Associate Vice President Student Success
Listed on 2026-09-12
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Management
Education Administration -
Education / Teaching
Education Administration
Associate Vice President for Student Success
- Job no: 561472
- Work type:
Management (MPP) - Location:
Bakersfield - Categories: MPP, Administrative, At-Will, Full Time, On-site (work in-person at business location)
UNION CODE: M80
FT/PT: Full-time
PAY PLAN: 12-month
WORKPLACE TYPE: On-site (work in-person at business location)
ANTICIPATED HIRING RANGE: $12,917 - $14,417
- However, offer amount will be commensurate with candidate’s experience, education, skills, and training.
CSU CLASSIFICATION SALARY RANGE: $6,891 –$22,119
PAY BASIS: Monthly
BENEFITS: CSUB offers a best-in-class benefit package for eligible employees that includes an array of medical plans, choice of dental plans, vision coverage, retirement participation in CalPERS, CSU tuition waiver, up to 24 vacation days per year, sick leave with unlimited accrual, 15 paid holidays per year and more! See our benefits website for additional information.
CANDIDATES ELIGIBLE
TO APPLY:
Open to all qualified applicants
SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS TO APPLICANT:
FOR PRIORITY CONSIDERATION, applications must be received by September 9, 2026
; however, the position will remain open until filled.
POSITION
PURPOSE:
Reporting directly to the Vice President for Student Affairs and Strategic Enrollment Management (SASEM), the Associate Vice President for Student Success provides visionary leadership, strategic direction, and comprehensive oversight of programs and services that advance student success incumbent guides the student success components of the University Strategic Plan and the CSU Systemwide Strategic Plan, and provides collaborative leadership, in partnership with campus stakeholders, for the development and implementation of the campus Student Success Plan.
The incumbent is responsible for advancing institutional goals related to access, retention, persistence, and graduation, with a special emphasis on historically low-income, first‑generation, underrepresented, and student‑athlete populations.
The Associate Vice President for Student Success oversees a broad portfolio of student‑focused departments and initiatives, including the Kegley Center for Student Success (student‑athlete support), the Educational Opportunity Program (EOP), Project Rebound, the Center for Career Education and Community Engagement, the Cultural and Identity Centers, and the Testing Center. The portfolio also includes senior leadership for institution‑wide student success initiatives that advance the University’s strategic priorities for student achievement, engagement, belonging, and degree completion.
Other areas of responsibility include Graduate Student Leaders, student success assessment, first‑year experience programming, mentoring and peer leadership initiatives, and other cross‑functional efforts that strengthen the student experience. The incumbent builds strategic partnerships across the University, the CSU system, and external organizations to foster innovation, align institutional efforts, leverage resources, and advance a coordinated, student‑centered approach to student success.
- Provide senior leadership and administrative oversight for assigned departments, ensuring alignment with the University’s Strategic Plan, the CSU Student Success initiatives, and divisional priorities.
- Serve as a strategic advisor to the Vice President by providing leadership, analysis, and recommendations on complex student success, organizational, operational, and policy matters.
- Lead the development, implementation, and assessment of strategic goals, annual priorities, and operational plans that advance student success and organizational effectiveness.
- Direct, supervise, mentor, and evaluate assigned directors, management personnel,…
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