Provost

JOB PURPOSE

The Provost takes broad responsibility for the planning, development and administration of the University’s educational programs, support services, operations and maintenance. Provides leadership direction and advocacy for a comprehensive array of student affairs with the purpose of student success in meeting their educational goals. Oversees all academic colleges, enrollment, graduate studies, student services, and institutional data and reporting.

This position description indicates in general the nature and levels of work, knowledge, skills, and abilities. It is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities required or assigned to this position.

• Oversees the overall academic integrity of the entire institution.
• Develops and approves departmental plans, goals and objectives and ensures compliance to contractual obligations, requirements, and the strategic plan.
• Achieves financial objectives by preparing and administering the operational budgets.
• In consultation with faculty, officers and Regents, the Provost is responsible for all strategic plans and initiatives, and for coordinating institutional academic, financial and facilities planning.
• Hosts regular staff meetings to ensure communication among personnel regarding departmental activities.
• Oversees the supervision of staff, including work allocation, scheduling, training, and problem resolution.
• Increases staff effectiveness by recruiting, hiring, selecting, orienting, training, coaching, counseling, evaluation and disciplining, and terminating personnel appropriately; communicates values, strategies, and objectives.
• Obtains, develops and maintains necessary personnel, training and equipment to achieve financial, operational and compliance expectations.
• Preparing and maintaining departmental budgets and oversee compliance throughout fiscal year; time keeping and approval.
• Creates and enforces academic policies and operating procedures.
• Provides leadership, vision, direction and advocacy for a comprehensive array of student affairs, which support completion and students’ success in meeting their educational goals.
• Serves as Chief Academic Officer of the University; serves as Officer in Charge in the absence of the President.
• Participates as a member of the President’s Cabinet and assists the President and other senior managers in achieving priority institutional objectives identified in the University’s Strategic Plan.
• Creates the annual Operational Plan for the division of Academic and Student Affairs; oversees and guides the creation and implementation of annual operational plans for the Academic and Student Affairs leadership team and assists others in achieving priority institutional objectives; evaluates progress toward goals and objectives.
• Prepares the annual budget for the division of Academic and Student Affairs, in line with the University’s strategic priorities.
• Ensures that the activities of Academic and Student Affairs meet the requirements of the College’s accrediting and licensing agencies.
• Supports academic and student support services activities with initiatives and innovations in programs that respond in a timely manner to a rapidly changing environment.
• Assists with major grant and funding agency reporting, including compilation of data and statistics.
• Oversees the assessment of all academic and student affairs programs and services to measure and plan continuous improvement.
• Reviews the program mix to ensure that academic programs that directly support the needs of the community are initiated and maintained.
• Supports mutually beneficial partnerships between the University and business/industry, not-for-profit organizations and other educational institutions.
• Provides leadership in the incorporation of instructional technologies to improve student learning.
• Participates in student and staff disciplinary meetings.
• Maintains regular communication and working relationship with other areas of the University, keeping them informed of current activities and working with them to achieve institutional priorities.
• Reviews, signs, and provides final…