Strategic Director of Accreditation & Evaluation

The University of Texas at Austin; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Texas at Austin is seeking a Director for Accreditation and Evaluation in the School of Nursing. This role leads institutional and program accreditation, quality improvement, and evaluation activities, coordinating cross‑functional teams across the School of Nursing to ensure timely, compliant, and data‑driven outcomes.

Responsibilities include planning accreditation activities with academic leadership, monitoring standards, liaising with accrediting bodies, and guiding

Qualifications

• Master's degree in nursing, higher education, educational leadership, public health, healthcare administration, or a related field.
• Minimum of five years of progressively responsible experience in higher education, healthcare, or a related setting involving accreditation, assessment, evaluation, quality improvement, institutional effectiveness, or academic administration.
• Demonstrated experience coordinating or leading programmatic and/or institutional accreditation processes.
• Experience managing complex, multi-phase projects involving multiple stakeholders, competing priorities, and strict deadlines.
• Knowledge of accreditation standards, regulatory requirements, and continuous quality improvement principles in higher education.
• Experience collecting, analyzing, interpreting, and reporting quantitative and qualitative data to support decision-making and accreditation activities.
• Demonstrated ability to develop and maintain project timelines, monitor progress, and ensure completion of deliverables.
• Excellent written communication skills, including experience preparing technical reports, self-studies, and regulatory submissions.
• Excellent interpersonal and facilitation skills with the ability to build collaborative relationships across faculty, staff, administrators, and external partners.
• Demonstrated organizational skills with exceptional attention to detail and ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite and experience using databases, data visualization, survey platforms, or assessment management systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead the planning, coordination, and execution of all programmatic and institutional accreditation activities in partnership with academic leadership, faculty committees, and administrative departments.
• Monitor changes in accreditation standards and regulatory requirements.
• Serve as the primary liaison with accrediting organizations and coordinate accreditation site visits.
• Represent the School on institutional committees related to accreditation, assessment, strategic planning, and quality improvement.
• Develop and maintain comprehensive accreditation calendars, timelines, and deliverables to ensure compliance with accrediting agencies and submission of accreditation reports
• Facilitate cross-functional project teams involving faculty, administrators, staff, and external stakeholders.
• Coordinate competing priorities across multiple initiatives while ensuring alignment with the School’s strategic objectives.
• Direct comprehensive assessment and evaluation processes supporting academic programs, student learning outcomes, faculty effectiveness, and operational performance.
• Collaborate with faculty and leadership to identify measurable outcomes and performance indicators.
• Translate evaluation findings into actionable recommendations that support continuous quality improvement.
• Oversee systems for collecting, maintaining, and reporting accreditation and assessment data.
• Coordinate preparation, review, and submission of recurrent regulatory and compliance reports to relevant agencies (e.g., CCNE, SACSCOC, TX Board of Nursing, U. S. News and World Report, etc.)
• Design processes for monitoring key performance indicators and organizational effectiveness.
• Facilitate action planning based on assessment findings and accreditation recommendations.
• Track implementation of improvement initiatives and evaluate their effectiveness over time.

Skills

Project management

Accreditation knowledge

Data analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication

Education

Master's degree in nursing or related field

Tools

Microsoft Office

Data visualization tools

Survey platforms

Assessment management systems

Job description

The University of Texas at Austin is seeking a Director for Accreditation and Evaluation in the School of Nursing. This role leads institutional and program accreditation, quality improvement, and evaluation activities, coordinating cross‑functional teams across the School of Nursing to ensure timely, compliant, and data‑driven outcomes.

Responsibilities include planning accreditation activities with academic leadership, monitoring standards, liaising with accrediting bodies, and guiding