School Program Growth and Quality Manager, School of Health and Wellness

Position Summary Are you passionate about educational excellence and innovation? Join Red Deer Polytechnic's School of Health and Wellness as a School Program Growth and Quality Manager. The School of Health and Wellness houses a mix of industry-relevant programs, with current enrollment of more than 1500 students. In this pivotal role, you'll be at the forefront of expanding and enhancing RDP's programs, contributing to workforce growth in the health sector across Alberta and Canada through providing high-quality education and training for skilled graduates in diverse roles. Position Responsibilities The School Program Growth and Quality Manager leads new and current program curriculum development and program quality review within RDP's School of Health and Wellness, ensuring alignment with the Polytechnic's Strategic Plan 2030: Productivity & Social Impact, as well as the needs of learners and industry. This position will primarily focus on the development of new programs within the School of Health and Wellness. New Program Development and Curriculum Leadership
- Supports the school's planning, development, revision, and sunsetting of credit and non-credit programs across multiple credential levels.
- Provides input and expertise on curriculum design processes to ensure consistency with institutional frameworks, learning outcomes, and best practices in pedagogy and assessment, particularly for non-credit programming.
- Supports program teams in integrating experiential learning, work-integrated learning, applied research, and industry-aligned competencies.
- Guides program proposal development, including environmental scans, labour-market alignment, and business-case analysis in accordance with RDP frameworks and standards.
- Tracks and moves forward multiple projects across the school and leads proposal presentations to approving bodies.
- Prepares submissions for institutional and Ministry approvals and funding in consultation with appropriate staff and faculty.
- Identifies and engages resources (human or capital), within approved budgets, required to fulfill goals and timelines. Quality Assurance and Academic Standards
- Knows and follows with institutional quality assurance frameworks and timelines for program development, review, and continuous improvement.
- Ensures compliance with internal academic policies and external regulatory, accreditation, and quality-assurance requirements.
- Supports cyclical program reviews and accreditation activities, including data analysis, reporting, and action planning.
- Promotes evidence-based decision‑making using student outcomes, enrolment trends, and stakeholder feedback. Leadership & Collaboration
- Provides leadership and mentorship to contractors, staff, faculty, and cross-functional teams involved in program development and quality initiatives.
- Recruits, hires, and manages seconded staff and contracted consultants required for program development and review.
- Follows People & Culture policies and procedures, legislation, and collective agreements related to the hiring and management of contracted/seconded staff and faculty.
- Acts as a subject-matter resource on curriculum quality, outcomes-based education, and program innovation as required.
- Contributes to the school's budget and business planning and supports achievement of all identified targets.
- Represents the institution on internal committees and external working groups related to program quality and standards. A successful applicant for the School Program Growth and Quality Manager role, within RDP's School of Health and Wellness, needs strong leadership skills to manage diverse project teams, excellent communication abilities for collaborating with internal and external stakeholders and writing proposals, and robust analytical thinking for conducting environmental scans and market research. The incumbent will promote learner-centered curriculum models with an innovative mindset, and champion diversity, equity and inclusivity.
Additional, the incumbent will effectively address challenges related to program development and learner success through strong problem-solving abilities, while incorporating technology-enhanced and experiential learning opportunities within health-related programming. For further inquiries, please contact: Heather Dirks, Dean School of Health and Wellness at Heather.
Dirks@rdpolytech.ca Required Qualifications Education
- Master's degree in Education, Curriculum Studies, Adult Learning, Educational Leadership, or related discipline.

Experience:
- Minimum 5 years experience in post-secondary education in instruction, curriculum design, and/or program development.
- 3
- 5 years experience working with quality-assurance frameworks, accreditation processes, and regulatory requirements.
- 3
- 5 years experience in a team lead or management role
- 5
- 7 years experience demonstrated experience in project management Preferred Qualifications
- Relevant indus