Vice President of Academic Affairs

Vice President of Academic Affairs

The Vice President of Academic Affairs serves as the College's Chief Academic Officer and provides strategic leadership for all academic affairs functions. As a member of the President's Executive Leadership Team, the Vice President is responsible for advancing the College's academic mission by providing vision, leadership, and oversight for instructional programs, academic support services, faculty development, and other assigned areas. Working collaboratively with executive leadership, faculty, staff, students, and community partners, the Vice President ensures academic excellence, student success, innovation, and continuous improvement while supporting the College's strategic goals and mission.

Major Duties

• Advises the President on all matters relating to the academic and/or administrative function of the technical college;
• Provides academic and/or administrative leadership towards attainment of goals;
• Fosters collaborations with departments, programs and key campus units to enhance the quality of education;
• Oversees the development and maintenance of designated programs and operations consistent with goals and objectives;
• Shares the responsibility for the supervision of programs
• Manages the development, implementation, and assessment of the college's programs and services that promote diversity, student development and enhance student life;
• Advises the President on all matters relating to the academic and/or administrative functions;
• Ensures that the data necessary for planning and decision-making are available as needed.
• Reviews and makes recommendations on appointments, salary increases, promotions or dismissal of faculty and staff;
• Establishes and maintains an effective divisional resource procurement plan that supports the recruitment and retention of highly qualified faculty, staff, students and ensures that state-of-the-art facilities, equipment, and technology are procured;
• Oversees the integration of technology that fosters progress toward state-of-the-art teaching facilities and an enhanced learning environment;
• Responsible for preparation of and adherence to annual budget;
• Works closely with vice presidents and System Office's Stewardship and Development Office to identify new sources of revenue to support existing programs, and to create and fund new programs;
• Certifies students of the college for graduation upon completion of their studies;
• Serves on various campus-wide and system-wide committees;
• Highly visible in community throughout service area;
• Responsible for recreational, social and cultural programming for the college;
• Responsible for the programmatic aspects of college resident-hall life, if applicable; and
• Other duties as assigned.

Competencies

• Skill in the use of computers and job related software
• Skill in planning and organizing projects
• Skill in oral and written communication
• Skill in interpersonal relations and effective problem solving methods
• Skill in analyzing data and situations for accurate assessment
• Knowledge of the college philosophy and objectives as they relate to performance
• Knowledge of personnel management practices, budget and accounting practices, assessment and accreditation principles and issues and trends in higher education
• Ability to work with staff and faculty in integrating effective assessment practices
• Ability to supervise, advise, and mentor staff
• Ability to provide leadership in high-pressure situations

Minimum Qualifications

• Master's degree AND Three years related work experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience serving as a Provost, Vice President of Academic Affairs, or equivalent Chief Academic Officer at a college or university.
• Alternatively, significant experience in a senior academic leadership role reporting directly to the President, Provost, or Vice President of Academic Affairs.
• Demonstrated success leading academic planning, accreditation, faculty development, curriculum innovation, assessment, workforce-aligned programming, enrollment growth, student success initiatives, and organizational change in a higher education setting.

Equal Employment Opportunity Employer

The State of Georgia does not discriminate based on race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, disability, or other protected categories in employment or the provision of services. Qualified applicants may request reasonable accommodation when needed during the application and/or screening process by contacting the appropriate agency Human Resources department.