Executive Assistant to Assistant Vice Provost

Who We Are

The Assistant Vice Provost for Student Success and Senior Director of the Comprehensive Studies Program (CSP) sit at the intersection of college- and university-wide efforts to advance student success at the University of Michigan. The Office of the Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education leads and aligns university-wide strategy, partnerships, and initiatives to advance undergraduate education and student success. CSP is one of the university's longest-standing and most impactful student success programs, serving more than 3,000 undergraduate students annually through high-impact teaching, holistic advising, and community-centered support.

The work of student success extends beyond CSP and the Provost's Office. We partner across schools, colleges, and central units to design, pilot, and scale initiatives that improve student outcomes, close equity gaps, and strengthen the undergraduate experience. As part of the university's Student Success Initiative, we collaborate with faculty, advisors, and campus leaders to translate data, research, and practice into institutional impact.

We also play a central role in advancing LSA's First-Generation Pathways initiative in partnership with the Dean of LSA. This work aligns key programs including Kessler Scholars, the First-Generation Commitment, and the development of the First Fellows program to build a cohesive, scalable model for supporting first-generation students across the college.

The mission of the University of Michigan is to serve the people of Michigan and the world through preeminence in creating, communicating, preserving and applying knowledge, art, and academic values, and in developing leaders and citizens who will challenge the present and enrich the future.

The Executive Assistant (EA) serves as a strategic partner to the Assistant Vice Provost for Student Success and Senior Director of the Comprehensive Studies Program. This role goes beyond traditional administrative support and operates at the center of strategy, coordination, and execution across a complex and evolving portfolio. This role complements the work of project managers and program leads by ensuring alignment, visibility, and coordination across initiatives at the leadership level.

The EA plays a critical role in managing priorities, coordinating initiatives, and ensuring alignment across multiple stakeholders, including senior university leaders, faculty, and external partners. This position requires a high level of judgment, discretion, and initiative, as well as the ability to anticipate needs, bring structure to complexity, and ensure that work moves forward effectively.

As a key contributor in a fast-paced, collaborative environment, the EA supports the Assistant Vice Provost for Student Success and Senior Director of the Comprehensive Studies Program across student success initiatives, including cross-campus partnerships and LSA's First-Generation Pathways portfolio. This role is essential to ensuring that strategic priorities are translated into coordinated action. Therefore, this role is typically expected to be on-site four days per week with significant on-site presence aligned with leadership and operational needs.

The Executive Assistant serves as a strategic partner to the Assistant Vice Provost for Student Success and Senior Director of the Comprehensive Studies Program. In this role, the Executive Assistant helps manage priorities, drive coordination, and ensure strong execution across a complex and evolving portfolio that includes cross-campus student success efforts and LSA's First-Generation Pathways initiative.

This position operates at the intersection of strategy and execution, supporting leadership by aligning time, coordinating across multiple initiatives, and ensuring visibility and follow-through on key priorities. While individual initiatives may be led by project managers and program directors, this role helps maintain alignment across that work, ensuring the Assistant Vice Provost has clear visibility into progress, risks, and emerging priorities across the portfolio, without directly managing individual projects.

Responsibilities are carried out both independently and in close collaboration with campus partners, leadership colleagues, and administrative staff.

Strategic Calendar and leadership coordination (35-40%)

Manage a dynamic and complex calendar by aligning time with strategic priorities, balancing competing…