Senior Specialist, Curriculum and Articulation

Senior Specialist for Transfer and Articulation

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The Senior Specialist for Transfer and Articulation ensures system-wide compliance and seamless student mobility by managing CSN's multi-institutional articulation agreements.

Acting as an advisor to the Faculty Senate Curriculum and General Education Advisory committees, this position conducts pre-reviews of proposals to optimize stackable credentials, coordinates system-wide Common Course Numbering alignments, and curates the college's Areas of Study pathways to minimize student credit loss.

The Senior Specialist serves as the operational manager for transfer-specific MOUs, ensuring all external articulation pathways are accurately built into internal advising guides and academic maps. The Senior Specialist serves as the college's designated Institutional Articulation Coordinator and as a member of the NSHE Articulation Coordinating Committee.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university; OR equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 2 years post-secondary transfer and articulation and/or curriculum experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

• 3 years of post-secondary transfer and articulation and/or curriculum experience.

The ideal candidate should possess the following knowledge, skills, and abilities:

• Knowledge of NSHE's Board of Regents Handbook and Policies and Procedures Manual, especially of the sections covering curriculum, credentials, general education, and transfer and articulation.
• Knowledge of CSN policies and procedures, especially of those covering curriculum, credentials, transfer and articulation, and Declaration of Major.
• Knowledge of NWCCU accreditation standards.
• Ability to communicate persuasively and diplomatically with faculty, administrative leadership, and external system stakeholders.
• Demonstrated ability to synthesize and communicate complex academic policies, regulations, and articulation standards clearly and concisely to diverse audiences.
• Advanced proficiency in technical and professional writing, with specific experience drafting formal agreements, institutional reports, or regulatory documentation.
• Strong interpersonal and collaborative communication skills, with a proven ability to facilitate consensus, mediate policy differences, and build partnerships across institutional boundaries.
• Strong data literacy and database management skills, with the ability to maintain accurate, centralized records and query information systems to support institutional reporting.
• Advanced organizational and project management skills, with a proven ability to independently prioritize competing priorities, multitask, and manage complex, concurrent workflows to meet strict internal and external deadlines.
• Demonstrated flexibility and strategic agility in adapting institutional timelines, processes, and project workflows in response to shifting external mandates, system-wide policy revisions, or changing regulatory requirements.
• Ability to exercise sound independent judgment and take decisive action when navigating complex, ambiguous, or sensitive articulation and curriculum challenges.
• Advanced proficiency with institutional software applications and data tools, including the Microsoft 365 Suite (specifically advanced Excel and Access for data tracking), and a demonstrated aptitude for learning specialized enterprise systems (such as student information systems and curriculum management platforms).
• Practical understanding of inputting, hyperlinking, and structuring data within pre-defined website frames or shells in compliance with WCAG 2.1 Level AA digital accessibility standards.

Salary information:

Administrative Faculty C - The starting salary is $61,553.

* This position is contingent upon ongoing and available funding.

Required Attachment(s)

To be considered for this position, please upload the following documents to your application:

• Resume/CV
• Cover Letter
• Contact information for three professional references (Name, email and phone number)
• Unofficial Academic Transcripts…