- Provide strategic leadership for the design, quality, governance, and continuous improvement of Continuing Education’s non-credit curriculum portfolio

- Develop and maintain curriculum quality standards, frameworks, policies, and processes

- Lead quality assurance reviews and curriculum governance across 250+ courses and 50+ programs

- Establish processes for development, revision, and retirement of non-credit programs and courses

- Ensure curriculum aligns with adult learning principles, online learning practices, industry requirements, and University standards

- Establish standards for program and course learning outcomes and assessment alignment

- Guide authentic, workplace-relevant assessment development

- Support responsible integration of AI into curriculum, learning, and assessment practices

- Lead systematic curriculum review, renewal, refresh, and major program redesign initiatives

- Maintain curriculum inventory, documentation, tagging, and version control

- Establish instructor qualification, onboarding, and curriculum orientation standards

- Collaborate on instructor recruitment and evaluation and support effective teaching, learning, and assessment practices

- Promote academic integrity and academic quality

- Analyze learner feedback, LMS analytics, completion rates, assessment outcomes, and program performance data

- Establish curriculum quality indicators and performance measures

- Lead post-launch program reviews and quality improvement initiatives

- Establish learner engagement standards across online, hybrid, and in-person programming

- Collaborate with instructional design and learning experience teams to enhance learner experience

- Provide strategic advice on curriculum strategy, portfolio planning, and new program development





- Lead course production activities and supervise an Instructional Designer and Learning Experience Developer

- Monitor trends in adult education, workforce development, micro-credentials, and online learning

- Maintain relationships with qualified associations and advisory committees

- Support accreditation, credential frameworks, and external quality reviews

- Develop and maintain a multi-year curriculum strategy aligned with Continuing Education and University priorities

Requirements

- Master's degree in Education, Adult Education, Curriculum Studies, Instructional Design, Educational Leadership, Higher Education Administration, or a related field is required

- Bachelor's degree in Education, Adult Education, Curriculum and Instruction, Instructional Design, Educational Leadership, Higher Education Administration, or a related field

- Equivalent combinations of education and progressively responsible experience may be considered

- 5-10 years of progressive experience in curriculum development, instructional design, educational quality assurance, or academic program management

- Experience managing curriculum across multiple programs or large educational portfolios

- Experience developing online courses and programs

- Experience performing quality assurance reviews

- Experience working with adult learners and continuing education





- Experience leading cross-functional teams and complex projects

- Knowledge of curriculum design and mapping

- Knowledge of learning outcomes and competency-based education

- Knowledge of assessment design and evaluation

- Knowledge of adult learning theory

- Knowledge of quality assurance frameworks

- Knowledge of program evaluation methodologies

- Knowledge of online learning course production cycles and practices

- Knowledge of learning analytics and educational data analysis

- Knowledge of project management and change leadership

- Knowledge of stakeholder engagement and facilitation

- Resume and cover letter required

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in curriculum development, quality assurance, and instructional design, with a solid focus on adult learning principles and online education practices. Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams and manage large educational portfolios while ensuring alignment with industry standards and institutional goals.

Highest-signal resume keywords

- Curriculum Development

- Quality Assurance Reviews

- Instructional Design

- Adult Learning Theory

- Program Evaluation Methodologies

Hard Skills

- Curriculum Design

- Assessment Design

- Learning Outcomes Mapping

- Learning Analytics

- Project Management

Soft Skills

- Strategic Leadership

- Collaboration

- Stakeholder Engagement

- Facilitation

- Change Leadership

Industry Keywords

- Continuing Education

- Non-Credit Programs

- Micro-Credentials

- Educational Quality Assurance

- Accreditation Standards

Tools & Technologies

- Learning Management Systems (LMS)

- Online Learning Platforms

- Curriculum Inventory Management Tools

📌 Manager, Continuing Education Curriculum Strategy – Quality (Edmonton)
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📍 Edmonton