Curricular Affairs Academic Program Planner

Universities of Wisconsin • Oshkosh, WI

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About The Position

Supports academic, course, and curricular planning and implementation of the academic structure at the school, college, or division. Implements, operationalizes, and assesses the use of policies and procedures to comply with policies set at the school, college, division, institutional level, UW System level, and externally set requirements. Identifies needs and recommends policy and process improvements to school/college/division level leadership.
THIS IS AN INTERNAL ONLY POSITION AT UW-OSHKOSH, ONLY CURRENT EMPLOYEES AT UW- OSHKOSH WILL BE CONSIDERED.

Requirements

• Master's Degree OR Bachelor’s degree and three years of related paid professional experience.
• Professional experience working in higher education or adjacent field.
• Demonstrated experience with policy development, implementation, and/or adherence.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite.
• Demonstrated oral and written communication skills.
• Professional experience exercising discretion regarding confidential or sensitive information.

Nice To Haves

• Demonstrated experience with collegiate academic programs and/or curriculum processing.
• Demonstrated experience working with shared governance and knowledge of processes.

Responsibilities

• Directs and leads collaborative activities across units, schools, colleges, and divisions
• Designs and delivers directed academic planning and programs messaging to internal and external audiences; maintains all records and documentation of academic, curricular, and course change actions
• Collects, prepares, and analyzes academic program information and prepares reports and analyses of patterns of activity based on that information
• Ensures that the work of formal school, college, or divisional planning council or curriculum committees operate effectively and according to committee procedures, which includes among other activities, agenda and document preparation and distribution, communication with members and presenters, and follow up communication
• Provides recommendations for changes to policy and advances proposals for policy changes to meet changing needs of the academy in partnership with governance committees and colleagues in academic units
• Incorporates improvement recommendations into existing academic programming policy and practice based on school, college or divisional needs and external requirements (e.g., academic accreditation)
• May develop new approaches, methods, or techniques to resolve problems and addresses unexpected, controversial, or complex situations
• Reviews proposals for new academic programs, program changes, curriculum, and/or courses to ensure that proposals meet policy standards, and provides feedback to proposing academic units

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level