School Program Growth and Quality Manager, School of Health and Wellness

Red Deer College; Red Deer; On-site; CAD 107,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Blue Cross

Health spending account

Pension plan

Employee & Family Assistance Program

Tuition waivers

Professional development funding

Job summary

Red Deer Polytechnic seeks a School Program Growth and Quality Manager for its School of Health and Wellness to drive new program development and ensure program quality. You will lead curriculum design, alignment with strategic plans, and engagement with industry stakeholders across Alberta and Canada.

The role focuses on developing new programs, incorporating experiential learning, work-integrated learning, applied research, and industry-aligned competencies, while ensuring compliance with

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years experience in post-secondary education in instruction, curriculum design, and/or program development.
• 3 - 5 years experience working with quality-assurance frameworks, accreditation processes, and regulatory requirements.
• 3 - 5 years experience in a team lead or management role
• 5 - 7 years experience demonstrated experience in project management.

Responsibilities

• Leads new and current program curriculum development and program quality review within the School of Health and Wellness, ensuring alignment with the Polytechnic's Strategic Plan 2030 and industry needs.
• Develops and leads new programs, including environmental scans, labour-market alignment, and business-case analysis.
• Provides leadership to contractors, staff, and cross-functional teams; recruits and manages seconded staff and consultants as needed.
• Supports program reviews, accreditation activities, and data-driven action planning to improve learner outcomes and enrolment trends.

Skills

Program development

Curriculum design

Quality assurance

Leadership

Stakeholder engagement

Proposal writing

Education

Master's degree in Education or related

Job description

Position Summary

Are you passionate about educational excellence and innovation? Join Red Deer Polytechnic's School of Health and Wellness as a School Program Growth and Quality Manager. The School of Health and Wellness houses a mix of industry-relevant programs, with current enrollment of more than 1500 students. In this pivotal role, you'll be at the forefront of expanding and enhancing RDP's programs, contributing to workforce growth in the health sector across Alberta and Canada through providing high-quality education and training for skilled graduates in diverse roles.

Position Responsibilities

The School Program Growth and Quality Manager leads new and current program curriculum development and program quality review within RDP's School of Health and Wellness, ensuring alignment with the Polytechnic's Strategic Plan 2030: Productivity & Social Impact, as well as the needs of learners and industry.

This position will primarily focus on the development of new programs within the School of Health and Wellness.

New Program Development and Curriculum Leadership

• Supports the school's planning, development, revision, and sunsetting of credit and non-credit programs across multiple credential levels.
• Provides input and expertise on curriculum design processes to ensure consistency with institutional frameworks, learning outcomes, and best practices in pedagogy and assessment, particularly for non-credit programming.
• Supports program teams in integrating experiential learning, work-integrated learning, applied research, and industry-aligned competencies.
• Guides program proposal development, including environmental scans, labour-market alignment, and business-case analysis in accordance with RDP frameworks and standards.
• Tracks and moves forward multiple projects across the school and leads proposal presentations to approving bodies.
• Prepares submissions for institutional and Ministry approvals and funding in consultation with appropriate staff and faculty.
• Identifies and engages resources (human or capital), within approved budgets, required to fulfill goals and timelines.

Quality Assurance and Academic Standards

• Knows and follows with institutional quality assurance frameworks and timelines for program development, review, and continuous improvement.
• Ensures compliance with internal academic policies and external regulatory, accreditation, and quality-assurance requirements.
• Supports cyclical program reviews and accreditation activities, including data analysis, reporting, and action planning.
• Promotes evidence-based decision‑making using student outcomes, enrolment trends, and stakeholder feedback.

Leadership & Collaboration

• Provides leadership and mentorship to contractors, staff, faculty, and cross-functional teams involved in program development and quality initiatives.
• Recruits, hires, and manages seconded staff and contracted consultants required for program development and review.
• Follows People & Culture policies and procedures, legislation, and collective agreements related to the hiring and management of contracted/seconded staff and faculty.
• Acts as a subject-matter resource on curriculum quality, outcomes-based education, and program innovation as required.
• Contributes to the school's budget and business planning and supports achievement of all identified targets.
• Represents the institution on internal committees and external working groups related to program quality and standards.

A successful applicant for the School Program Growth and Quality Manager role, within RDP's School of Health and Wellness, needs strong leadership skills to manage diverse project teams, excellent communication abilities for collaborating with internal and external stakeholders and writing proposals, and robust analytical thinking for conducting environmental scans and market research. The incumbent will promote learner-centered curriculum models with an innovative mindset, and champion diversity, equity and inclusivity.Additional, the incumbent will effectively address challenges related to program development and learner success through strong problem-solving abilities, while incorporating technology-enhanced and experiential learning opportunities within health-related programming.

For further inquiries, please contact: Heather Dirks, Dean School of Health and Wellness at [e-mail]

Required Qualifications

Education

• Master's degree in Education, Curriculum Studies, Adult Learning, Educational Leadership, or related discipline.

Experience:

• Minimum 5 years experience in post-secondary education in instruction, curriculum design, and/or program development.
• 3 - 5 years experience working with quality-assurance frameworks, accreditation processes, and regulatory requirements.
• 3 - 5 years experience in a team lead or management role
• 5 - 7 years experience demonstrated experience in project management

Preferred Qualifications

• Relevant industry experience and/or education in discipline area.
• Progressive academic leadership experience involving direct supervision of post-secondary faculty members (including recruitment and selection; development and coaching; performance assessment and management).
• Demonstrated understanding of health care simulation and experience in supporting simulation learning environments.

The successful candidate will demonstrate:

• An inclusive leadership style.
• Demonstrated commitment to fostering the principles of learner-centeredness.
• Proven ability to navigate ambiguity with capacity to manage change and a demonstrated. ability to drive innovation.
• Proven knowledge and experience in preparing proposals for grants, funding agency support or government approval.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills.

Salary:

$106,957 130,007 annually

Desired Start Date:

December 1, 2026

Position End Date (Term-Certain):

June 30, 2029

Benefits and Compensation

Red Deer Polytechnic offers a comprehensive benefits package including extended health and dental care through Blue Cross, access to a health spending account, pension plan, Employee & Family Assistance Program, generous vacation allotments, credit tuition waivers and opportunities for professional development funding. Additional time off due to Institution closures between Christmas and New Year general holidays. Eligibility to access the above-mentioned benefits is dependent upon the EXEMPT Terms and Conditions of Employment and related RDP policies.

Posting End Date:

Open Until Filled

Note to Applicant

Red Deer Polytechnic fosters an inclusive learning and working environment where everyone can bring their full selves and share their unique talents. We are committed to being responsive to the evolving needs and expectations of our diverse community.

To enrich the intellectual, economic, cultural, and social development of Central Alberta, we value the contributions of individuals with diverse perspectives and experiences. We encourage applications from Indigenous persons, Black and racialized persons, women, persons with disabilities, individuals of all sexual orientations, and persons of any gender identity orexpression.

Red Deer Polytechnic will provide job applicants with accommodationsin accordance withthe Alberta Human Rights Code. To request an accommodation, please contact [e-mail].

All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.