Job location: Minneapolis, MN

Employment Type: Full-time
Posted data: 2019-05-21
Req: R07465
Accreditation Liaison Officer (ALO) works with the Higher Learning Commission (HLC) and its staff on matters of accreditation. In addition, s/he will also oversee specialty, programmatic accreditation for various schools within the institution.

The ALO is directly responsible for administrative oversight of the university's accreditation, strategic, and integrated planning processes. S/he helps ensure a strong relationship between the HLC and institution.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Serving as an additional recipient of HLC communications regarding the institution’s accreditation
• Disseminating information and answering questions about HLC policies and procedures for all audiences within the institution
• Staying current with HLC policies and procedures
• Providing oversight and direction for the institution’s Data Update Coordinator to ensure the currency, accuracy and timeliness of information submitted to HLC as part of the Institutional Update.
• Facilitating responses to HLC inquiries, including complaints referred by HLC staff to the chief executive officer
• Maintaining the institution’s file of official documents and reports related to the institution's relationship with HLC. 
• Providing comments to HLC as requested in its consideration of proposed policies, procedures and issues affecting the accreditation relationship
• Ensuring that any changes in basic institutional information are reported to HLC. Ensuring that the institution meets its financial obligations to HLC through the timely payment of dues and fees. 
• Responsible for tracking changes at HLC, works collaboratively to problem-solve with HLC, executes and submits deliverables
• Acts as the internal consultant on HLC matters, updates broader team as needed and is responsible for regular compliance audits
• As required, architects, writes, edits, reviews, and  manages HLC change applications, understands timelines and decision-making processes
• Looks for ways to provide solutions to improve/advance strategy while being compliant
• Coordinates and presents updates to CU Board of Directors as needed
• Attends annual HLC meeting

Job Skills:

• Demonstrated distinguished written and oral language skills
• Ability to work with a high degree of autonomy, trust, and confidentiality
• A track record and demonstrated successes in the HLC standard pathway accreditation, and programmatic accreditation
• Ability to collect and interpret qualitative and quantitative research data
• Ability to collect and interpret rules and regulations from federal and state agencies and accreditors
• In-depth knowledge of higher education accreditation practices and policy trends
• In-depth knowledge of teaching methods, assessment methods, and student learning
• Demonstrated knowledge of current issues of academic standards and student learning assessment
• Strong computer experience, which must include ability to work effectively with MS Office suite products, i.e. Word, Excel, PowerPoint.

Work Experience:

• Minimum of five years professional level work in academic administration, planning, analysis and management in higher education is required
• Knowledge of the organizational environment of higher education and specifically HLC standard pathway accreditation processes

Education:

Masters required, PhD preferred, Degrees must be granted by an regionally-accredited institution

Certificates, licenses and registrations:

N/A

Other:

• Ability to travel up to 10%
• Ability to lift 25 lbs.
• Typical office setting.
• Position is located in Capella University Tower, Minneapolis

General

• Mobility within the office including movement from floor to floor.
• Travel via plane, car, and metro may be required to perform this job.
• Must be able to work more than 40 hours per week when business needs warrant
• Access information using a computer.
• Effectively communicate, both up and down the management chain.
• Effectively cope with stressful situations
• Strong mental acuity
• Regular, dependable attendance and punctuality are essential functions of this job. 
• Other essential functions and marginal job functions are subject to modification.

If you require a reasonable accommodation to complete our application process, please contact our Human Resources Department at humanresources@capella.edu