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Manager, Continuing Education Curriculum Strategy – Quality
Posted 3 weeks ago
About the role
- Curriculum strategy manager leading quality, governance, assessment, and renewal for University of Alberta Continuing Education’s non-credit portfolio. Supervising two learning-design professionals.
Responsibilities
- Provide strategic leadership for the design, quality, governance, and continuous improvement of Continuing Education’s non-credit curriculum portfolio
- Develop and maintain curriculum quality standards, frameworks, policies, and processes
- Lead quality assurance reviews and curriculum governance across 250+ courses and 50+ programs
- Establish processes for development, revision, and retirement of non-credit programs and courses
- Ensure curriculum aligns with adult learning principles, online learning practices, industry requirements, and University standards
- Establish standards for program and course learning outcomes and assessment alignment
- Guide authentic, workplace-relevant assessment development
- Support responsible integration of AI into curriculum, learning, and assessment practices
- Lead systematic curriculum review, renewal, refresh, and major program redesign initiatives
- Maintain curriculum inventory, documentation, tagging, and version control
- Establish instructor qualification, onboarding, and curriculum orientation standards
- Collaborate on instructor recruitment and evaluation and support effective teaching, learning, and assessment practices
- Promote academic integrity and academic quality
- Analyze learner feedback, LMS analytics, completion rates, assessment outcomes, and program performance data
- Establish curriculum quality indicators and performance measures
- Lead post-launch program reviews and quality improvement initiatives
- Establish learner engagement standards across online, hybrid, and in-person programming
- Collaborate with instructional design and learning experience teams to enhance learner experience
- Provide strategic advice on curriculum strategy, portfolio planning, and new program development
- Lead course production activities and supervise an Instructional Designer and Learning Experience Developer
- Monitor trends in adult education, workforce development, micro-credentials, and online learning
- Maintain relationships with professional associations and advisory committees
- Support accreditation, credential frameworks, and external quality reviews
- Develop and maintain a multi-year curriculum strategy aligned with Continuing Education and University priorities
Requirements
- Master's degree in Education, Adult Education, Curriculum Studies, Instructional Design, Educational Leadership, Higher Education Administration, or a related field is required
- Bachelor's degree in Education, Adult Education, Curriculum and Instruction, Instructional Design, Educational Leadership, Higher Education Administration, or a related field
- Equivalent combinations of education and progressively responsible experience may be considered
- 5-10 years of progressive experience in curriculum development, instructional design, educational quality assurance, or academic program management
- Experience managing curriculum across multiple programs or large educational portfolios
- Experience developing online courses and programs
- Experience performing quality assurance reviews
- Experience working with adult learners and continuing education
- Experience leading cross-functional teams and complex projects
- Knowledge of curriculum design and mapping
- Knowledge of learning outcomes and competency-based education
- Knowledge of assessment design and evaluation
- Knowledge of adult learning theory
- Knowledge of quality assurance frameworks
- Knowledge of program evaluation methodologies
- Knowledge of online learning course production cycles and practices
- Knowledge of learning analytics and educational data analysis
- Knowledge of project management and change leadership
- Knowledge of stakeholder engagement and facilitation
- Resume and cover letter required
Benefits
- Comprehensive benefits package
- Hybrid work arrangement with remote and in-person work
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