Strategic Program Manager: Accreditation & Curriculum

Capella University; United States; On-site; USD 95,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits package

Job summary

Strategic Education, Inc. (SEI) seeks a Program Manager in the School of Nursing and Health Sciences portfolio to lead accreditation and curriculum initiatives across programs and modalities.

Reporting to the Dean SONHS, you will coordinate with Academic Leadership, Institutional Effectiveness, and PDs to ensure alignment with accreditation standards. This high-visibility role requires strong communication, cross-functional leadership, and the ability to manage schedules, reports, and analyses.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years of teaching experience in higher education.
• Experience with nursing or health sciences accreditation and regulatory compliance, including self-study reports, evidence collection, site visits, accreditation reviews, and state, institutional, and national requirements.
• Experience in accredited nursing programs leading to professional licensure (ADN/BSN/NP).
• Experience collaborating with academic leaders, faculty, program directors, instructional designers, and subject matter experts.
• Experience developing, implementing, evaluating, and revising nursing/health sciences curricula (CBE).
• Experience analyzing assessment data, learner outcomes, retention metrics, and program effectiveness.
• Experience with shared governance structures and cross-functional collaboration.
• Experience developing policies, procedures, templates, and documentation for accreditation and compliance.

Responsibilities

• Accreditation Oversight & Compliance: monitor accreditation, licensure, and state requirements; maintain documentation; liaise with stakeholders.
• Curriculum Development & Academic Quality: collaborate on curriculum roadmap, course development strategy, SME leadership, and alignment with external standards.
• Strategic Leadership & Process Improvement: manage accreditation projects, governance coordination, risk management, and continuous improvement.
• Cross-functional collaboration with academic leadership, course development, faculty excellence, and learner affairs to align initiatives.

Skills

Curriculum development

Accreditation knowledge

Strategic leadership

Project management

Data analysis

Communication

Matrix leadership

MS Office proficiency

Education

Doctoral degree

MSN degree

Job description

Strategic Education, Inc. (SEI) seeks a Program Manager in the School of Nursing and Health Sciences portfolio to lead accreditation and curriculum initiatives across programs and modalities.

Reporting to the Dean SONHS, you will coordinate with Academic Leadership, Institutional Effectiveness, and PDs to ensure alignment with accreditation standards. This high-visibility role requires strong communication, cross-functional leadership, and the ability to manage schedules, reports, and analyses.