Vice Provost Academic Success and Vocation

Vice Provost for Academic Success and Vocation

The Vice Provost for Academic Success and Vocation provides university-wide leadership for academic student success, retention, persistence, and post-graduation outcomes. This position leads the development and execution of strategic initiatives that integrate academic support, advising, career and vocational development, and co-curricular programming. This position serves on key governance and consultative bodies, advises senior leadership, represents the university externally, and advances a holistic, data-informed approach to academic success from pre-matriculation to post-graduation.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provides strategic leadership for institution-wide student success and retention efforts aligned with the university's mission and strategic plan.
• Oversees and coordinates academic success, advising, tutoring, mentoring, career and professional development, and academic support programs for undergraduate and graduate students.
• Serves as the Provost's principal designee, responsible for leading, implementing, and ensuring the achievement of the university's Student Success Strategic Plan.
• Directs the implementation and assessment of the Quality Enhancement Plan and other institution-wide academic success initiatives.
• Collaborates with academic deans, dean's offices, Student Development, Enrollment Management, and faculty to coordinate cross-divisional efforts to ensure aligned policies, consistent practices, and effective academic student support.
• Chairs the university-wide student success team and guides integrated planning in partnership with key campus stakeholders.
• Coordinates with campus partners to align academic readiness and first-year experience programs in support of academic success goals (retention, persistence, completion, placement).
• Supervises academic success units and personnel, including recruitment, evaluation, organizational planning, and professional development.
• Develops and maintains the budget, ensuring strategic allocation of resources. Controls operational budgets and contributes to the University's cost-effective operations.
• Ensures compliance with accreditation standards, federal grant requirements, and institutional policies, including oversight of TRIO and other externally funded programs.
• Leads assessment, data analysis, and reporting related to academic success, retention, and post-graduation outcomes, including First Destination Survey reporting, in collaboration with the Office of Institutional Effectiveness.
• Communicates academic success and career development priorities, progress, and outcomes to executive leadership, faculty, staff, and other stakeholders.
• Advances and cultivates external partnerships, employer engagement, donor relations, and grant development in support of academic success and career outcomes.
• Builds and sustains a collaborative, supportive work culture focused on continuous improvement across areas of responsibility.
• Serves as an institutional leader on the Academic Council, Leadership Team, and Care and Intervention Committees, among others.
• Engages in national professional associations and best-practice networks to inform strategy, benchmarking, and continuous improvement.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

Required:

• Master's degree from an accredited college/university required; terminal degree (Ph.D., Ed.D., or equivalent) in a field aligned with student success or related field
• 5 years of demonstrated leadership experience in academic administration and/or student success within higher education, with proven success in leading institution-wide student success, retention, and persistence initiatives.
• Experience developing, implementing, and assessing strategic plans and complex, cross-divisional initiatives.
• Experience presenting to executive leadership and governing boards.
• Strong record of collaboration with faculty, deans, and senior administrators.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Strong public relations and customer service skills with an ability to implement diplomacy and discretion at all times; an ability to work effectively with communities…