Provost and Vice Chancellor of Academic and Student Affairs
Job no: 494711Closes: 11/12/2024 5:55:00 AMWork Type: Staff Full-TimeLocations: Lafayette, LACategories: Administration
College: SLCC
Department: Academic & Student Affairs
Sub department: Academic Initiatives
Type of Appointment: Unclassified - Administrative/Staff
Salary: $133,128.00 - $188,925.00
Duties and Responsibilities:
Leadership:- Provide leadership in the design, development, strategy, implementation, and assessment of goals, objectives, and activities related to the division of academic affairs and student services.
- Successful experience leading and executing strategic planning; substantive and decisive evaluation of academic programs, learning outcomes, assessment methodologies, and developing new and innovative academic programs.
- Participate as an active colleague and supportive peer member of the College's executive committee; provide the leadership, vision, and administrative management for academic and student services through SLCC's Everyday Excellence.
- Strong communication and collaboration skills and a transparent approach to leadership - the ability to work effectively with multiple constituencies, including faculty, staff, students, boards, alumni, donors, and community partners.
- Represent the Chancellor for the academic affairs and student services functions of the campus, as well as serve as the Chancellor's designated person for student complaints and grievances.
- Provide leadership in hiring, developing, and promoting excellent faculty and staff who are committed to the college's pillars of: student success, people, sustainability, and community.
- Recommend to the Chancellor and executive committee new/revised college initiatives and increased student success measures through strategic enrollment management, retention, and completion.
Programmatic:- Provide leadership in the development, implementation, and monitoring of the College Blueprint.
- Collaborate with the Vice Chancellor for Workforce and Economic Development to create and maintain pathways between non-credit and credit instruction.
- Collaborate with the Vice Chancellor for Workforce and Economic Development to integrate programs that satisfy expanding and future labor force needs.
Institutional Effectiveness, Compliance, and Operations:- Formulate and interpret policies and procedures, ensuring compliance with applicable program, local, State, and Federal laws.
- Negotiate and manage contracts in the best interest of SLCC, its students, and employees with external parties as necessary.
- Provide overall direction in facilitating college-wide councils and task forces to ensure student success.
- Demonstrate commitment to collaborative decision-making, results-based management, continuous improvement, and student/customer service.
- Responsible for the design, execution, and effectiveness of a system of internal controls.
- Provide overall management of operating budgets and grants for both divisions.
- Display curiosity in acquiring data that may serve as the basis for college improvement.
- Assure all accreditation, Board of Regents, LCTCS, SACSCOC, State, Federal, and other relevant party criterion concerning policies, process, and operations are strictly followed.
External & Business Relations:- Serve on appropriate external boards, task forces, and committees.
- Collaborate with K-12 partners, particularly secondary institutions, to create relevant dual enrollment pathways.
- Assist the Chancellor in cultivating and maintaining existing partnerships.
Required Education:• Advanced degree from a regionally accredited institution in social sciences, educational evaluation, or related field. Master's degree required.
Required Experience:• Experience in higher education in the field of institutional research, planning, student learning outcomes, and assessment.• Fluent knowledge of requirements of regional accrediting agencies regarding assessment of student learning outcomes (SACS, COE).• Strong computer and quantitative skills, including statistical software for data analysis and extraction.• Excellent organizational and presentation skills, as well as written and verbal communication skills.• Good judgment, discretion, and ability to maintain confidentiality.
Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.• Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.• Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical interference, and fundamentals of plane and solid geometry and trigonometry.
Required Licenses or Certifications:• Criminal Background Clearance.
Benefits: As a member of the Louisiana Community and Technical College System, SLCC has an attractive benefits package with a wide variety of benefit options.
Passing pre-employment criminal background screen is required as a condition of employment. SLCC is an equal opportunity/equal access employer.
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