Senior Education Specialist

Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar

Deerfield, MO

Expired: September 12, 2022 Applications are no longer accepted.

Full-Time

Job: Senior Education Specialist

Work Location: Qatar

Organization: Medical Education Division

Work Days: Sunday-Thursday

Position Summary

The position will be responsible for coordination of all activities related to accreditation, acting as the custodian of educational documentation, policies and procedures, and responsible for ensuring compliance of the Medical Program.

Job Responsibilities

Designated as the lead administrator to coordinate and support all activities directly related to the accreditation of the Medical Program at WCM-Q.
Responsible for working collaboratively with academic leadership, faculty and staff to develop and maintain the accreditation process. Researches and collects data to support program accreditation, including analyzing, summarizing and presenting results.
Develops data collection methods congruent with the needs of the Medical Program.
Responsible for the integrity, maintenance and security of the data.
Leads, liaises, and contributes to establish processes for ensuring and documenting compliance with accreditation standards and requirements.
Identifies, designs and maintains a software application for the management of educational/curricular data in collaboration with ITS.
Provides customized internal data extraction to support review of teaching and curricular activities.
Ensures compliance with policies for records retention, and establishes regular review schedules for effective data management.
Responsible for developing and maintaining educational materials and publications for the effective management of the curriculum, examples include the Student Handbook and the Course/Clerkship Directors' Handbook.
Develops and maintains interactive online documents for the divisional web-pages, examples include curriculum charts and academic calendars.
Drafts and maintains educational policies and procedures pertaining to the Medical Program in collaboration with key stakeholders.
Collaborates with appropriate stakeholders onsite and at the WCM campus to ensure best practice and compliance with overall educational governance policies and procedures.
Provides support for ad hoc projects.
Performs other duties as assigned.

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Experience

Minimum Bachelor's Degree in any discipline (preferably Education Management) with 7-8 years of relevant experience in education policy and documentation support.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Good analytical and organizational skills with the ability to prioritize work and deadlines.
Able to work proactively and independently, as well as a team member.
Fluent in spoken and written English.
Advanced level proficiency in MS Suite of products including Word, Excel and Power point, and professional diagram software, e.g. Visio.
Must be able to effectively compile, write and present reports.
Substantial experience of database software use and management.
Ability to interpret academic and administrative policies and procedures, an advantage.
Must have the ability to make independent decisions and exercise sound judgment.
Previously demonstrated ability to work effectively with diverse populations and cultures desirable
Advanced level multi-tasking ability in a results-oriented environment.

Licenses and Certifications

Working Conditions/Physical Demands

Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar was established in 2001 as a partnership between Cornell University and Qatar Foundation. The first medical school in Qatar and a pioneer of coeducation at the university level, WCM-Q offers an integrated program of pre-medical and medical studies leading to the Cornell University M.D. degree. Teaching is by Cornell and Weill Cornell faculty, including physicians at Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) who hold Weill Cornell appointments. Enrollment has grown rapidly from 25 first-year pre-medical students in fall of 2002 to over 200 students from more than 30 countries as we entered our sixth year of operation in September 2007. WCM-Q is part of Weill Cornell Medical College, which was founded in New York City over 100 years ago, and shares the same mission: