Organization: National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women’s Health (NPWH)

Location: Fully Remote Position (U.S.) with travel (~15–20%)

Reports to: Chief Executive Officer

FLSA Status: Exempt, Full-Time

About NPWH

NPWH is the professional community for Women's Health Nurse Practitioners, students, and other advanced practice registered nurses who provide women's and gender-related healthcare. We set a standard of excellence by generating, translating, and promoting the latest research and evidence-based clinical guidance, providing high-quality continuing education, and advocating for patients, providers, and the WHNP profession.

Our mission includes protecting and promoting a woman and all individuals' rights to make their own choices regarding their health and well-being within the context of their lived experience and their personal, religious, cultural, and family beliefs.

Vision

We envision a world where WHNP-BCs and all APRNs who provide women’s and gender related healthcare are esteemed pioneers in fostering a just, healthy, and equitable society. Our Strategic Plan 2025-2027 reflects the shared mission, vision, and values of our community and organization.

The National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women’s Health (NPWH) advances the practice of women’s and gender-related healthcare through education, advocacy, and professional development for Women’s Health Nurse Practitioners and other clinicians. The Director of Education leads NPWH’s learning portfolio to deliver high-quality, equitable, and clinically relevant education across in-person and virtual formats.

Position Summary

The Director of Education is responsible for the strategic design, development, accreditation, delivery, and evaluation of NPWH’s continuing education programs, including the Annual Meeting, virtual courses, all continuing education (CE) courses housed on the learning management portal, and webinars. The director’s role ensures educational excellence, instructional integrity, and evaluation of learner outcomes, while meeting accreditation standards, driving revenue, and member value.

Compensation & Benefits

NPWH offers competitive compensation and a comprehensive benefits package including health, dental, vision, generous retirement plan, paid time off, paid holidays, and professional development support.

To Apply

Please submit a resume/CV, a brief cover letter, and two examples of education work (e.g., agenda, outcomes report, or LMS course sample) to info@npwh.org with the subject line “Director of Education – [Your Name].”

NPWH is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

Key Responsibilities

Strategy & Leadership

• Responsible for the multi-year education strategy to align with NPWH’s mission, strategic plan, and equity goals.
• Serves as NPWH’s education lead and staff liaison to relevant committees, workgroups, faculty/speakers, and partners.
• Establishes annual objectives, budgets (working with the CEO), timelines, and key performance indicators for all continuing education initiatives.

NPWH’s Annual Women’s Healthcare Conference (2 ½ Days in person)

• Leads the end-to-end conference program development, including theme, learning objectives, abstract management process, including peer review agenda development, and all aspects of faculty management.
• Partner with Meetings/Marketing on attendee experience, pricing, and onsite program execution.
• Manage faculty. This includes working on contracting/letters of agreement, disclosures, honoraria, and compliance.

CE Portfolio & Virtual Events

• Plan and produce year-round CE (live and enduring), including webinars, microlearning, journal-based CE, and skills courses.
• Apply evidence-based instructional design and adult learning principles; ensure accessibility and inclusive pedagogy.
• Oversee Learning Management System operations (catalog, credits, certificates and transcripts, evaluations, tech vendor relationships).

Accreditation, Compliance & Quality

• Maintain CE accreditation standards.
• Ensure all materials and activities meet clinical, regulatory, and brand standards (e.g., FDA/OPDP where applicable, unbiased education, fair balance).
• Implement a continuous quality improvement cycle: needs assessments, evaluation of learning outcomes, and annual program review.

Faculty, Partners & Sponsorship (Content Integrity)

• Recruit appropriately credentialed faculty for learning activities. Ensure diverse faculty and provide speaker guidance.
• Cultivate academic, health system, and association partnerships to expand reach.

Data, Budget & Operations

• Works with the CEO and NPWH Marketing Team to optimize pricing, advertising, and portfolio mix.
• Manages CE activities, including developing timelines, standard operating procedures, and comprehensive project plans.
• Ensures appropriate allocation of resources, both monetary and personnel.

Team Leadership

• Build a collaborative, high-performance culture centered on service, equity, and accountability.

Required Qualifications

• Nursing background by education (e.g., RN/BSN, MSN, DNP, NPD) or substantial experience leading education within a nursing or healthcare professional association, schools of nursing.
• Demonstrated experience in CE provider/approver program management in nursing, academia, or health professions education.
• Knowledge of accreditation standards for healthcare professional education and principles of adult learning.
• Proven success leading scientific meetings and managing a portfolio of learning activities that includes live, virtual and recorded sessions.
• Experience with LMS platforms, virtual event platforms , and using data/analytics for program improvement.

Preferred Qualifications

• Background or experience in nursing/health care education highly desired.
• Preferred credentials include MSN/DNP with focus on education, Nursing Professional Development (NPD) certification or Certified Healthcare Continuous Professional Development Professional (CHCP) certification.
• Familiarity with quality improvement frameworks and instructional design models (ADDIE, SAM).

Competency

• Strategic thinking and execution discipline.
• Equity-centered program design and accessibility.
• Collaboration, influence, and faculty stewardship.
• Continuous improvement mindset based on data and evidence.

About National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women's Health

About NPWH NPWH is the professional community for Women's Health Nurse Practitioners, students, and other advanced practice registered nurses who provide women's and gender-related healthcare. We set a standard of excellence by generating, translating, and promoting the latest research and evidence-based clinical guidance, providing high-quality continuing education, and advocating for patients, providers, and the WHNP profession. Our mission includes protecting and promoting a woman and all individuals' rights to make their own choices regarding their health and well-being within the context of their lived experience and their personal, religious, cultural, and family beliefs. Vision We envision a world where WHNP-BCs and all APRNs who provide women’s and gender related healthcare are esteemed pioneers in fostering a just, healthy, and equitable society. Our Strategic Plan 2025-2027 reflects the shared mission, vision and values of our community and organization. The National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women’s Health (NPWH) advances the practice of women’s and gender-related healthcare through education, advocacy, and professional development for Women’s Health N...urse Practitioners and other clinicians. NPWH is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

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