Executive Vice President of Academic Services

Requisition Number S0040414 Position Title Executive Vice President of Academic Services Position Number PD0036114 Department President's Office Campus Weatherford Campus [10] Type Full Time Faculty FLSA Exempt Full-time/ Part-time Full-time Term 12-month Pay Grade 9 Pay Grade Minimum Approximately $200,000:
Based on experience Proposed Start Date 05/04/2026 Is Grant Funded? No

Position Summary Information

Job Description Summary

As Chief Academic Officer (CAO), the Executive Vice President of Academic Services provides visionary, collaborative, informed, and fiscally responsible leadership to the Academic Services divisions. The Executive Vice President of Academic Services fills a leadership role in promoting the College's Guided Pathways initiative and creating the institution's culture of caring. The CAO is primarily responsible for developing and maintaining excellence in all aspects of Academic Services.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements below represent the required knowledge, skill, and/or ability. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

* Must possess appropriate academic preparation.

* Must possess excellent oral and written communication skills, demonstrating the ability to communicate effectively in a diverse, multicultural professional environment.

* Must demonstrate excellent interpersonal skills.

* Must demonstrate excellent organizational skills.

* Must demonstrate a commitment to quality higher education.

* Must demonstrate effective outreach skills.

* Must provide official transcripts from a regionally accredited institution of higher education or, if transcripts are earned from a foreign teaching institution, documentation from an institutionally recognized agency certifying equivalence of the foreign certificate.

Required Education

A Doctorate degree in educational leadership or a related field is required. The qualifying degree must have been earned from an institution accredited by a regional accrediting agency recognized by the US Department of Education. If earned from a foreign institution, the institution must maintain documentation from an institutionally recognized agency certifying equivalence of the foreign certificate.

Preferred Education Required Experience

A minimum of three years of full-time employment as a dean or above responsible for leadership and management of a postsecondary education institutional unit with full-time faculty and staff.

Preferred Experience

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

* Provides progressive, effective, and fiscally responsible leadership to the Academic Services division. Promoting excellence in all aspects of divisional performance.

* Maintains high standards for effective teaching and learning and exercises appropriate accountability measures.

* Leads division research and development utilizing effective procedures for using institutional resources in implementing curriculum, instruction, teaching, learning, and instructional support activities.

* Supervises divisional staff in implementing effective program review procedures to ensure quality, continuous improvement, and responsible fiscal management of instructional programs.

* Administers procedures to ensure divisional compliance with state regulations, accrediting body standards, and relevant financial management practices.

* Manages college participation in statewide programs established by the Higher Education Coordinating Board, participates in the SACS re-accreditation process representing Academic Services, and approves divisional participation in grant-supported programs.

* Provides leadership for cooperative instructional programs, including high school, college, university, and employer partnerships.

* Creates and monitors Academic Services agreements between the college and other entities.

* Leads the College's Guided Pathways and Culture of Caring initiatives.

* Other duties may be assigned as needed at the discretion of the President.

Knowledge,

Skills and Abilities

Ability to treat all persons with respect, dignity and justice, without discrimination based upon race, religion, color, sex, age, disability, national or ethnic origin, veteran status or other protected status; ability to exercise the highest professional and ethical standards in the use of College time and resources and observe the stated policies and procedures of the College; ability to read, analyze and interpret common scientific and technical journals, financial reports and legal documents;

ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from customers, regulatory agencies or members of the business community; and, ability to effectively present information to various groups if necessary.

Supervisory Responsibilities

Supervises the vice president, deans, and associate deans of Academic Services in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable…