Director of Education Accreditation and Compliance

Universities of Wisconsin•Madison, WI

5d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Director of Education Accreditation and Compliance will oversee accreditation, compliance, policies, and strategic improvement operations relevant to the education mission of the school, largely in the office of Academic Affairs. The position will report to the Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs with a close collaborative relationship with other members of the Dean's leadership team at the school, health professions program leaders, and academic and administrative leaders that serve the school or partner with the school. The Director of Education Accreditation and Compliance develops and oversees effective processes and work flows to ensure full compliance for accreditation for all SMPH professional degree programs. Working in partnership with educational faculty, program staff, and administrative leaders as well as other stakeholders (which may include staff, students, and community members), and the program director and/or deans, this individual in this position: - Develops and/or reviews processes, timelines, and workflows for the ongoing accreditation of all existing health profession programs, as well as any new health profession degree programs, at SMPH to ensure compliance with accreditation - Oversees evidence-based, metric-driven continuous quality improvement (CQI) relevant to accreditation, and mission aligned alignment, school and campus key performance indicators to ensure effective quality improvement plans and process improvement practices related to the above areas within SMPH health professional programs - Assesses, tracks, and demonstrates successful outcomes relevant to accreditation standards, campus policies, and state/federal mandates - Supervises and supports staff who support accreditation processes, compliance, program evaluations, student assessments while, collaborating with staff and faculty across programs - Provides leadership of, or participation in, special projects related to the academic mission of the institution as determined by the Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs or other members of the Dean's Leadership Team This Director also plays a key role in drafting, reviewing, negotiating, editing, helping finalize, disseminating, and updating education program policies and affiliation agreements as required by Academic Affairs education programs working with institutional leaders, school contracts office, and campus office of legal affairs as needed. This position requires attention to detail, adherence to timelines, and effective, productive, positive, and professional interactions with diverse educational and administrative leaders of complex health systems, academic health centers, university systems, campus partners, schools, departments, and health professional programs

Requirements

5 years or more experience working with accreditation, compliance, education affiliations, strategic quality improvement, and/or policy development in higher education or in health care environment
Demonstrated outstanding time management skills and ability to meet deadlines
Exemplary written and verbal communication skills
Proven ability to work with diverse stakeholders across multiple disciplines
Master’s degree in relevant area (i.e., MPH, MHA, MD, MBA) required
Candidates who demonstrate the following knowledge, skills, and abilities will be given first consideration: Demonstration of highly effective oral and written communication skills
Excellent project management and time management skills
Proven success with accreditation, compliance, CQI processes, and/or policy development
Significant work experience in a medical school, health professions school, higher education, or other academic setting
Ability to create and deliver high quality reports, data summaries, and presentations to diverse audiences, from administrative leaders to learners
Experience supervising staff
Working knowledge of software and systems to enhance productivity and effectiveness in role
Experience analyzing quantitative and qualitative data
Experience with accreditation standards or similar regulatory frameworks
Integrity, professionalism, and accountability

Nice To Haves

PhD or other relevant terminal or advanced professional degree (such as JD, DEd, MD, DO, DNP) preferred

Responsibilities

Develops and/or reviews processes, timelines, and workflows for the ongoing accreditation of all existing health profession programs, as well as any new health profession degree programs, at SMPH to ensure compliance with accreditation
Oversees evidence-based, metric-driven continuous quality improvement (CQI) relevant to accreditation, and mission aligned alignment, school and campus key performance indicators to ensure effective quality improvement plans and process improvement practices related to the above areas within SMPH health professional programs
Assesses, tracks, and demonstrates successful outcomes relevant to accreditation standards, campus policies, and state/federal mandates
Supervises and supports staff who support accreditation processes, compliance, program evaluations, student assessments while, collaborating with staff and faculty across programs
Provides leadership of, or participation in, special projects related to the academic mission of the institution as determined by the Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs or other members of the Dean's Leadership Team
Drafting, reviewing, negotiating, editing, helping finalize, disseminating, and updating education program policies and affiliation agreements as required by Academic Affairs education programs working with institutional leaders, school contracts office, and campus office of legal affairs as needed.
Directs strategic planning initiatives and creates unit objectives and goals to ensure compliance with established rules and regulations
Exercises supervisory authority, including hiring, transferring, suspending, promoting, managing conduct and performance, discharging, assigning, rewarding, disciplining, and/or approving hours worked of at least 2.0 full-time equivalent (FTE) employees
Develops operating policies and procedures to comply with regulations, institutional policies, and unit objectives
Serves as the unit liaison to institutional and external stakeholder groups providing organizational information and represents the interests of the unit
Develops and audits the unit budget and compliance reports in accordance with established rules and regulations
Provides guidance and oversight for affiliation agreements and relevant to the educational academic mission within Academic Affairs to ensure compliance with educational accreditation standards and university policies.