Vice Provost of Academic Strategy and Effectiveness

Vice Provost of Academic Strategy and Effectiveness

The Vice Provost of Academic Strategy and Effectiveness serves as a key member of the Provost's leadership team, providing executive leadership and strategic direction to set institutional priorities, guide academic strategy, and ensure effective implementation in support of academic excellence and operational effectiveness. This role functions as a strategic leader with delegated authority to advance institutional priorities, lead cross-campus initiatives and represent the Provost with internal and external constituencies.

The core of this role is to diagnose and address complex institutional challenges that span departments and units by conducting strategic assessments, implementing strategic priorities, and analyzing emerging trends in health sciences, healthcare, and higher education. The Vice Provost acts as a catalyst for organizational health, strengthens campus culture through leadership development and mentoring for emerging academic leaders through coordinated and collaborative faculty development efforts.

By facilitating cross-functional teams and building partnerships across academic and administrative units, the incumbent works to reduce institutional silos and foster a culture of collaboration and innovation. A critical dimension of this work is the advancement of academic excellence through the lens of faculty success. Recognizing faculty as the primary drivers of institutional quality, the Vice Provost provides vision for professional growth programs at all career stages, ensuring that academic policies and personnel processes support a student-centered culture.

The position requires a high level of analytical judgment and fluency in data-informed decision-making. The Vice Provost synthesizes complex quantitative and qualitative data into clear, actionable strategic insights that inform executive decision-making, guide academic planning, and support accountability for institutional outcomes. In parallel, the Vice Provost serves as a primary liaison to external stakeholders, including professional associations and community partners, leveraging these relationships to inform strategy, align initiatives, and elevate the visibility, reputation, and impact of the CU Anschutz health sciences campus.

Key Responsibilities:

• Strategy Development and Implementation (40%)
• Partner with the Provost to develop vision for the office and translate priorities into actionable, multi-year planning frameworks and measurable outcomes.
• Lead and coordinate cross-departmental and cross-college projects requiring shared ownership, ensuring clear goals, deliverables, and accountability structures.
• Prepare briefing materials, strategy documents, decision-support analyses, and executive summaries for leadership and governance bodies.
• Establish project management and tracking systems to monitor progress on academic and operational initiatives.
• Analyze emerging trends in health sciences education, healthcare, and higher education to advise the Provost on institutional opportunities and risks.
• Develop data-driven approaches to optimize the alignment of resources with the campus academic and research mission.
• Facilitate change management strategies to minimize disruption and maximize buy-in during institutional transformations.
• Conduct strategic assessments and analysis to identify and resolve complex challenges facing the campus.
• Organizational Health and Team Support (20%)
• Strengthen organizational culture through the development of leadership development and mentoring opportunities for faculty and emerging leaders.
• Convene and facilitate cross-functional teams to address multi-disciplinary challenges and reduce institutional silos.
• Provide leadership and direction to administrative units, fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation, and excellence.
• Coordinate onboarding, orientation, and leadership transition support for new administrative and academic leaders.
• Design and facilitate retreats and workshops to improve team collaboration, decision-making, and morale across the office.
• Faculty Development (20%)
• Provide vision and leadership for faculty success…