Director, Education

NATIONAL ALLIANCE FOR CARE AT HOME•Alexandria, VA

1d•$130,000 - $150,000•Hybrid

About The Position

The Director, Education leads the National Alliance for Care at Home’s education strategy and portfolio, from planning through delivery, to build the knowledge and skills of professionals across the care at home community. Reporting to the Vice President, Operations, this hands-on clinician-educator manages accredited continuing education and develops new certification programs, ensuring offerings are clinically sound, responsive to member needs, and financially sustainable. The role collaborates across events, membership, policy and advocacy, marketing and communications, finance, quality, and other teams. The Director develops and updates multi-year and annual education plans; assesses needs and analyzes data; manages education budgets, pricing, revenue, and expenses; and establishes and reports on learning, participation, accreditation, member-value, and financial goals. The role oversees education across conferences, webinars, online and self-paced courses, and signature programs, applying adult learning principles and instructional design. It also manages faculty, course development and evaluation, the learning management system, vendors, and new learning approaches and technologies. The position is accountable for the Alliance’s Joint Accreditation for interprofessional continuing education, including compliance, reaccreditation, reporting, documentation, audit readiness, credit administration, and joint providership. It assesses, designs, launches, and administers certificate and certification programs, including competency frameworks, eligibility, assessments, renewal requirements, policies, and quality review. The Director serves as staff lead to the Education Workgroup, liaises with conference planning committees, builds external partnerships, and represents the Alliance at conferences and industry forums. The role maintains education procedures and webpages, manages contractors and vendors, and recommends future staffing and structure for the education function. The position is based in the Washington, DC metro area, with a hybrid arrangement requiring 2–3 days in the office; candidates must live in or be willing to relocate to the DC area. Travel of up to 20% is required, including multi-day conferences and occasional weekend work during peak periods.

Requirements

Active, unrestricted clinical license in good standing, such as registered nurse, physical therapist, occupational therapist, speech-language pathologist, licensed social worker, or other licensed health professional.
Bachelor’s degree in nursing or a health-related field.
At least eight years of progressive professional experience, including at least five years designing, delivering, and evaluating education for health care professionals across live, virtual, and self-paced formats.
Hands-on experience managing accredited continuing education for nursing, medicine, or interprofessional audiences, including compliance with standards for independence and integrity.
Expertise in adult learning, instructional design, needs assessment, curriculum development, and outcomes evaluation.
Experience managing education as a business, including budgets, pricing, and achieving participation and revenue goals.
Demonstrated ability to lead initiatives from concept through launch while personally carrying out the work in a small-staff environment.
Strong strategic thinking, analytical, and problem-solving skills, including the ability to use data to guide decisions.
Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills and ability to engage executives, clinicians, volunteers, and faculty with credibility.
Ability to lead through influence and collaborate across departments, volunteers, and external partners.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office, including Teams, SharePoint, Forms, and Planner; virtual meeting and webinar platforms; and learning management systems.
Ability to travel up to 20% of the time, including multi-day conferences and occasional weekend work during peak periods.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in nursing, education, health administration, public health, or a related field.
Experience working within a home health, hospice, home care, or Medicaid HCBS agency.
Clinical experience in the care at home community, including home health, hospice, palliative care, or home care.
At least three years of experience in a national association, nonprofit, or membership organization.
Experience with Joint Accreditation for Interprofessional Continuing Education, including reaccreditation.
Experience developing or managing certification, credentialing, or assessment-based certificate programs, including familiarity with national credentialing accreditation standards.
Certified Association Executive (CAE), board certification in nursing professional development or hospice and palliative care, or another relevant clinical, education, or talent development credential.
Prior supervisory or team leadership experience.
Experience with association management systems (Re:Members preferred), learning management systems (Forj preferred), and conference management systems (eShow preferred).

Responsibilities

Develop, implement, and regularly update multi-year education strategy and annual plans aligned with the Alliance’s strategic plan and member needs.
Lead education needs assessments and analyze member, industry, workforce, and evaluation data to identify practice gaps, priority topics, and appropriate delivery methods.
Manage education as a business line, including budgets, pricing, revenue and expense tracking, and identification of sponsorship, partnership, and other revenue opportunities.
Set and report measurable goals for participation, learning outcomes, member value, accreditation compliance, and financial results to the Vice President, Operations.
Lead internal content strategy planning to connect education with organizational resources, events, and programs.
Manage education development and delivery across conferences, webinars, online and self-paced courses, and signature programs.
Apply adult learning principles and instructional design to develop interdisciplinary curricula, learning objectives, case studies, and assessments.
Recruit, prepare, and support faculty and subject matter experts, ensuring content is accurate, balanced, accessible, and relevant.
Direct the annual webinar series, including topic planning, faculty recruitment, scheduling, and evaluation.
Project-manage online learning and oversee course development, review and revision, the learning management system, user experience, and vendor relationships.
Introduce interactive, on-demand, AI-supported, and other delivery approaches and technologies to increase engagement and reach.
Compile and analyze program evaluation results and use findings to improve, expand, or retire offerings.
Manage Joint Accreditation for interprofessional continuing education and ensure compliance with applicable accreditation standards and disciplines.
Lead reaccreditation, annual reporting, documentation, audit readiness, and annual evaluation of the continuing education program against its mission and Education Workgroup goals.
Ensure accredited activities meet independence and integrity standards, including disclosure and mitigation of relevant financial relationships, faculty agreements, and standard evaluations.
Oversee continuing education credit and certificate awards and resolve credit questions from participants, members, and faculty.
Manage joint providership with external partners and evaluate opportunities to extend accreditation to additional disciplines and programs in other Alliance departments.
Assess market need, member demand, and financial feasibility for certificate and certification programs; prepare business cases and phased launch plans for leadership approval.
Design and launch certification programs, including competency frameworks, eligibility requirements, assessments or examinations, renewal requirements, and program policies.
Ensure certification programs meet recognized national credentialing quality standards, including appropriate separation of education and certification activities and independent oversight where required.
Work with testing experts, vendors, and subject matter experts to develop fair, valid, and legally defensible assessments; oversee program administration and quality review.
Partner with the events team on conference education, including themes, proposal calls, session and workshop selection, faculty preparation, speaker materials, run of show, mobile app content, and on-site staff orientation.
Partner with membership to use education to attract, engage, and retain members, including needs assessment, member benefits, and program bundling.
Work with policy and advocacy to turn regulatory and legislative changes into timely education, including rapid-response programs.
Partner with marketing and communications to promote education and collaborate with finance, quality, and other teams as needed.
Serve as staff lead to the Education Workgroup and liaison to conference planning committees.
Build relationships with national organizations, academic institutions, accrediting bodies, and industry partners to expand offerings and identify faculty and collaboration opportunities.
Represent the Alliance as a clinical education leader at conferences, member meetings, and industry forums.
Maintain education policies, procedures, timelines, and webpages, and manage contractors and vendors.
Recommend future education-function structure and staffing and, when staff are in place, lead, coach, and develop the team.