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The Accreditation Coordinator provides critical support for the Landscape Architectural Accreditation Board (LAAB) and helps LAAB provide customer service and data management support to landscape architecture programs and the LAAB governing board, volunteers, and staff in support of national accreditation process for baccalaureate and graduate landscape architecture programs.

Responsibilities

• In collaboration with the Director, Accreditation and Education supports landscape architecture programs throughout the accreditation process.
• Manages the Roster of Visiting Evaluators (ROVE) team accreditation visits, including selection and confirmation of teams, communication with team members, scheduling visit preparation meetings, and finalizing team reports.
• Understands and applies the accreditation standards, procedures, and decisions made by the LAAB board.
• Manages the distribution, collection, and archiving of accreditation materials for staff, board members, programs, and ROVE members.
• Reviews program materials for completeness and consistency with accreditation policies.
• Prepares, publishes, and sends decision letters for program accreditation on LAAB website and to programs and communities of interest.
• Works with NeonOne to update & ensure submission of LAAB annual report page each year, including training & support for programs.
• Maintains academic program administrator information and ensures annual updates.
• Maintains LAAB volunteer information and ensures annual updates.
• Maintains & regularly updates program information on LAAB Accredited Programs website, LAAB board members' webpage and LAAB's multiple webpages on ASLA.org.
• Communicates with ROVE members, program administrators, affiliated organizations, and other parties of interest.
• Develops and conducts accreditation trainings for ROVE members, program administrators, and board members.
• Works with LAAB volunteers to ensure collection and payment of reimbursement fees.
• Works in collaboration with Finance to create and coordinate payment of all accreditation invoices and fee memos for each program.

• Travels to attend at least two LAAB board meetings annually (typically February and July), which may include weekend travel.
• Possible travel to attend ASLA Conference, Association of Specialized and Professional Accreditors (ASPA) Conference, and/or Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture (CELA) Conference, which may include weekend travel.
• Upholds the values and culture of ASLA. Adheres to the ASLA policy on Standards of Conduct and all other administrative and management policies.

Qualifications

• BA/BS degree required.
• Minimum 3 years of experience work in higher education accreditation preferred.
• Knowledge of design professions, higher education and/or nonprofit organizations a plus.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with attention to detail and strong customer service skills.
• Ability to work independently, and collaboratively to carry out various processes.
• Consistency with organizational processes.
• Ability to prioritize and manage a workflow that involves interruptions and multiple projects at the same time, while adhering to strict deadlines
• Proficiency in various technological platforms including Office 365 Suite, PowerPoint, Excel, Survey Monkey, Google Docs.
• Ability to travel 3-4 times per year, overlapping with weekends and overnight

Status: Full-time, Non-Exempt
Work Week: 37.5 hours per week (standard)

Note: As a non-exempt position, this role is eligible for overtime pay for hours worked in excess of 40 per week