Position Type:
Full time

Remote Type:
Onsite

Salary Range:

$175,000 - $210,000

Job Shift:

Job Description:

The Provost reports to the President and serves as Dunwoody College of Technology's chief academic & student affairs officer. They provide the vision and executive leadership for the College's educational enterprise, ensuring alignment among academic programs, student support, workforce needs, institutional strategy, and Dunwoody's mission.

The Provost leads a division with an annual operating budget exceeding $25 million and supervises the academic deans and leaders responsible for student affairs, student success, advising, library services, career services, institutional

effectiveness, assessment, and other assigned functions. This role partners with the President and fellow Leadership Team members to execute the College's strategic plan while fostering a culture of academic excellence, innovation, continuous improvement, exceptional student outcomes, financial stewardship, and accountability.

ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE & INNOVATION

Provide vision and executive leadership for the College's academic enterprise and for Academic Affairs and Student Affairs.

• Ensure academic excellence through curriculum review, assessment, accreditation, program review, and continuous
• improvement.
• Provide leadership for faculty excellence, including faculty development, instructional quality, academic leadership,
• innovation in teaching and learning, and a culture of continuous improvement.
• Lead strategic management of the College's academic portfolio, including the development, expansion, redesign,
• consolidation, and, when appropriate, discontinuation of programs based on student demand, workforce need, academic
• quality, and financial sustainability.
• Advance innovation in teaching, learning, and program delivery, including the thoughtful application of emerging
• technologies, artificial intelligence, online and hybrid learning, and new approaches to workforce education.

STUDENT SUCCESS & EXPERIENCE

• Oversee student success, advising, career services, library services, Title IX, accessibility, and other assigned student
• support functions.
• Develop and execute strategies that improve student learning, persistence, retention, completion, career placement, and the
• overall student experience.
• Use institutional data, key performance indicators, and dashboards to identify opportunities, evaluate outcomes, and drive
• continuous improvement.

PEOPLE & LEADERSHIP

• Supervise, develop, and manage outcomes of academic deans and senior student affairs leaders while building a
• high-performing, collaborative academic leadership team.
• Carry out supervisory responsibilities including hiring, coaching, performance management, leadership development, and
• succession planning.
• Foster a culture consistent with Dunwoody's values of Curiosity, Collaboration, Inclusion, and Inspiration.

STRATEGY, OPERATIONS & FINANCIAL STEWARDSHIP

• Lead implementation of institutional strategic priorities within Academic & Student Affairs and contribute as a member of the
• College Leadership Team to institution-wide strategy and decision-making.
• Lead annual planning, budgeting, staffing, and resource allocation across the division.
• Ensure the long-term financial sustainability of the academic enterprise through disciplined resource allocation, enrollment
• analysis, program economics, staffing strategies, and productivity improvement.
• Ensure compliance with Higher Learning Commission standards and applicable federal and state regulations.

INDUSTRY, COMMUNITY & EXTERNAL PARTNERSHIPS

Ensure academic programs maintain deep and meaningful connections with industry, using employer relationships and

labor-market intelligence to inform curriculum, equipment, faculty development, work-based learning, and new program development.

Develop new academic programs and workforce partnerships aligned with employer demand and emerging workforce needs.

Represent Dunwoody College with accrediting agencies, employers, community partners, governmental organizations, and educational institutions.

Support fundraising, grants, enrollment growth, and strategic partnerships in collaboration with Advancement and Enrollment Management.

Other duties as assigned.

Essential Job Functions:

• Ability to work 40 hours per week.
• Excellent computer skills including knowledge of Microsoft Office: Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and/or Access.
• Ability to learn new computer programs and database management systems and demonstrate proficiency given adequate training.
• Ability to analyze and interpret data.
• Ability to think critically and strategically to develop new strategies and goals.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills including ability to communicate effectively with students, faculty, staff, potential employers and/or other external constituents.
• Ability to communicate difficult messages in a professional manner.
• Ability to work effectively under pressure and to meet frequently occurring deadlines.
• Must be goal and team oriented to build positive working relationships, and conduct business with attention to ethical considerations, and/or school/accreditation guidelines.
• Ability to speak publicly and present information and training material in a cohesive, organized manner.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality as required by FERPA regulations.
• Ability to work with and communicate effectively with people from all backgrounds and at all levels. Must have strong organizational skills, exceptional networking skills, and consistently displays the highest levels of integrity.
• Ability to work a flexible schedule including select evenings and weekends to meet college business needs.
• Must be professional in all aspects of the position including appearance, demeanor, and attitude. • Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws.

Responsibilities may include:

Interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.

Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, and/or governmental regulations.

Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.

Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists

Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, and/or schedule form.

Ability to calculate figures and amounts that speak to productivity and effective decision-making.

Ability to read and interpret charts, graphs and other visually presented data.

Ability to work within stated budget requirements; be fiscally responsible.

To perform the job successfully, must have adequate knowledge of and willingness to use specialized software such as PowerCAMPUS, Great Plains, Adobe Products, SolidWorks, PowerFAIDS, Canvas, ticketing systems and/or other databases/electronic aids, in order to be as self-sufficient as possible in day-to-day operations.

Use and maintain shared network folders to greatly limit reliance on personally stored items and documents.

For more information about Provost Search Profile: https://dunwoody.edu/pdfs/Provost_SearchProfile_2026.pdf