Accreditation Manager

* Competitive health benefits (employee premiums covered at 100%, family premiums at 50%)
* Voluntary Vision, Dental, Life, and Disability insurance options
* Generous paid vacation, sick time, and holidays
* Teachers Retirement System of Texas, a defined benefit retirement plan, with 7.75% employer matching funds
* Additional Voluntary Retirement Programs:
Tax Sheltered Annuity 403(b) and a Deferred Compensation program 457(b)
* Flexible spending account options for medical and childcare expenses
* Robust free training access through Linked In Learning plus professional conference opportunities
* Tuition assistance
* Expansive employee discount program including athletic tickets
* Free access to UT Austin’s libraries and museums with staff
* Free rides on all UT Shuttle and Austin Cap Metro buses with staff
* Coordinate all operational aspects of institutional accreditation under the direction of the AVP.
* Manage workflow, document collection, version control, and editing for compliance certifications, substantive change requests, monitoring reports, and federal/state-required documentation.
* Maintain and organize all accreditation timelines, calendars, compliance matrices, and evidence repositories.
* Manage, track, and verify academic credentials and qualifications to ensure full compliance with SACSCOC faculty standards and requirements.
* Lead logistical execution of accreditation site visits, including document rooms, schedules, internal preparation, and on-site coordination.
* Conduct quality reviews of evidence and narrative materials to ensure clarity, correctness, and alignment with SACSCOC expectations.
* Maintain centralized institutional documentation to support compliance with 34 CFR 668.43, professional licensure disclosures, consumer information obligations, and related federal requirements.
* Provide analytical support to the AVP in reviewing policies for accreditation purposes, including research-based recommendations and evidence-informed insights, under the AVP’s guidance.
* Coordinate internal routing and preparation of institutional documentation for substantive change determinations and submissions.
* Maintain a centralized university-wide inventory of programmatic accreditations in association with SACSCOC reporting requirements, deadlines, accreditation cycles, and evidence expectations.
* Provide operational support, templates, and document guidance to colleges, schools, and programs preparing for program-level accreditation reviews (e.g., AACSB, ABET, CCNE, CSWE, CACREP, APA).
* Assist programs in interpreting reporting requirements, timelines, and evidence expectations while ensuring alignment with institutional documentation standards.
* Ensure consistency and accuracy of accreditation-related information presented in catalogs, websites, and student-facing materials.
* Manage the institutional accreditation document-management architecture (e.g., SharePoint, Box, Smartsheet), serving as the operational steward of accreditation evidence.
* Maintain high-stakes evidence files required for institutional reaffirmation, federal reporting, and state-level regulatory compliance.
* Coordinate with Institutional Reporting, Data to Insights, and other campus partners to ensure alignment between institutional data definitions and accreditation documentation.
* Prepare data summaries, evidence bundles, crosswalks, and structured documentation needed for SACSCOC and other compliance submissions.
* Serve as the operational liaison between Academic Affairs and colleges, schools, departments, and administrative offices on matters related to accreditation and compliance.
* Provide training, workshops, and guidance on accreditation expectations, documentation practices, and evolving SACSCOC standards.
* Develop and maintain user-friendly accreditation guides, checklists, templates, process maps, and internal resources to strengthen institutional compliance capacity.
* Ensure timely and clear communication of accreditation deadlines, requirement changes, and institutional expectations.
* Monitor policy and regulatory updates, briefing the AVP and campus partners as appropriate.
* Support AVP-led initiatives related to academic effectiveness, policy alignment, institutional readiness, digital learning oversight, and continuous improvement.
* Perform additional duties as assigned by the AVP.
* Bachelor's degree in data analytics, institutional research, higher education administration, public policy, organizational leadership, or a related field.
* Three to five years of experience in accreditation, compliance, institutional effectiveness, or academic administration.
* Demonstrated experience preparing accreditation documents, compliance reports, or large-scale regulatory submissions.
* Strong analytical, writing, and project management skills with exceptional attention to detail.
* Ability to work collaboratively across complex academic environments while managing multiple deadlines simultaneously.
* Familiarity with SACSCOC…