Associate Vice President of Accreditation Operations

ACBSP Global Business Programs; Overland Park (KS); On-site; USD 100,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

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Retirement Benefits

Job summary

ACBSP is seeking a senior leader for Accreditation Operations to drive the internal management, coordination, and continuous improvement of its accreditation processes and team operations from its Overland Park, KS headquarters.

The role reports to the Chief Accreditation Officer and focuses on rebuilding and professionalizing accreditation operations, establishing clear processes, and enhancing staff performance.

Qualifications

• Minimum 7-10 years in accreditation or higher education administration with progression into leadership.
• Demonstrated knowledge of accreditation processes, standards, and quality assurance frameworks.
• Experience with business education accreditation (ACBSP, AACSB, IACBE, or similar) preferred; broader higher education accreditation acceptable.
• Proven experience leading, supervising, and developing professional teams with accountability and growth.
• Experience documenting and improving operational processes and workflows.
• Strong project management skills to handle multiple accreditation timelines and priorities.
• Excellent written and verbal communication to convey accreditation requirements clearly.
• Commitment to member service and translating complex accreditation requirements into accessible guidance.
• Proficiency with accreditation management systems and databases; Microsoft Office proficiency.
• Professional demeanor to represent ACBSP with credibility among members, evaluators, commissioners, and external stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead internal management, coordination, and continuous improvement of accreditation processes and team operations.
• Collaborate with accreditation staff, evaluators, commissioners to deliver high-quality, member-focused accreditation experiences.
• Rebuild and professionalize accreditation operations by establishing clear processes and improving staff performance and accountability.
• Develop growth trajectory to assume internal leadership of the accreditation team over time.
• Report to the Chief Accreditation Officer and supervise the accreditation team, coordinating with President & CEO and other departments.

Skills

Accreditation operations

Leadership

Quality assurance

Project management

Staff development

Member service

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Higher Education, Organizational Management, or related field

Master's degree in Business Administration, Higher Education Administration, Organizational Leadership, or related discipline

Tools

Database management

Microsoft Office

Job description

The Associate Vice President, Accreditation Operations is a senior leadership position within ACBSP's accreditation function, responsible for the internal management, coordination, and continuous improvement of ACBSP's accreditation processes and team operations. This role serves as the day-to-day operational leader of the accreditation department, working under the direction of the Chief Accreditation Officer and working toward assuming full internal leadership of the accreditation team over time.

Reporting to the Chief Accreditation Officer, the AVP, Accreditation Operations will work closely with accreditation staff, members, evaluators, and commissioners to deliver consistent, high-quality, and member-focused accreditation experiences. This person will play a central role in rebuilding and professionalizing ACBSP's accreditation operations — establishing clear processes, improving staff performance and accountability, and ensuring that ACBSP's accreditation function operates with the discipline, consistency, and member service orientation that the organization's global membership deserves.

The Associate Vice President, Accreditation Operations is a newly created position reflecting ACBSP's commitment to rebuilding and professionalizing its accreditation function under new executive leadership. This role is intentionally scoped as an internal operational leadership position — with a clear growth trajectory as ACBSP's accreditation function matures and the organization's leadership structure evolves.

The Associate Vice President of Accreditation Operations will report directly to the Chief Accreditation Officer. The Associate Vice President will supervise the accreditation team and will work closely with the President & CEO, Membership, Strategic Communications, Data Strategy, Finance, and external evaluators and commissioners.

Requirements

Education

• Bachelor's degree required in Business Administration, Higher Education, Organizational Management, or a closely related field
• Master's degree highly preferred — in Business Administration, Higher Education Administration, Organizational Leadership, or a related discipline

Required Experience

• Minimum of 7-10 years of progressive experience in accreditation, higher education administration, or a closely related field — with demonstrated progression into leadership roles
• Demonstrated knowledge of and experience with accreditation processes, standards, and quality assurance frameworks — required
• Experience with business education accreditation (ACBSP, AACSB, IACBE, or similar) strongly preferred; broader higher education accreditation experience acceptable
• Proven experience leading, supervising, and developing professional teams — with a track record of building accountability, improving performance, and fostering professional growth
• Demonstrated experience developing, documenting, and improving operational processes and workflows
• Strong project management skills — with the ability to manage multiple concurrent accreditation processes, timelines, and priorities
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills — including the ability to communicate accreditation requirements clearly and supportively to member institutions, evaluators, and commissioners
• Demonstrated commitment to member service and the ability to translate complex accreditation requirements into accessible, member-friendly guidance
• Proficiency with database management, accreditation management systems, and Microsoft Office products
• Outstanding professional demeanor — with the presence, credibility, and interpersonal skills to represent ACBSP effectively with member institutions, evaluators, commissioners, and external stakeholders

Preferred Experience

• Experience in a higher education institution, accrediting body, or professional association environment
• Familiarity with CHEA recognition standards and the broader U.S. higher education accreditation regulatory landscape
• Experience working with globally diverse institutions and international higher education systems
• Experience supporting standards development, revision, or implementation processes
• Experience with virtual collaboration tools and remote team coordination in a distributed work environment

KEY COMPETENCIES

• Accreditation expertise — deep, substantive knowledge of accreditation processes, standards, and quality assurance frameworks
• Operational leadership — the ability to manage and continuously improve complex accreditation operations with discipline, consistency, and attention to detail
• Team development — a genuine commitment to building, developing, and holding accountable a high-performing accreditation team
• Member service orientation — an unwavering commitment to supporting member institutions through the accreditation process with clarity, responsiveness, and genuine care
• Process orientation — a systematic approach to identifying operational gaps and building clear, consistent, and scalable accreditation processes
• Professional presence — an impeccable professional demeanor and the ability to represent ACBSP with distinction in a broad range of member, evaluator, and external stakeholder environments
• Collaboration — works effectively with the Chief Accreditation Officer, senior leadership, evaluators, commissioners, and member institutions
• Communication — clear, precise, and supportive communicator across a diverse range of internal and external stakeholders
• Culture contribution — a personal commitment to professionalism, accountability, and the collaborative organizational culture ACBSP is building
• Mission alignment — genuine passion for advancing excellence in business education through rigorous, member-focused accreditation

Benefits

At ACBSP, we're committed to supporting our employees both professionally and personally. Our comprehensive benefits package includes medical, dental, and vision insurance, along with retirement benefits.

Compensation

The anticipated salary range for this position is $100,000 to $110,000 annually, commensurate with experience and qualifications.

Work Location

This is a full-time, in-person opportunity based at ACBSP's headquarters in Overland Park, Kansas.

If you have any questions or issues applying, please email the hiring team at [e-mail].