Curriculum Coordinator - School of Nursing
Company: University of Kansas Medical Center
Job Location: Kansas City, Kansas
Category: Curriculum Design
Type: Full-Time
Curriculum Coordinator - School of Nursing
Department: SON Undergraduate Programs · Academic Program Administration
Position Title: Curriculum Coordinator - School of Nursing
Job Family Group: Professional Staff
Job Description Summary
The Curriculum Coordinator reports to the Director of Academic Strategy & Development and is responsible for coordinating curriculum operations, academic scheduling, governance processes, and associated academic systems for the School of Nursing. This position serves as a key liaison between the School of Nursing and the Registrar's Office, ensuring curriculum, course, and program information is maintained accurately and in compliance with institutional policies, accreditation standards, and…
regulatory requirements.
The Curriculum Coordinator collaborates with academic leadership, faculty, Student Affairs, the Registrar's Office, and other campus stakeholders to support efficient curriculum management, course scheduling, reporting, and governance activities across the School of Nursing.
Job Description
Job Duties
Curriculum Governance and Academic Program Support
- Coordinates curriculum governance activities for School of Nursing academic programs, including curriculum development, revisions, approvals, implementation, and maintenance in accordance with School, University, accreditation, and regulatory requirements.
- Manages curriculum proposals, program modifications, course changes, degree plans, and course retirements through School of Nursing and KUMC governance processes.
- Maintains curriculum records and workflows within Curriculum Inventory Management (CIM) systems, including CIM Course, CIM Program, and CIM Catalog.
- Serves as the primary liaison between the School of Nursing and the Registrar's Office regarding curriculum policies, procedures, and workflow processes.
- Monitors curriculum actions and communicates status updates to academic leadership, faculty, and other stakeholders.
- Participates in School of Nursing and institutional committees that support curriculum review, academic governance, and program development.
Course Scheduling and Academic Operations
- Serves as the School of Nursing Enroll & Pay Scheduling Officer.
- Coordinates School of Nursing course scheduling processes, including schedule development, maintenance, and coordination with academic leadership and the Registrar's Office.
- Collaborates with Associate Deans, program leadership, and faculty to confirm course offerings, instructional assignments, course modalities, and meeting patterns.
- Maintains the Schedule of Classes and ensures the accuracy of course and scheduling data across academic systems.
- Coordinates enrollment permissions and assists with enrollment-related issues in collaboration with Student Affairs and academic leadership.
- Identifies and resolves scheduling discrepancies and operational issues affecting course delivery and enrollment.
Academic Systems Management
- Serves as functional support for academic systems related to curriculum management, course scheduling, faculty assignments, and course evaluations.
- Maintains system data and documentation to support academic operations and reporting needs.
- Assists with process improvements, system enhancements, testing activities, and user support related to academic systems and workflows.
Data Management and Reporting
- Provides data entry, validation, retrieval, and reporting support for curriculum, academic operations, accreditation, and compliance activities.
- Prepares reports and supporting documentation for internal, external, accreditation, and regulatory reporting requirements.
- Maintains records and data integrity to support institutional reporting and decision-making processes.
Committee and Administrative Support
- Coordinates administrative and operational support for curriculum and governance committees, including meeting preparation, documentation, communications, and follow-up activities.
- Maintains committee records and distributes information to support effective decision-making and compliance with governance procedures.
This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. It is only a summary of the typical functions of the job, not an exhaustive list of all possible job responsibilities, tasks, duties, and assignments. Furthermore, job duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
Required Qualifications
Work Experience:
- Three (3) years of experience in academic administration, curriculum coordination, registrar operations, higher education administration, project coordination, or a related field. Relevant education may substitute for experience on a year for year basis.
- Two (2) years of experience coordinating multiple projects, processes, or workflow activities involving competing priorities and deadlines.
- Two (2) years of experience maintaining records, databases, enterprise systems, student information systems, or other business systems.
- One (1) year of experience preparing reports, tracking data, conducting data validation, or supporting compliance, accreditation, or operational reporting activities.
Preferred Qualifications
Education: Master's degree in education, management, communications, nursing or related field.
Work Experience:
- Five (5) years of experience in academic affairs, curriculum management, registrar operations, or higher education administration.
- Two (2) years of experience supporting curriculum approval processes, academic governance, or academic program administration.
- Two (2) years of experience using student information systems, curriculum management systems, or related academic technologies.
- One (1) year of experience supporting academic scheduling, course inventory management, or class scheduling activities.
- One (1) year of experience supporting accreditation, regulatory compliance, or institutional reporting activities.
Skills
- Organizational Skills
- Time Management
- Communication Skills
- Customer Service and Stakeholder Engagement
- Attention to Detail and Quality Assurance
Required Documents
- Resume/CV
- Cover Letter
Comprehensive Benefits Package
Coverage begins on day one for health, dental, and vision insurance and includes health expense accounts with generous employer contributions if the employee participates in a qualifying health plan. Employer-paid life insurance, long-term disability insurance, and various additional voluntary insurance plans are available. Paid time off, including vacation and sick, begins accruing upon hire, plus ten paid holidays. One paid discretionary day is available after six months of employment, and paid time off for bereavement, jury duty, military service, and parental leave is available after 12 months of employment. A retirement program with a generous employer contribution and additional voluntary retirement programs (457 or 403b) are available. https://www.kumc.edu/human-resources/benefits.html
Employee Type
Regular
Time Type
Full time
Rate Type
Hourly
Compensation Statement
The pay range listed for this position is determined by our compensation program using market data and salary benchmarking. A combination of factors is considered in making compensation decisions including, but not limited to, education, experience and training, qualifications relative to the requirements of the position, and funding. At the University of Kansas Medical Center, a reasonable estimate for the starting pay range will be the minimum to midpoint of the posted range, taking into account the combination of factors listed above.
Pay Range
$28.20 - $38.35
Minimum $28.20
Midpoint $33.17
Maximum $38.35
Application Instructions
To learn more and apply online, please visit https://kumc.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/kumc-jobs/job/Kansas-City-Metro-Area/Curriculum-Coordinator---School-of-Nursing_JR010292 or go to https://careers.kumc.edu/ and search for position number JR010292.
Applications must be submitted directly through the KU Medical Center website to be considered for this position. Any applications submitted via email or this website will NOT be reviewed or considered.
About KU Medical Center
The University of Kansas Medical Center's mission is to educate exceptional health care professionals through a full range of undergraduate, graduate, professional, postdoctoral and continuing education programs in the schools of Medicine, Nursing and Health Professions. KU Medical Center also advances the health sciences through world-class research programs; provides compassionate and state-of-the-art patient care in an academic medical center environment; and works with communities in every Kansas county to improve the health of Kansans. Learn more at www.kumc.edu.
Benefits
KUMC offers a range of great benefits that support employees and eligible family members. Our health insurance benefits begin on hire date and KUMC offers other exciting benefits such as paid parental leave, generous employer retirement contributions and other resources to improve health and well-being. For more information, please visit https://www.kumc.edu/human-resources/benefits.html
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