Job Profile Summary

The Provost, Senior Vice President of Academic Affairs serves as the College’s chief academic officer and a member of the President’s senior leadership team. Reporting to the College President, the Provost provides executive leadership for the planning, operation, evaluation, and continuous improvement of the College’s academic affairs.

In collaboration with Pathway Deans, faculty leadership, and other key stakeholders, the Provost provides strategic direction and oversight for college-wide academic programs, academic operations, curriculum, accreditation, assessment, and related policies and procedures. The Provost provides leadership and vision for academic affairs within the context of the College’s mission and strategic priorities and advances academic quality, innovation, student success, and continuous improvement across the institution.

The Provost champions the College’s core values of academic excellence and student success, innovation, integrity, sustainability, and lifelong learning. Through collaborative leadership across the College, the Provost fosters a respectful, rigorous, compassionate, and learning-centered environment while advancing institutional priorities and transforming 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 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 mission, vision, values, goals and objectives of the College.
• 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 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.
• Ability to think creatively, listen to perspectives, and apply creative strategies to attain successful institutional outcomes.
• Proven ability to work with constituencies in a multi-cultural environment; demonstrated sensitivity to and understanding of the academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, and ethnic backgrounds of community college students.
• Demonstrated knowledge of regional accrediting agency core requirements, principles, policies and guidelines.
• Demonstrated knowledge of contemporary institutional effectiveness practices.
• Demonstrated interest in advocating for the effective application of technology in teaching and learning, the delivery of online programs and degrees and the importance of faculty development and instructional design in the teaching/learning process.

Broward College offers an exceptional benefits package, including, but not limited to:

• Affordable High Quality Healthcare Insurance (Medical, Dental & Vision)
• Retirement Options – Florida Retirement System (FRS) Pension Plan or the FRS Investment Plan
• Wellness Program
• Vacation/Paid Time Off
• Winter and Spring Break Off
• Paid Parental Leave
• Tuition Assistance and Tuition Reimbursement are available to employees and family members

Job Title

Provost and Senior Vice President of Academic Affairs

  

Position Number

P0000022

    

Job Status

Full time Regular

    

Department

Senior Executive Management

  

Location

Willis Holcombe Center

    

Pay Grade

112

    

Salary

$215,500 - $255,500 (Salary commensurate with education and experience)

  

Work Shift

First Shift

   

Work Schedule

Monday - Friday/Weekends/Varies

   

Hours Per Week

37.5

   

Posting End Date

Open Until Filled

   

Comments

To be considered for this position, a completed online employment application form along with a cover letter, resume and unofficial transcript are required.

   

Designated Essential Personnel

Yes

   

FLSA Status

Exempt

   

Position Classification

Administrators

   

Special Instructions to Applicant:

For positions requiring a degree, the official transcripts are required upon hire. An unofficial copy of the degree/transcript is acceptable during the application process and must be attached to the online application. If unable to attach the documentation, please email document to [email protected] or fax to 954-201-7612, stating clearly the position name(s) and position number(s) the transcript is to be attached to.

Foreign Transcript: Transcripts issued outside of the United States require a equivalency statement from a certified transcript evaluation service verifying the degree equivalency to that of an accredited institution within the USA. This report must be attached with the application and submitted by the application deadline. All required documentation must be received on or before the job posting end date.

**Please note that multiple documents can be uploaded in the “Resume/CV/Transcript/License/Certification” section of the application**

Please refer to link with the instructions on how to submit an application with multiple documents. https://www.broward.edu/jobs/_docs/tutorial_external_applicant_broward_college.pdf. 

Employment is contingent upon successful completion of the required background screening process.

Disclaimer

The intent of this description is to illustrate the types of duties and responsibilities that will be required of positions given this title and should not be interpreted of describe all the specific duties and responsibilities that may be required in any particular position. Directly related education/experience beyond the minimum stated may be substituted where appropriate at the discretion of the Appointing Authority. Broward College reserves the right to revise or change job duties, job hours, and responsibilities.