Accreditation Manager

Colorado In Motion; San Antonio (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Colorado In Motion seeks an Accreditation Manager to lead a team that supports accreditation and regulatory compliance across University Partner and Post-Professional programs. You will oversee workflows, ensure accuracy, and align with accrediting body requirements.

Reporting to the Associate Director, you will coach Coordinators, monitor performance, and drive process improvements while coordinating with program directors, faculty, and leadership to maintain readiness and timely submissions.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated ability to supervise and evaluate high-performing teams.
• Experience planning and prioritizing accreditation workloads.
• Advanced understanding of accreditation standards and CE processes.
• Strong attention to detail in complex documentation.

Responsibilities

• Leads a pod of accreditation coordinators across UP and post-professional programs.
• Oversees maturity and readiness of accreditation deliverables and filings.
• Monitors workflows, identifies risks, and implements corrective actions.
• Coaches team members, provides performance feedback, and supports hiring/training.
• Collaborates with program directors, faculty, and leadership on accreditation requirements.

Skills

Team leadership

Coaching & mentoring

Attention to detail

Communication

Project management

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Master’s preferred

Tools

Microsoft Office

Monday.com

Accreditation systems

Job description

AccreditationManager, University Partnerships and Post-Professional Accreditation

Reports to the Associate Director of Accreditation

The Accreditation Manager leads a pod of Accreditation Coordinators to support accreditation and regulatory compliance across University Partner (UP) and Post-Professional programs. This role is responsible for assigning and prioritizing work, supervising performance, ensuring accuracy and quality in accreditation deliverables, and maintaining alignment with accrediting body requirements. The Manager provides coaching, performance feedback, and workflow oversight to ensure high-quality accreditation support across all assigned programs.

Responsibilities

Team Leadership & Performance Management

• Provides strategic leadership, forecastingaccreditationreadiness and resource allocationneeds.
• Supervises Coordinatorsproviding ongoing coaching, direction, and performance feedback.
• Assigns, prioritizes, andmonitorsworkloads to ensuretimely,accuratecompletion of accreditation tasks.
• Evaluates team performanceandidentifiesopportunities for growth, skill development, and improvement.
• Ensures adherence to accreditation processes, documentation standards, and quality expectationsacross the team.
• Communicates expectations, goals, and deadlines, ensuring clarity and accountability.
• Supports hiring, onboarding, and trainingof new team members within the Accreditation function.

Accreditation Workflow Oversight

• Oversees accreditation workflows for assigned UP and Post-Professional programs, ensuring alignment with accrediting body requirements.
• Ensures accuracy, completeness, and consistency of accreditation documents produced by the team, including narratives, appendices, data tables, and supporting materials.
• Identifiesrisks, gaps, or delays in accreditation workflows and implements corrective actions or escalates issues as needed.
• Ensures faculty documentation workflows are executed accurately and that CVs, qualifications, and contemporaryexpertisedocumentation meet accreditor expectations.
• Reviews high-risk or complex accreditation materials prior to submission, providing guidance and final quality checks.

Continuing Education (CE) & Residency Accreditation Oversight

• EnsuresaccurateandtimelyCE submissions (PT state boards, BOC, AOTA, ASHA/SLP, ARC-PA) by supervising the work of Specialists and Coordinators.
• Monitors CE status, compliance requirements, and deadlines, and ensures documentation ismaintainedaccurately.
• Ensures residency accreditation tasks are completed according to established processes and accreditor expectations.
• Provides guidance to the team on CE and residency requirements, escalating complex issues when necessary.

Cross-Functional Collaboration & Communication

• Serves as the primary Accreditation contact for Coordinatorled workflows, including faculty documentation, portal uploads, and related accreditation support activities for assigned UP partnerships.
• Coordinates with Program Directors, faculty, Operations, and UP leadership on Coordinator-led accreditation workflows and collaborates with Accreditation Consultants on programmatic accreditation requirements.
• Facilitates accreditation-related meetings, ensuring agenda alignment, discussion flow,accuratenotes, andtimelyfollow-up.

Process Improvement & Operational Leadership

• Evaluatesaccreditationworkflows and identifies opportunities to improve efficiency, clarity, and quality.
• Implements improvements to templates, tools, and processes in collaboration with the Associate Director.
• Ensuresconsistent application of accreditation standards across the pod and contributes to the development of best practices.
• Supports strategic accreditation initiatives, including readiness planning, cycle forecasting, and operational improvements.

General Duties

• Performsadditionaljob-related duties as assigned.
• Protectsorganization’svalue by keeping information confidential.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated ability to supervise, coach, and evaluate high-performing teams.
• Experience assigning work, prioritizing deadlines, and ensuring qualityacross multiple workflows.
• Advanced understanding of accreditation standards, documentation requirements, and CE processes.
• Applies exceptional attention to detail in the review of complex accreditation materials to ensure accuracy, consistency, andcompliance.
• Exceptional communication and relationship-building skills with internal and external stakeholders.
• Strong organizational and analytical abilities with proven problem-solving capability.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, Monday.com, and accreditation-related systems.

Education & Experience

• Bachelor’s Degreerequired;Master’spreferred
• 5+ years of accreditation, regulatory compliance, or related experience, including experience leading or mentoring others.
• Experience in higher education, healthcare accreditation, compliance, or academic program operations preferred.

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