Provost and Senior Vice President

Provost And Senior Vice President

Broward College in sunny South Florida is one of the largest state colleges in the country. With an enrollment of approximately 50,000 students supported by 4,000 employees, the College was rated as a best-in-state employer by Forbes and a top 10 community college by the Aspen Institute. Broward College now has a new permanent president and chief executive who is looking to take the institution to new heights. We seek an experienced and innovative academic leader to join this transformation as we make Broward College the number one destination for academic excellence! This senior management position serves in an executive capacity, reporting to the College President for overall planning, operation, and evaluation of the college's academic affairs.

In consultation with the Pathway Deans and the Faculty Senate, this position is responsible for coordinating and administrating district-wide pathway programs, academic operations, and related policies and procedures. Provides overall leadership and vision for academic affairs, as well as academic operations within the context of the college's vision and mission. Provides academic leadership for accreditation, the assessment of pathway programs and general education outcomes, and the continuous improvement of academic and student programs and college-wide initiatives. Champions the College's core values: academic excellence and student success, innovation, integrity, sustainability, and lifelong learning; promotes and sustains a respectful, rigorous, compassionate, and learning-centered environment for Broward College and works collaboratively with the entire College community to achieve a shared vision and transform student lives.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Master's Degree required
• Ten years of relevant experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• Ten years of management/leadership experience
• Ph.D or Ed.D
• An equivalent combination of experience and education may be considered.

Essential Functions:

• Provides senior leadership direction in fulfilling the mission of the College in the district-wide academic affairs and College operations in collaboration with college leadership and key stakeholders. Leadership includes the planning, administration, evaluation, and continuous improvement of college-wide academic programs
• Under the direction and leadership of the president, leads in collaboration with senior management in the oversight and coordination of strategic planning, analysis, and evaluation of the institution's effectiveness in fulfilling the college's mission, vision, values, goals, and objectives.
• Serves as chief academic policy, program, and accreditation officer for the college. Ensures compliance with the provisions of all applicable federal and state regulatory standards, Board of Trustees directives, Principles of Accreditation, and adherence to college policies and procedures. Evaluates, revises, and develops policies and procedures.
• Under the president's direction, is authorized as delegated by the president to take action and make administrative and management decisions for assigned administrative functional areas. Communicates and negotiates professionally and effectively as a collaborator and problem solver with a comprehensive knowledge in the field of higher education.
• Promotes and provides guidance and inclusion in designing, implementing, evaluating, and ongoing improvement of student pathways.
• In collaboration with the Pathway Deans and the Faculty Senate, provides senior management direction, leadership, and coordination for the college's online learning programs and initiatives and instructional technology initiatives.
• Responsible for staff management, including recommendation of staffing, hiring, setting performance standards, evaluating staff, discipline and termination in support of a culture accountable for serving the College.
• Represent the College in various civic, community, and professional organizations at the local, state, and national level.
• Provide strategic leadership, vision, oversight and coordination of the College's financial aid programs.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Demonstrated skills for managing and sustaining large-scale transformational change.
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively in large-scale settings such as in a multi-campus institution.
• Demonstrated understanding and commitment to the mission and goals of a comprehensive community college.
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with faculty, administrators, staff, students and peer leadership to develop common solutions to complex issues.
• Ability to think creatively, listen to diverse perspectives, and apply creative strategies to attain successful institutional outcomes.
• Proven ability to work with diverse constituencies in a multi-cultural environment; demonstrated sensitivity to and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, and ethnic backgrounds of community college students.
• Demonstrated knowledge of regional accrediting agency core requirements, principles, policies and guidelines.
• Demonstrated knowledge of contemporary institutional effectiveness practices.
• Demonstrated interest in advocating for the effective application of technology in teaching and learning, the delivery of online programs and degrees and the importance of faculty development and instructional design in the teaching/learning process

Our Culture:

• At Broward College, our leaders embody a culture of competence, care, character, composure, and courage. We prioritize serving each other and our students through high-quality guidance, mutual respect, resilience, and fair, thoughtful decision-making, all while upholding the values of integrity, transparency, and honesty.

Position Number: P0000022

Job Status: Full time Regular

Department: Senior Executive Management

Location: Willis Holcombe Center

Pay Grade: 112

Salary: $200,900 - $230,900 (Salary commensurate with education and experience)

Work Shift: First Shift

Work Schedule: Monday-Friday/weekend/varies

Hours Per Week: 37.5

Posting End Date: Open Until Filled

To be considered for this position, a completed online employment application form along with a cover letter, resume and unofficial transcript are required.

Designated Essential Personnel: Yes

FLSA Status: Exempt

Position Classification: Administrators

Special Instructions to Applicant: For positions requiring a degree, the official transcripts are required upon hire. An unofficial copy of the degree/transcript is acceptable during the application process and must be attached to the online application. If unable to attach the documentation, please email document to jobs@broward.edu or fax to 954-201-7612, stating clearly the position name(s) and position number(s) the transcript is to be attached to.

Foreign Transcript: Transcripts issued outside of the United States require a equivalency statement from a certified transcript evaluation service verifying the degree equivalency to that of an accredited institution within the USA. This report must be attached with the application and submitted by the application deadline. All required documentation must be received on or before the job posting end date.

**Please note that multiple documents can be uploaded in the "Resume/CV/Transcript/License/Certification" section of the application**

Please refer to link with the instructions on how to submit an application with multiple documents.

Employment is contingent upon successful completion of the required background screening process.

Broward College uses E-Verify to check employee eligibility to work in the United States. You will be required to complete an I-9 Form and provide documentation of your identity for employment purposes.

Broward College is an equal opportunity employer and strongly encourages applications from eligible veterans and spouses of veterans, underrepresented groups, including minorities, women, and persons with disabilities. The College does not discriminate on the basis of age, color, disability, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sexual orientation or any other legally protected classification. For inquiries regarding Title IX and the college's non-discrimination policies, contact the Vice President for Talent and Culture at 954-201-7449, Broward College, 6400 NW 6th Way, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309. Applicants needing a reasonable accommodation with the application process, please contact the Talent and Culture Department at nanders1@broward.edu.

The intent of this description is to illustrate the types of duties and responsibilities that will be required of positions given this title and should not be interpreted of describe all the specific duties and responsibilities that may be required in any particular position. Directly related education/experience beyond the minimum stated may be substituted where appropriate at the discretion of the Appointing Authority. Broward College reserves the right to revise or change job duties, job hours, and responsibilities.