Education Coordinator III, Academic Strategy

Job Details

The Education Coordinator provides advanced academic administration, coordination, and operational support to the Office of Academic Strategy to enable the effective design, delivery, and continuous improvement of academic programs across the College of Nursing. Reporting to the Assistant Dean for Academic Strategy, the Coordinator works closely with instructional designers, faculty, staff, and university partners to support curriculum development, academic technologies, and faculty advancement across assigned projects and initiatives. This role requires independent judgment, systems thinking, and the ability to manage complex, interrelated workflows that support high-quality teaching, student learning outcomes, and programmatic success in traditional, hybrid, and online environments.

Job Description

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Provides comprehensive administrative and operational support between the Office of Academic Strategy and faculty, students, and university stakeholders.
• Provides administrative coordination and support for assigned College committees and meetings.
• Supports the implementation and ongoing administration of academic technologies that enable curriculum delivery, assessment, and collaborating with instructional designers, and IS&T across multiple campuses.
• Develops, maintains, and analyzes databases, reports, and tracking tools to support office operations, program oversight, and data-informed decision making.
• Independently assesses and manages a wide range of academic and operational issues
• Interacts with faculty, students, staff, and university partners across multiple campuses in a manner consistent with the values and mission of Thomas Jefferson University.

OTHER FUNCTIONS AND COMPETENCIES:

• Demonstrates advanced organizational, communication, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to prioritize competing demands in a fast-paced academic environment.
• Utilizes enterprise systems and academic platforms (e.g., Banner, Canvas, Atomic Assessments, ServiceNow, and Microsoft Office applications including Outlook, SharePoint, Teams, and Forms), with the ability to quickly learn new technologies.
• Works independently with minimal supervision while collaborating effectively across diverse academic and administrative teams.
• Models the values of Jefferson in all interactions with faculty, staff, and university partners.
• Performs other duties as assigned in support of the Office of Academic Strategy.

INTERNAL/EXTERNAL CONTACTS:

• JCN Deans, Chairs, Program Directors, faculty, students, administrative support and other departments that include: Facilities, Office of the Registrar, and IS&T.

EDUCATIONAL/TRAINING REQUIREMENTS:

• High School Diploma or GED required. Bachelor’s degree preferred.

EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:

• Minimum of 5 years Administrative experience preferred.
• Previous university experience preferred.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

• Candidate must possess excellent oral and written communication skills, strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work collaboratively with both internal and external constituencies.
• Position requires demonstrated computer proficiency using the MS Office Suite. Occasional travel to JCN campuses may be required.

Work Shift

Workday Day (United States of America)

Worker Sub Type

Regular

Employee Entity

Thomas Jefferson University

Primary Location Address

901 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Nationally ranked, Jefferson, which is principally located in the greater Philadelphia region, Lehigh Valley and Northeastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey, is reimagining health care and higher education to create unparalleled value. Jefferson is more than 65,000 people strong, dedicated to providing the highest-quality, compassionate clinical care for patients; making our communities healthier and stronger; preparing tomorrow's professional leaders for 21st-century careers; and creating new knowledge through basic/programmatic, clinical and applied research. Thomas Jefferson University, home of Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Jefferson College of Nursing, and the Kanbar College of Design, Engineering and Commerce, dates back to 1824 and today comprises 10 colleges and three schools offering 200+ undergraduate and graduate programs to more than 8,300 students. Jefferson Health, nationally ranked as one of the top 15 not-for-profit health care systems in the country and the largest provider in the Philadelphia and Lehigh Valley areas, serves patients through millions of encounters each year at 32 hospitals campuses and more than 700 outpatient and urgent care locations throughout the region. Jefferson Health Plans is a not-for-profit managed health care organization providing a broad range of health coverage options in Pennsylvania and New Jersey for more than 35 years.    

Jefferson is committed to providing equal educa­tional and employment opportunities for all persons without regard to age, race, color, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, marital status, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, military status, veteran status, handicap or disability or any other protected group or status. 

Benefits

Jefferson offers a comprehensive package of benefits for full-time and part-time colleagues, including medical (including prescription), supplemental insurance, dental, vision, life and AD&D insurance, short- and long-term disability, flexible spending accounts, retirement plans, tuition assistance, as well as voluntary benefits, which provide colleagues with access to group rates on insurance and discounts. Colleagues have access to tuition discounts at Thomas Jefferson University after one year of full time service or two years of part time service. All colleagues, including those who work less than part-time (including per diem colleagues, adjunct faculty, and Jeff Temps), have access to medical (including prescription) insurance.

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