Academic Program Manager Jobs in Lenexa, KS (NOW HIRING)

Published: Apr 16, 2026. The Academic Manager brings expertise in programme leadership, curriculum development, and data-driven decision-making. This role drives instructional improvement, manages stakeholders, and implements high-quality academic systems to enhance student outcomes. The role also delivers strategic planning, team leadership, and cross-functional collaboration to achieve measurable impact in education.

• Academic Leadership: Oversee and synergize undergraduate entrepreneurship learning to strengthen academic alignment and student outcomes.
• Curriculum Development: Analyze relevant data and identify in-demand topics to design credit-bearing courses that build an entrepreneurial mindset and competencies.
• Programme Management: Spearhead programme development, publicity, and recruitment for entrepreneurship programmes, including Second Major and elective courses.
• Quality Assurance: Conduct regular curriculum reviews and evaluate teaching effectiveness to maintain relevance and high academic quality.
• Operations Management: Oversee daily programme operations, ensuring smooth implementation, academic integrity, and strong student satisfaction.
• Stakeholder Collaboration: Build collaborative relationships with Schools to support effective programme delivery and coordination.
• Instructor Management: Engage and manage instructors to ensure effective delivery and expand the teaching pool.
• Experiential Learning: Design and develop programmes that promote entrepreneurship and innovation through hands‑on student experiences.
• Ecosystem Development: Expand the entrepreneurship ecosystem through partnerships with alumni, accelerators, companies, and industry mentors.
• Platform Management: Manage online platforms that facilitate engagement across the entrepreneurship ecosystem.
• Internal Collaboration: Partner with internal departments to launch programmes that promote entrepreneurship at the university level.
• Brand Representation: Act as an ambassador, representing the organisation at relevant events and engagements.
• Team Leadership: Lead the team and mentor staff to achieve annual performance goals.
• Financial Planning: Support budget preparation and monitor financial usage across programmes.
• Educational Leadership: Demonstrate a commitment to excellence and a passion for serving diverse student populations across academic programmes.
• Talent Development: Lead and manage adults while investing in their professional growth and instructional effectiveness.
• Academic Excellence: Apply a strong understanding of academic rigor and effective instruction to improve student outcomes.
• Strategic Implementation: Implement solutions that ensure students are prepared for college‑preparatory pathways and future success.
• Community Engagement: Commit to serving historically underserved communities through inclusive and equitable educational practices.
• Cultural Responsiveness: Engage in identity work to support culturally responsive pedagogy and relationship‑building.
• Strategic Planning: Collaborate with leadership to identify academic priorities, set measurable goals, and monitor progress.
• Data‑Driven Decision‑Making: Make strategic decisions grounded in data analysis and performance insights.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Engage families and community stakeholders to strengthen support for academic initiatives.
• Instructional Coaching: Ensure teacher development goals are achieved through targeted coaching and feedback.
• Professional Development: Partner with leadership to assess needs and implement differentiated development strategies.
• Staff Development: Evaluate instructional team performance and tailor support to enhance effectiveness.
• Assessment Management: Oversee assessment systems and ensure the continuous use of data to improve student performance.
• Policy Implementation: Implement procedures and policies to maintain student safety and operational consistency.
• Recruitment Strategy: Collaborate with the network office to recruit and select high‑quality staff members.
• Equity Leadership: Engage in critical conversations to address systemic inequities and promote an inclusive culture.

• Student Advising: Provide timely and accurate advising to support student academic planning and progression.
• Course Coordination: Facilitate course registration each semester in collaboration with departments to ensure appropriate sequencing.
• Progress Monitoring: Lead group advising sessions to evaluate student progress toward programme completion.
• Retention Strategy: Implement programmes that provide resources to support student academic success and persistence.
• Student Support: Conduct outreach to at‑risk students and refer them to tutoring, coaching, and academic services.
• Record Management: Maintain accurate records of student progress, including advising notes and progress reports.
• Programme Evaluation: Establish tools and channels to collect feedback from students, staff, and academic stakeholders.
• Administrative Processes: Implement record‑keeping systems for attendance, assessments, advising logs, and tutorial tracking.
• Staff Support: Provide ongoing administrative guidance to teaching staff on student advising and care practices.
• Resource Planning: Plan teaching needs with leadership based on projected enrollment cycles.
• Resource Allocation: Allocate teaching resources and student enrollments to ensure effective delivery and financial sustainability.
• Orientation Delivery: Participate in and deliver presentations during student orientation programmes.
• Academic Services: Develop and manage support services, including bridge courses, tutoring, and advising programmes.
• Placement Testing: Plan and administer placement assessments to ensure correct course placement for incoming students.
• Academic Coordination: Coordinate with departments on course scheduling, curriculum accuracy, and classroom logistics.
• Marketing Support: Contribute to the development of marketing and brand strategies to promote academic programmes.

