Position Announcement - Vice-President for Recognition Services

The Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA), a private nonprofit national association based in Washington, DC, seeks candidates for the position of Vice President for Recognition Services. A national voice for self-regulation of academic quality through accreditation, CHEA is an association of 3,000 degree-granting colleges and universities and recognizes 60 institutional and programmatic accrediting organizations.
Responsibilities: Reporting to the president of CHEA, the vice president is responsible for oversight and management of CHEA’s recognition policy and recognition process, a system of review and evaluation of institutional and programmatic accrediting organizations.  The vice president is responsible for providing information to CHEA constituents and the public with regard to CHEA recognition as well as generating national analyses and publications on accreditation and accrediting organizations. The vice president is part of a CHEA team, working with other CHEA staff to design and implement CHEA conferences and meetings as well as other organization-wide activities.
Qualifications: Candidates must possess significant experience in higher education or higher education-related settings; a working knowledge of accreditation or other quality assurance systems; skills in creating and managing projects and processes; demonstrated excellent interpersonal, written and oral communication skills, including experience in collecting, analyzing and presenting key data; demonstrated capacity to engage and work effectively with a diverse array of institutions, organizations and individuals and the ability to cooperate with other staff in a small organization to assure successful implementation of strategic priorities and adherence to organizational mission.
Applications: Review of applicant materials begins immediately and will continue until the position is filled. Information about CHEA and the CHEA Recognition Policy and Procedures is available on the CHEA website www.chea.org. Salary is commensurate with background and experience. Applicants should submit a letter of interest, resume, salary requirements, a short writing sample illustrating the requirements and qualifications noted above and three to five professional references with current contact information. One reference must be from a current or prior supervisor.
Please email applications to friis@chea.org or mail or fax to the address or fax number below. Only applications that include all the materials noted above will be considered. All inquiries and applications will be treated as confidential. Council for Higher Education Accreditation ♦ One Dupont Circle NW Suite 510 ♦ Washington, DC 20036
P (202) 955 6126 ♦ F (202) 955 6129 ♦ Email chea@chea.org.