Senior Associate: Accreditation & State Relations (Remote)

Excelsior College; City of Albany (NY); Remote; USD 90,000 - 106,000; Full time

Job summary

Excelsior University is seeking a Senior Associate Accreditation and State Relations to coordinate institutional and programmatic accreditation and oversee state authorization, physical presence, and international regulatory compliance.

The role requires leading submissions, maintaining compliance calendars, and collaborating with academic, legal, and regulatory partners. Based in Albany, NY with remote options and occasional travel; salary range $90,000–$106,000 and comprehensive benefits.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Educational or Social Science with emphasis on assessment.
• At least three years of experience in accreditation, compliance, or institutional research/institutional effectiveness.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate institutional and programmatic accreditation submissions, monitoring reports, substantive changes, evidence requests, reviews, and site visits.
• Maintain a comprehensive inventory of approvals and obligations by state, jurisdiction, location, program, delivery activity, and affiliated entity.
• Evaluate whether instructional activity, employees, recruitment, placements, residencies, facilities, or other operations create presence or authorization requirements.
• Manage applications, registrations, exemptions, renewals, annual reports, fees, bonds, agents, and related documentation required by state agencies.
• Oversee compliance for additional locations and instructional sites not covered by interstate reciprocity agreements.
• Coordinate requirements imposed by foreign ministries, regulators, recognition bodies, accreditors, and quality‑assurance organizations in Canada, Europe, and other jurisdictions.

Skills

Accreditation knowledge

Compliance experience

Research & writing

Project management

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Master's degree in Educational or Social Science

Tools

Statenet

Job description

Excelsior University is seeking a Senior Associate Accreditation and State Relations to coordinate institutional and programmatic accreditation and oversee state authorization, physical presence, and international regulatory compliance.

The role requires leading submissions, maintaining compliance calendars, and collaborating with academic, legal, and regulatory partners. Based in Albany, NY with remote options and occasional travel; salary range $90,000–$106,000 and comprehensive benefits.