Provost and Senior Vice President

Job Profile Summary

Broward College in sunny South Florida is one of the largest state colleges in the country. With an enrollment of approximately 50,000 students supported by 4,000 employees, the College was rated as a best-in-state employer by Forbes and a top 10 community college by the Aspen Institute.

Broward College now has a new permanent president and chief executive who is looking to take the institution to new heights. We seek an experienced and innovative academic leader to join this transformation as we make Broward College the number one destination for academic excellence!

This senior management position serves in an executive capacity, reporting to the College President for overall planning, operation, and evaluation of the college’s academic affairs,

In consultation with the Pathway Deans and the Faculty Senate, this position is responsible for coordinating and administrating district-wide pathway programs, academic operations, and related policies and procedures. Provides overall leadership and vision for academic affairs, as well as academic operations within the context of the college's vision and mission. Provides academic leadership for accreditation, the assessment of pathway programs and general education outcomes, and the continuous improvement of academic and student programs and college-wide initiatives.

Champions the College’s core values: academic excellence and student success, innovation, integrity, sustainability, and lifelong learning; promotes and sustains a respectful, rigorous, compassionate, and learning-centered environment for Broward College and works collaboratively with the entire College community to achieve a shared vision and transform student lives.

  

Minimum Qualifications:

•  Master's Degree required
• Ten years of relevant experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• Ten years of management/leadership experience
• Ph.D or Ed.D
• An equivalent combination of experience and education may be considered.

Essential Functions:

• Provides senior leadership direction in fulfilling the mission of the College in the district-wide academic affairs and College operations in collaboration with college leadership and key stakeholders. Leadership includes the planning, administration, evaluation, and continuous improvement of college-wide academic programs
• Under the direction and leadership of the president, leads in collaboration with senior management in the oversight and coordination of strategic planning, analysis, and evaluation of the institution's effectiveness in fulfilling the college's mission, vision, values, goals, and objectives.
• Serves as chief academic policy, program, and accreditation officer for the college. Ensures compliance with the provisions of all applicable federal and state regulatory standards, Board of Trustees directives, Principles of Accreditation, and adherence to college policies and procedures. Evaluates, revises, and develops policies and procedures.
• Under the president's direction, is authorized as delegated by the president to take action and make administrative and management decisions for assigned administrative functional areas. Communicates and negotiates professionally and effectively as a collaborator and problem solver with a comprehensive knowledge in the field of higher education.
• Promotes and provides guidance and inclusion in designing, implementing, evaluating, and ongoing improvement of student pathways.
• In collaboration with the Pathway Deans and the Faculty Senate, provides senior management direction, leadership, and coordination for the college's online learning programs and initiatives and instructional technology initiatives.
• Responsible for staff management, including recommendation of staffing, hiring, setting performance standards, evaluating staff, discipline and termination in support of a culture accountable for serving the College.
• Represent the College in various civic, community, and professional organizations at the local, state, and national level.
• Provide strategic leadership, vision, oversight and coordination of the College’s financial aid programs.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Demonstrated skills for managing and sustaining large-scale transformational change.
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively in large-scale settings such as in a multi-campus institution.
• Demonstrated understanding and commitment to the mission and goals of a comprehensive community college.
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with faculty, administrators, staff, students and peer leadership to develop common solutions to complex issues.