Curriculum Development Coordinator

About the Job

The Curriculum Development Coordinator is a non-exempt, full-time position reporting to the Director of Curriculum Development for the College of Adult and Graduate Studies (CAGS). This position works closely with the curriculum development team to manage course development contracting, textbooks, syllabi, service desk work orders, and other general administrative tasks.

About CCU

Colorado Christian University is the premier interdenominational Christian university in Colorado and the Rocky Mountain region, delivering world class education to thousands of students. The fully accredited, nonprofit University is located in Lakewood, Colorado, a suburb of Denver.

Colorado Christian University was founded in 1914 on two principles — grace and truth. CCU’s scriptural foundation comes from John 1:17: For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ. (ESV)

CCU's mission is Christ-centered higher education transforming students to impact the world with grace and truth.

A leader in higher education, the University has been consistently ranked in the top 2 percent of colleges and universities nationwide for its core curriculum by the American Council of Trustees and Alumni. CCU has had nine consecutive years of enrollment growth and has been named one of the five fastest-growing master’s granting universities by The Chronicle of Higher Education.

CCU offers more than 200 degree program options for traditional and adult students through its College of Undergraduate Studies and College of Adult and Graduate Studies. More than 9,000 students attend the University on the main campus, in regional centers throughout Colorado, and online.

Scripture states all Christians are called to serve Christ and to minister to others. Because Christians are individuals with different gifts and callings, we serve Christ in a variety of ministry vocations. CCU invites you to explore how you may use your calling and gifts at the University.

What is most appealing about working at CCU?

1. Faith-friendly: CCU’s culture is unique to higher education. Where else can you pursue academic excellence yet read the Holy Bible, pray with teammates and students at work, and work to impact our culture in support of Christian values?
2. Convictionally Christian: As a university, we have an enduring commitment to Christ, his kingdom and the truth of God’s Word.
3. Live out your calling: We are a traditional evangelical university where you can invest your God-given talents and abilities alongside coworkers and teammates, while having a profound influence on students as they deepen their relationship with Jesus Christ.
4. Equip students for kingdom work: You can be a part of helping students discover their callings and preparing them for positions of significant leadership in the church, business, government, education, and other professions, as a key part of our University's Strategic Priorities.

We’re looking for candidates who have:

1. A bachelor's degree from an accredited college/university is preferred.
2. Knowledge and understanding of Microsoft Office is required
3. Experience with LMS platforms is preferred.
4. Demonstrated organizational, project management, and time management skills.
5. Demonstrated ability to think critically, problem-solve, and have a high attention to detail while maintaining a strategic perspective.
6. Ability to communicate and work effectively with individuals with different backgrounds and levels of expertise.

Key Job Duties

1. Contribute to CCU’s mission: CCU provides Christ-centered higher education to transform students to impact the world with grace and truth. The Curriculum Development Coordinator contributes to this mission by assisting the curriculum development team in producing effective materials to serve our students and faculty well.
2. Coordinate the contracting and payment processes for content experts using eForms.
3. Maintain an internal database of active course textbooks.
4. Facilitate the textbook adoption process, including communicating with the school bookstore and notifying the Director of edition updates or textbooks that are difficult to source.
5. Communicate with faculty regarding course textbook needs, provide information on accessing digital textbooks, and request desk copies from publishers as needed.
6. Troubleshoot faculty textbook issues and serve as a primary point of contact when students experience textbook-related challenges.
7. Update course syllabi in Concourse software, maintain archived syllabi, and fulfill requests for archived documents as needed.
8. Organize, respond to, assign, and resolve course fix tickets as appropriate.
9. Maintain a database of course editors and loaders, coordinate course shells for editing and loading, and conduct quality assurance checks on courses submitted by loaders.
10. Monitor and manage multiple email inboxes, ensuring timely responses and appropriate follow-up.
11. Perform other duties as assigned.

Work Environment

While performing the duties of this job, you may be required to walk, stand, sit, reach with hands and arms, balance, stoop, speak with clarity, and have appropriate vision and hearing capabilities. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Colorado Christian University expects all faculty and staff to become a part of the University community by participating in activities and events that occur on the campus throughout the year, which may occur during evenings and weekends.

What we offer our employees:

We offer competitive compensation and benefits packages to all employees. Our benefits package includes a tuition waiver program, excellent healthcare, generous paid time off, a matching 403(b) retirement plan, and additional organizational paid benefits and voluntary benefit offerings.

Colorado Christian University’s pay philosophy is based on internal and external data for pay equity; along with budgetary considerations for effective stewardship. Pay will be assigned based on relevant experience at a range of $19.23- $21.63 per hour. We reserve the right to pay an equitable rate that we believe is within our salary structure or that may fit a candidate’s qualifications or experience for the job. A wage range posted is not a guarantee of a specific wage range for a job offer. CCU reserves the right to make pay decisions based on economic and equity considerations to attract the best possible talent. CCU does not determine pay based on sex or any other protected status.