Senior Program Developer
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Senior Program Developer at Nightingale Education Group designing competency-based higher education programs. Leading design, ensuring alignment with learning outcomes, accreditation, and labor market needs.
Responsibilities:
- Translate institutional goals, accreditation standards, and industry needs into program-level outcomes and competencies.
- Lead KSAB (knowledge, skills, abilities, behaviors) gathering with SMEs (subject matter experts), employer advisory boards, and faculty.
- Design competency hierarchies (program outcomes, domains, competencies, sub-competencies, performance indicators) per program.
- Ensure competency statements are clear, measurable, inclusive, and learner-centered.
- Document program blueprints that guide downstream design and development teams.
- Apply backward design principles at the program level to ensure evidence and instruction flow logically from outcomes.
- Facilitate stakeholder sessions with subject matter experts to validate competencies against employer needs, labor market data, faculty input, and learner expectations.
- Anticipate downstream design and delivery challenges to ensure competencies translate into effective assessments and curriculum.
- Maintain the integrity of the program blueprint through development, accreditation, and review cycles.
- Provide thought leadership in competency-based education (CBE) and assessment and advocate for inclusive, equitable program structures.
Requirements:
- Expertise in competency framework development and program-level backward design.
- Strong facilitation and systems-thinking skills.
- Ability to synthesize labor market data, accreditation requirements, and educational standards.
- Excellent communication and documentation skills to ensure clarity across teams.
- Familiarity with CBE, credit hour/RSI (regular and substantive interaction) regulations, and curriculum governance structures.
Benefits:
- New Collaborator Orientation (NCO) in Salt Lake City, Utah, covered travel, lodging, and other accommodations
- Commitment to diversity and inclusion
- Positive work-life integration
- Professional development opportunities
- Flexible work arrangements


















