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Associate Provost for Faculty Affairs and Budget

The Associate Provost for Faculty Affairs and Budget (APFAB) will join the leadership team in the Division of Academic Affairs at Bowie State University to provide strategic management of both the life cycle of comprehensive personnel actions of faculty and other academic employees as well as all finance and budget operations in support of the division. Reporting to the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, the APFAB will be a strong partner to the Executive Director of University Budget and Chief Human Resources Officer, as well as an engaged, collaborative leader with all relevant academic and non‑academic stakeholders and constituencies across the campus.

The APFAB will be committed to Bowie State University’s mission to provide excellent academic opportunities to all students by supporting faculty affairs and financial operations for the Office of the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs.

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To Apply:

• Assisting the Provost and academic leadership team to recruit and retain excellent faculty at all ranks.
• Providing continuity of support to all faculty through the life cycle of appointment, periodic review, tenure, promotion, sabbatical leave and other professional development opportunities outlined in the Faculty Handbook, and ensuring detailed organization and timeliness in the business processes associated with personnel actions.
• Supervising position management of other academic employees, including librarians, lecturers, student assistants, graduate assistants, teaching associates, and others, supporting personnel policies and record keeping, professional development, performance management, labor relations, succession planning, and employee recognition programs.
• Providing oversight of budget‑related contractual issues for all faculty and staff appointments within the support units of the Division, which includes working with deans and department chairs on faculty workload for undergraduate and graduate programs.
• Working with Faculty Senate Executive Committee and other leaders to ensure consistency in the application of policies in the Faculty Handbook.
• Assisting the Provost in executive searches and advising on executive staffing decisions.
• Supervising the work in the Provost’s Office in developing, communicating, operationalizing, and monitoring the annual budget cycle and capital planning in the units within Academic Affairs.
• Providing oversight for budget allocations for the academic colleges and academic support units in the Division, working closely with deans, directors, and department chairs to ensure transparency and collaboration in the development of budget models.
• Providing tracking data and analysis with key performance indicators to ensure that budgets are effectively managed across Academic Affairs.
• Fostering collaboration with the Provost’s Office, the University Budget Director, and other senior leaders to evaluate enrollment projections and provide forecasting models on divisional revenue.
• Working closely with the Provost and Assistant Vice President for Office of Planning, Analysis & Accountability to consider feasibility for divisional initiatives, projects, capital planning, staffing requests, and other activities to ensure alignment with the university strategic plan and the Academic Master plan.
• Providing oversight for financial resources required by new program proposals as well as forecasts of potential revenue generation.
• Collaborating with the University Budget Office on central budget planning and initiatives to provide high‑level leadership aligned with strategic priorities as set forth by the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs.
• Serving on university‑wide committees and advisory bodies as assigned by the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs.
• Undertaking other duties as assigned.

• The successful candidate must have earned a doctorate degree with a demonstrated record in faculty affairs and experience in planning, forecasting, cost and financial analysis, budget management and reporting at an…