Provost

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The San Jacinto College District is committed to equal employment opportunity for all employees and applicants without regard to race, creed, color, national origin, citizenship status, age, disability, pregnancy, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender expression or identity, genetic information, marital status, or veteran status in accordance with applicable federal and state laws. No person including students, faculty, staff, part-time, and temporary workers will be excluded from participation in, denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination or harassment under any program or activity sponsored or conducted by the San Jacinto College District on the basis of the categories listed.

FUNCTION: The Provost is the chief administrative executive of the campus, providing academic, administrative, and fiscal leadership. The Provost is responsible for the daily programs, facilities, and fiscal operations of the campus and leads the campus leadership team. The Provost meets with campus faculty, staff, and leaders and representatives of employee organizations, provides support to San Jac Online faculty and leadership, and is a member of the San Jacinto College Strategic Leadership Team.

The Provost also participates in community initiatives and service organizations. The Provost is the senior learning leader for the campus and is responsible for implementing the College’s academic plan and promoting academic excellence through collaboration, cooperation, and teamwork throughout San Jacinto College. The Provost promotes the College externally, fosters a campus climate that is consistent with the College’s core values and the “one-college” vision, and is committed to the achievement and implementation of the College’s strategic plan.

REPORTS TO: Deputy Chancellor & College President

SUPERVISES:

• Dean of Administration
• Instructional Deans of Academic and Technical areas (structure depends on offerings at each campus and includes Liberal Arts, Business, Applied Technology, Allied Health, Sciences, and Honors)
• Administrative assistants (number varies by campus size) All other faculty, staff, and administrators reporting through the Instructional Deans
• All other faculty, staff, and administrators reporting through the Instructional Deans

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES:

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

VISION & STRATEGIC PLANNING

• Implements the College’s strategic plan and demonstrates through long term and annual operational plans how priorities will be achieved on campus
• Champions cultural and organizational change within the College to implement the one-college vision
• Implements programs and services that support both the accomplishment of the College’s mission and the continuation of the College’s accreditation status
• Creates a culture that embraces change readiness, high performance, teamwork, and increased individual and organizational productivity
• Builds an agile organization to ensure successful execution of the College’s strategic plan
• Participates in future strategic planning and visioning efforts

TEACHING, LEARNING, & ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE

• Works collaboratively with faculty, administrators, and staff to provide a supportive and rigorous teaching and learning environment from the classroom to an effective array of student support services
• Demonstrates commitment to an environment that encourages faculty to create positive and innovative learning environments
• Provides leadership in ensuring that academic and support processes focus on the enhancement of the learning environment
• Promotes and facilitates innovations in teaching and learning and supporting technologies and infrastructures
• Ensures that all elements necessary for a quality teaching and learning environment are successfully implemented
• Supports faculty in developing assessment mechanisms that will document increases in learning
• Recommends strategies to meet the needs of a higher education community and student body
• Provides leadership for program areas including developing new programs, collaborating on goals…