Nursing Continuing Education Manager

The University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing is looking for qualified applicants, who possess an unencumbered Pennsylvania RN license and a BSN, for a full-time staff position as a Continuing Education Manager. The position will report directly to the Director of Professional Development and Continuing Education. The Office of Professional Development & Continuing Education is one of the premier providers of accredited continuing professional development locally, regionally, nationally, and globally. The Continuing Education Manager will actively plan, implement, and evaluate live, virtual, and enduring educational activities. This position will function as a nurse planner for the accredited provider unit, ensuring appropriate adult learning and educational design principles and processes meet programming requirements.
The Continuing Education Manager must work in a fast-paced environment, be adaptable to change, work collaboratively and autonomously to solve problems, coordinate complex projects and activities, maintain precise reporting, and compile and analyze data to ensure the department's mission and goals.

Qualified applicants should submit a resume/CV, a cover letter that includes a statement regarding their commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion, and a writing sample. The writing sample should provide a description of a past continuing education activity, or a hypothetical continuing education activity if no past experience, and the learning outcomes of that activity. How did/would you design, structure, and conduct the activity, and what was the result?

Designs and implements curriculum development and course design for program/s and manages all continuing education and training operations. Performs budgetary functions. Develops projects based off of needs assessments and develops formal and informal CE credit programs. Updates existing curriculum, ensures accreditation requirements, coordinates all program logistics, and performs administrative duties.

Essential Functions 

• Designs and implements curriculum development and course design for program(s).
• Manages all continuing education and training operations, including staff oversight, development and implementation of schedules and work plans, and coordination of operations with all other applicable departments/institutions/programs.
  • Develops formal and informal continuing education and training programs.
  • Prepares program budgets; develops enrollment projections and breaks-even estimates.
  • Designs, reviews, and updates curriculum, ensuring accreditation requirements.
• Conducts needs assessments, determines curriculum/course design, and develops projects accordingly.
• Coordinates program logistics, including creation and distribution of program materials, tracking participant status, securing appropriate technology/equipment/facilities, determining/scheduling/contacting appropriate lecturers/subject matter experts and contacting and enrolling program participants.
• Arranges for and/or supervises on-site administration for programs.
• Performs administrative duties such as timely correspondence and reports, including summative reports of individual programs/development.
• Develop marketing plans to advertise and recruit for any program(s) being developed, including material/content for department website.

Light: Little physical effort is required. Duties are primarily sedentary on a daily basis but require the ability to travel to various meetings on and off campus and to conferences via car or airplane. May be required to move objects up to 20 pounds occasionally for educational events. 

The University of Pittsburgh is committed to championing all aspects of diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility within our community. This commitment is a fundamental value of the University and is crucial in helping us advance our mission, which includes attracting and retaining diverse workforces. We will continue to create and maintain an environment that allows individuals to discover, belong, contribute, and grow, while honoring the experiences, perspectives, and unique identities of all.

The University of Pittsburgh is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer and values equality of opportunity, human dignity and diversity. EOE, including disability/vets.