• Literacy Programmes: Support projects that improve literacy instruction aligned with college‑and‑career‑ready academic standards.
• Professional Learning: Design and execute cycles of teacher development, including observation, feedback, and student work analysis.
• Instructional Support: Assist leadership teams in strengthening instructional practices to improve teaching quality and student outcomes.
• Leadership Support: Support school and district leaders in delivering instructional priorities and fulfilling key leadership responsibilities.
• Classroom Evaluation: Conduct classroom visits to assess instructional quality and identify areas for improvement.
• Curriculum Implementation: Support the adoption of instructional materials aligned with academic standards and learning objectives.
• Data Systems: Establish and maintain data systems to monitor instructional changes and performance outcomes.
• Relationship Management: Build and maintain strong relationships with academic departments and school‑based staff.
• Training Facilitation: Design and facilitate professional learning sessions for leaders, teachers, and stakeholders.
• Performance Tracking: Monitor progress toward contract goals and inform strategic client management decisions.
• Strategic Planning: Develop strategies to address instructional challenges and implement targeted improvement plans.
• Data Reporting: Contribute to the creation of data‑driven reports evaluating impact on instructional quality.
• Resource Development: Develop tools and resources in real time to address evolving stakeholder needs.

• Stakeholder Communication: Communicate progress effectively to district, school, and community stakeholders.
• Mission Alignment: Demonstrate a commitment to improving student outcomes through education‑focused initiatives.
• Resilience Mindset: Learn from failure, overcome adversity, and continuously improve performance and impact.
• Relationship Building: Cultivate strong relationships to support collaboration and organisational effectiveness.
• Continuous Improvement: Drive personal, team, and organisational performance toward higher levels of achievement.
• Education Knowledge: Apply a deep understanding of the education landscape and community needs to programme delivery.
• Community Engagement: Embed community involvement into educational initiatives and stakeholder collaboration.
• Instructional Insight: Identify effective teaching and learning practices through classroom observation and analysis.
• Data Analysis: Evaluate student performance data to diagnose learning gaps and inform instructional improvements.
• Standards Alignment: Understand instructional shifts required by academic standards and their system‑wide implications.

• Instructional Materials: Identify high‑quality resources and support effective implementation at the classroom and school levels.
• Knowledge Application: Translate academic expertise into practical strategies that improve teaching and learning outcomes.
• Presentation Skills: Deliver clear presentations, adapting to diverse audience needs across education stakeholders.
• Communication Skills: Communicate complex information effectively to teachers, leaders, and district staff.
• Learning Design: Develop structured learning sequences to improve academic experiences for all stakeholders.
• Analytical Thinking: Analyze complex situations to design training sessions and strategic academic interventions.
• Problem Solving: Develop solutions to academic challenges that enhance student performance outcomes.
• Adaptive Thinking: Navigate ambiguity with confidence and create effective approaches with limited guidance.
• Creative Strategy: Apply creativity to design innovative solutions in evolving educational environments.
• Leadership Partnership: Collaborate with education leaders to influence and drive transformative change initiatives.

• Policy Implementation: Review and implement teaching and learning policies across distance, blended, short courses, and skills development programmes.
• Data Management: Collect and store student performance data to support academic tracking and reporting.
• Data Quality: Ensure the accuracy and integrity of student data across academic systems.
• Report Analysis: Analyze teaching and learning reports from the LMS to inform academic decisions.
• Communication Planning: Implement structured feedback plans for students and lecturers to enhance engagement.
• Stakeholder Collaboration: Work with academic and support teams to improve teaching quality and student experience.
• Academic Support: Manage and coordinate online academic support, including timetabling and video lecture delivery.
• Training Coordination: Identify and coordinate training for academic staff, including regional coordinators and supervisors.
• Quality Oversight: Lead quality assurance of academic activities across multiple learning delivery models.
• Innovation Development: Promote innovation in teaching and learning, as well as student experience across programmes.

• Tutorial Management: Ensure tutorial systems operate effectively, including the correct implementation of the flipped classroom methodology.
• Performance Monitoring: Monitor lecturer performance and take action where concerns or performance gaps are identified.
• Inclusive Support: Support students with special educational needs through appropriate guidance and assistance.
• Academic Coordination: Liaise with lecturers to ensure timely assignment uploads and accurate scheduling of assessments.
• Assessment Coordination: Ensure tests, exams, venues, and marks are properly recorded and available for student feedback.
• Student Readiness: Collaborate with stakeholders to assess and support student readiness for exams and assessments.
• Record Management: Maintain accurate and comprehensive student records for internal and external stakeholder use.
• Reporting Management: Provide regular reports on academic staff and student performance across multiple reporting cycles.
• IT Collaboration: Work closely with IT teams to support the implementation of learning technologies.
• Teaching Reporting: Deliver structured teaching and learning reports on a weekly, monthly, and quarterly basis.
• Data Visualization: Visualize data insights and communicate findings to support informed decision‑making.
• Industry Research: Conduct research and stay updated on industry trends to inform strategic planning.
• Data Administration: Manage master data, including creation, updates, and deletion across systems.
• User Management: Manage user accounts and roles for lecturers and academic leadership.
• Data Quality: Ensure quality assurance of imported data to maintain accuracy and consistency.
• Data Compliance: Process confidential data according to established policies and guidelines.
• System Integration: Propose strategies to integrate student portal data with job portal systems.
• System Evaluation: Assess testing processes and support the implementation of new or upgraded software systems.
• Report Generation: Generate reports from single and multiple systems to support operational needs.
• Database Support: Troubleshoot reporting database environments and resolve report‑related issues.
• User Training: Train end users on new reports, dashboards, and data tools.

• Programme Coordination: Coordinate all programme activities to achieve defined academic and operational goals.
• Process Documentation: Develop and do