Senior Program Lead, Pre-Licensure Nursing

Duke Careers; Durham (NC); Hybrid; USD 50,000 - 79,000; Full time

Job summary

Duke University School of Nursing is seeking a highly organized and collaborative Senior Program Coordinator to support the Pre-Licensure Program (PLP). This role serves as a key operational partner, ensuring the successful administration of a flagship academic program and coordinating with program leadership, faculty, students, and university partners.

The position balances project coordination, relationship management, data analysis, event planning, and administrative leadership in a

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or an equivalent combination of relevant education and experience.
• Three years of relevant experience in an administrative, program coordination, or management capacity.
• Strong organizational, communication, and analytical skills.
• Experience managing multiple priorities and deadlines in a complex environment.
• Demonstrated ability to maintain confidentiality and exercise sound judgment.

Responsibilities

• Leading program operations and coordination by managing daily office activities, maintaining program calendars, coordinating classroom and exam scheduling, serving as a primary liaison for students, faculty, staff, and university partners, and ensuring effective program communications.
• Supporting program leadership and governance through complex administrative support to the Associate Dean of Professional Nursing, Program Chair, Academic Success Program Manager, and program committees, including scheduling, correspondence management, meeting coordination, and maintenance of program resources and policies.
• Enhancing the student experience by coordinating advising processes, faculty advisor and peer mentor assignments, tracking student progression and milestones, supporting student success initiatives, and assisting students with program-related questions and concerns.
• Managing data, reporting, and accreditation activities by maintaining program databases, preparing annual and regulatory reports, supporting accreditation self-studies and site visits, collecting program outcome data, and contributing to continuous quality improvement initiatives.
• Coordinating events, budgets, and special projects by planning orientations, recognition ceremonies, faculty and student events, monitoring program expenditures, supporting budget preparation, processing financial transactions, and leading operational improvement projects that advance program goals.

Skills

Organizational skills

Communication

Analytical skills

Project coordination

Budget monitoring

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

Database systems

Job description

Duke University School of Nursing is seeking a highly organized and collaborative Senior Program Coordinator to support the Pre-Licensure Program (PLP). This role serves as a key operational partner, ensuring the successful administration of a flagship academic program and coordinating with program leadership, faculty, students, and university partners.

The position balances project coordination, relationship management, data analysis, event planning, and administrative leadership in a