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Work type: Management (MPP)
Location: San José
Categories: MPP, Administrative, At-Will, Full Time, On-site (work in-person at business location)

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The Vice Provost for Academic Innovation reports to the Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and leads efforts across Professional and Continuing Education (PaCE) and Global Engagement and Partnerships as well as a number of Specialized Programs and Services, including our Testing Office and Passport Office. The Vice Provost is charged with advancing SJSU’s entrepreneurial efforts to expand access through PaCE Programs (at both the graduate and undergraduate levels), build deeper global partnerships to drive enrollment and the flows of students to and from the San José Region, and advancing specialized programs that meet current campus and community needs.

The Vice Provost must build on the strong framework already available to further increase access to programs through SJSU Online and other core platforms. Moreover, the Vice Provost oversees an organization where pilot projects and ideas are cultivated and advanced. This includes advancing a robust program of continuing education units led by SJSU faculty and staff. The position works closely with other offices in Academic Affairs to manage the PaCE budget, coordinate with colleges to deliver effective programs, and develop new programs that meet local and global demands.

The position directly supervises managers and has responsibility for staff across the Academic Innovation unit. The Vice Provost is a highly collaborative leader who can bring intra- and inter-divisional teams together to meet the needs of all our students enrolled in PaCE programs. The Office of Academic Innovation also serves as a central hub for the colleges, providing comprehensive customer service that emphasizes problem‑solving, responsiveness, and convenience.

• Leads the development of innovative degree and non‑degree educational programs across all PaCE verticals, including SJSU Online
• Advance strategies to deepen corporate and non‑profit relationships to meet workforce needs in Silicon Valley and beyond
• Lead program development in non‑credit continuing education efforts across campus that empower faculty and staff to deliver high quality microcredentials to industry partners in the Silicon Valley and beyond
• Serve as a central hub for the colleges, providing comprehensive customer service that emphasizes problem‑solving, responsiveness, and convenience
• Promotes and develops strategic partnerships with the faculty and colleges at SJSU, with other domestic and international universities, and with industry and the community
• Works with these groups to identify and meet their educational needs
• Maintains excellent relationships with strategic partners
• Facilitates the development of certificate and degree programs, online education, international programs, professional development, and conferences (virtual and place‑based)
• Guides the shaping and oversees the implementation of all PaCE programs to promote the reputation and success of SJSU
• Serves as a liaison between SJSU and local, national, and international colleagues and organizations
• Develops self‑support educational opportunities for faculty and academic units
• Supports self‑support activities that arise within the colleges
• Oversees and coordinates seamless operation of programs like Intersession, Open University, Special Session, and Partnerships
• Partner with SJSU's Academic Colleges and Community College partners in the region to expand 2+2 and other pipeline programs through PaCE
• Recommends initiatives and changes to improve quality and services for the division, including improvements in marketing, fiscal, and information technology services
• Collaborates with other units to improve established processes and practices related to fiscal management of self‑support funds, including timely allocations to colleges
• Initiates action to resolve problems
• Manages relations with…