Working in Accreditation

I am a PhD student in a social science discipline. I secured funding this year through an administrative assisting job in the accreditation office. My work is mostly clerical with a bit of editing documents for the accrediting body. I've found the work interesting for the most part. It's certainly something I could see myself doing full time in the future and given the tough market for TT positions, it seems that having administrative experience couldn't hurt. I am wondering if anyone could provide any advice on leveraging this position to become competitive for administrative jobs in accreditation or Student/Academic Affairs. What type of experience would I need to step into an accreditation role, and by extension, what should I volunteer to do? Do most universities have dedicated accreditation managers, or is it largely handled by academic deans? There seems to be a mix at my university, with some full-time career administrators handling mid-level management but reporting to an academic dean. Would a Ph.D. in an academic discipline be an asset for stepping straight into an administrative job?

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