that all projects align with organizational goals while advancing excellence across the portfolio.

Qualifications

• Doctoral degree (PhD, EdD, DNP, or related terminal degree) from an accredited institution required.
• Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) from an accredited institution required.
• All degrees must be conferred by an institution accredited by an accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.

Requirements

• Minimum of 3 years of teaching experience in higher education required.
• Experience with nursing or health sciences accreditation and regulatory compliance, including self-study reports, evidence collection, site visits, accreditation reviews (e.g., CCNE, ACEN, CEPH), and state, institutional, and national requirements required.
• Experience in accredited nursing program leading to professional licensure such as ADN, BSN, or Nurse Practitioner required.
• Experience collaborating with academic leaders, faculty, program directors, instructional designers, and subject matter experts to support curriculum development, academic quality, and program effectiveness required.
• Experience developing, implementing, evaluating, and revising undergraduate and/or graduate nursing or health sciences competency-based education (CBE) curricula required.
• Experience analyzing assessment data, learner outcomes, retention metrics, faculty performance, and program effectiveness measures to drive continuous improvement and informed decision-making preferred.
• Demonstrated success in assuming stretch assignments beyond primary job responsibilities including leading accreditation efforts, curriculum revisions, quality improvement projects, or cross-functional academic initiatives preferred.
• Experience managing multiple projects, timelines, milestones, and deliverables in a complex academic environment preferred.
• Demonstrated success working within shared governance structures and collaborating across cross-functional teams, including faculty committees, academic councils, academic affairs, and administrative departments preferred.
• Experience developing policies, procedures, templates, and documentation to support accreditation, compliance, and academic quality initiatives preferred.

Benefits

• $95,000.00 - $100,000.00 is the expected starting pay for this position.
• SEI offers a comprehensive package of benefits to employees scheduled 30 hours or more per week, including:
• Medical, dental, vision, life and disability plans
• Well-being incentives
• Parental leave
• Paid time off
• Certain paid holidays
• Tax saving accounts (FSA, HSA)
• 401(k) retirement benefit
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Tuition assistance
• Entertainment and retail discounts
• Non-exempt employees are eligible for overtime pay, if applicable.