Continuing Education & Curriculum Design Manager

Hybrid in Lenexa, KS

Join us in shaping a healthier future for kids. At Children’s Hospital Association, we unite more than 200 member hospitals to put children first—advancing care, informing policy, and driving progress together.

This position is based in our Lenexa, Kansas office. We leverage a hybrid working model working three days in the office, two days optional remote work.

The Continuing Education & Curriculum Design Manager is responsible for developing and executing training and overseeing the overarching philosophy for how to design and deliver curriculum, including developing learning outcomes across CHA learning programs. Create consistent curriculum design criteria to be used across the organization and train staff in this process. Oversee assessment tools to evaluate the effectiveness of each learning program in achieving the desired learning outcomes.

Responsible for the learning resource library, including pedagogy, to help CHA staff become the best facilitators of learning possible. Responsible for assessing, developing, managing, and implementing all aspects of the CHA’s Continuing Education strategy. Works strategically across CHA on education initiatives while promoting learning principles and consistent curriculum development. This position understands the current CE offerings (JAICE, ACHE, CRCE, and AHRA) and possesses the skills to expand CE offerings to best serve our members.

• Create, Disseminate, and Assess the overarching curriculum delivered and evaluated.
• Develop, maintain, and evaluate a CHA resource library featuring internal/external experts, facilitation and learning best practices, and tools that enable a world-class member learning experience.
• Lead the agenda design review process by convening key stakeholders to evaluate and refine each program agenda.
• Develop an overarching philosophy for how to design and deliver curriculum.
• Develop learning outcomes for each area.
• Create consistent curriculum design criteria to be used across the organization.
• Create assessment tools to evaluate the effectiveness of how well each learning program achieves the desired learning outcomes.
• Train staff on curriculum design, delivery, and evaluation.
• Serves as the CHA leader for all aspects of CE performance, including strategic planning, goal setting, and evaluation of performance.
• Conducts orientation, training, and provision of oversight to program leads to ensure compliance with the accrediting body standards and guidelines, and appropriate educational design principles are used, and processes are consistent with the Credentialing program standards.
• Oversee the financial resources of CE offering within CHA to deliver member value.
• Assumes responsibility for CHA’s adherence to all Accreditation Program criteria offered.
• Continually ensures that CHA’s policies and procedures are in adherence with CE’s requirements, updating as needed due to changing regulations or changes within CHA.
• Ensures that all aspects of planning, implementation, and evaluation of all CE offerings meet professional and accredited standards.
• Ensures CE documentation is correctly completed, accounted for, and can be easily accessed for years down the road.
• Tracks the accumulation of CE and disseminates that information in collaboration with Brand Communications.
• Ensures effective procedures and tools are in place to distribute and report all CE certificates awarded by CHA (for both live events and enduring materials).
• Maintains CHA's accreditation status through specified re-accreditation processes (e.g., self-study, application, and assembling required data).
• Responsible for offering at minimum six virtual sessions each year for all members to receive CEs.
• Design the curriculum and execute the facilitation in collaboration with the steering committee for a forum.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of the forum and the future direction of forum topics.
• Serve as a member of the Leadership Program Strategy team.
• Oversee the Leadership curriculum design of programs to be offered.
• Collaborate with a team to develop, disseminate, and evaluate leadership program foundations across CHA.