Manager, Office of Educational Affairs

Virginia Tech • Roanoke, VA

6d • $55,000 - $62,000

About The Position

The Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine (VTCSOM) seeks a Manager, Office of Educational Affairs to manage projects and activities that implement and support the strategic initiatives of the school’s education mission and accommodate medical school growth. The role places particular emphasis on educational scholarship, faculty and staff development, new academic program development, and initiatives supporting the continued growth of the medical school.

Reporting to the Senior Director for Educational Affairs and working with guidance from the Educational Affairs leadership team, the Manager collaborates with faculty and administrative support staff across the medical education program. The role ensures successful project implementation, adherence to timelines and budgets, and completion of educational and administrative deliverables. It also contributes to broader Office of Educational Affairs priorities, including curricular and programmatic initiatives, budget maintenance and planning, accreditation and continuous quality improvement, cross-functional projects, and institutional growth efforts.

The position calls for strong organization and a commitment to collaborative teams. Successful candidates will bring interpersonal skills and the ability to connect with faculty, students, administrators, staff, and clinicians; be independent, self-motivated team players who value others’ contributions; communicate honestly, respectfully, and directly; and demonstrate flexibility, time management, attention to detail, and the ability to manage multiple projects in a fast-paced environment with some ambiguity.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Education or a related field, such as Education Leadership, Curriculum, and Instruction, with demonstrated experience in program and curriculum management.
• Experience supporting academic programs, educational initiatives, project management, or general academic administration.
• Experience working with data and databases, including MS Excel, Google Sheets, or similar tools.
• Experience using common software such as MS Word, OneNote, Google Docs, and presentation software such as PowerPoint or Canvas.
• Strong organizational, interpersonal, communication, flexibility, time-management, and attention-to-detail skills; ability to multitask across projects in a fast-paced environment.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree in Education or a related field, including Education Leadership, Curriculum, and Instruction, with demonstrated experience in program and curriculum management.
• Experience in an academic setting with project-based initiatives, curriculum, and learning support.
• Experience with learning management systems such as Canvas and online survey platforms such as Qualtrics.
• Experience satisfying requirements of accrediting bodies.
• Experience supporting grant development, administration, educational scholarship, or scholarly dissemination.
• Experience with project management, including planning, coordinating, and communicating events.
• Experience supporting faculty or staff professional development programs.
• Experience supporting development, approval, implementation, or administration of graduate degrees, certificates, or other academic programs.

Responsibilities

• Manage projects and activities supporting VTCSOM’s education mission and accommodating medical school growth.
• Support educational scholarship, faculty and staff development, new academic program development, and other initiatives related to the school’s growth.
• Work with faculty and administrative staff to implement projects, meet timelines and budgets, and achieve educational and administrative deliverables.
• Contribute to curricular and programmatic initiatives, budget maintenance and planning, accreditation and continuous quality improvement activities, cross-functional projects, and institutional growth efforts.

What This Job Offers

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