Associate Vice President of Academic Operations

Associate Vice President of Academic Operations

Provides college-wide leadership for the administration, coordination, and continuous improvement of academic support and enrichment programs. Supports student success, instructional excellence, and institutional effectiveness by overseeing key academic operations that complement teaching and learning.

• Provide strategic leadership and oversight for Library Services, Academic Support and Learning Resources, Faculty Professional Development, Digital Learning and Online Education, Institutional Effectiveness, Service Learning and Civic Engagement, Honors Program, Global Studies and International Education.
• Develop, implement, and assess policies, procedures and initiatives that support academic quality, student engagement and instructional effectiveness across modalities.
• Collaborate with academic deans and faculty leadership to align academic operations with curriculum, accreditation standards and institutional strategic priorities.
• Lead initiatives that promote innovative teaching practices, digital learning excellence and faculty growth in pedagogy, assessment and instructional technologies.
• Oversee planning, budgeting and resource allocation for assigned units to ensure efficiency, sustainability and alignment with institutional goals.
• Support student success initiatives by ensuring academic support services are accessible, inclusive and responsive to diverse student needs.
• Foster cross-functional collaboration among academic affairs, student services, institutional effectiveness and community partners.
• Coordinate data-informed assessment and continuous improvement efforts for supervised programs, including program review and reporting.
• Represent academic operations on institutional committees, task forces and external partnerships as appropriate.
• Supervise, mentor and evaluate directors and staff within assigned operational areas, promoting a culture of collaboration, accountability and professional excellence.
• Perform additional duties as assigned to support departmental and college objectives.

• Master’s degree from an accredited institution of higher education.
• At least five (5) years of progressively responsible leadership experience in higher education.
• Demonstrated experience overseeing academic support, instructional programs or faculty development initiatives.

• Doctorate from an accredited institution of higher education.
• Two years of community college experience.
• Experience leading digital learning, honors, global education or service-learning programs.
• Experience with accreditation, assessment and institutional effectiveness processes.

• Knowledge of community college missions, academic operations and student success frameworks.
• Strong leadership, organizational and supervisory skills.
• Ability to analyze data to inform decision-making and continuous improvement.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills across diverse stakeholder groups.
• Demonstrated ability to lead change, innovation and cross-departmental initiatives.

Annualized rate of pay: $115,491. Higher compensation may be considered based on directly related qualifications.

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