Provost, Workforce Education

SE1935.00000

Provost, Workforce Education

Staff

Full-Time

Executive Staff

The Provost for Workforce Education serves as an integral member of the senior leadership team whose focus is to attain the College’s vision, fulfill its mission, and demonstrate its values, in service of the tens of thousands of students who trust us with their dreams and futures. The Provost, reporting to the VP for Workforce, Career, and Professional Education, will be responsible for the development, delivery, and assessment of the College’s comprehensive portfolio of workforce education offerings. The Provost shall exemplify and promote learning-centeredness and collaborative shared governance and will contribute to the advancement of student access, completion, transfer, and career credential attainment. They will prioritize these efforts and mindsets in their support of deans, faculty, and staff, as well as in their engagement in the local community, where they will represent the College as a community partner.

1630

Exempt

S1869P

Central Florida Region

Collegewide

1

07/12/2023

08/21/2023

No

https://valenciacollege.peopleadmin.com/postings/30067

$153,198 - $190,482 Per Year

1. Support, develop, and supervise deans in their role as learning partners for faculty, including the facilitation of feedback processes that result in the ongoing refinement of instructional practices based on student learning, success, and experience data.

2. Contribute to the achievement of the College’s strategic goals, with particular focus on outcomes in access, completion, transfer, and career credential attainment via participation in Valencia’s distinctive, highly collaborative governance structure and in close partnership with Campus Provosts, Student Affairs colleagues, and other members of the senior team.

3. Lead the collaborative development of the College’s annual Academic Program Plan, which identifies new workforce programs the College should offer, workforce programs the College should expand, and opportunities for program modifications in response to student enrollment or success data.

4. In collaboration with Campus Provosts and colleagues in Student Affairs, lead the development and attainment of pathways and outcomes in Workforce, Career, and Professional Education, including their expression on campus locations.

5. Develop expertise about and actively pursue and develop partnerships with local business and industry; utilize this knowledge and these relationships to ensure that Valencia’s portfolio of workforce offerings is responsive to the unique and evolving needs of local employers and the community industry in support of Workforce, Career, and Professional Education.

6. Work collaboratively with the campuses and college faculty and staff to cultivate an environment in which all members of the community know/feel that they belong and can thrive.

7. Support operations through thoughtful financial management and collaboration with collegewide operations teams; advance the implementation of strategic initiatives and grant stewardship in collaboration with the resource development office and the Foundation.

8. Partner with the deans and assistant vice presidents for intentional faculty and staff recruitment, mentorship, promotion, and retention.

9. Performs other related duties as assigned.

Terminal degree in field from a regionally accredited institution, or any equivalent combination of related education, training, and/or experience which provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the essential functions.

Experience in a large and/or multi-campus college or university.

Experience in strategic planning, committee service, and institutional accreditation and assessment practices.

A record of success in faculty or staff recruitment and development.

Knowledge of and commitment to learning and instructional practices that result in deep, lasting learning.

Knowledge of and commitment to student access, completion, transfer, and career (workforce) credential attainment.

Knowledge of and commitment to the mission, vision, and values of the community college and its role in the community, notably in the areas of access, transfer, and workforce development.

Knowledge of and commitment to inclusive, culturally responsive, and/or asset-based, practice.

Knowledge of the policies, governance, and administrative processes used in publicly supported higher education institutions.

Ability to support, supervise, and coach administrators and faculty, helping them grow and thrive.

Ability to establish and maintain trusting, collaborative professional relationships with internal and external partners, including school districts, industry and community partners, local businesses, community colleges, universities, the community at large, and the state.

Ability to collaboratively identify challenges and opportunities, develop hypotheses, design and implement strategies, evaluate outcomes, and refine practices.

Ability to build consensus and embrace open dialogue and transparency, including through difficult or challenging situations.

Ability to understand and make data-informed decisions, using both quantitative and qualitative data.

Ability to communicate effectively in writing and in public speaking, with both academic and non-academic audiences.

This job primarily operates in a professional office environment. The employee will routinely operate standard office equipment including but not limited to computers, keyboards, mouse, phones, photocopiers, printers, scanners, filing cabinets and fax machines. While performing the duties of this job, the noise level in the work environment is usually quiet to moderate.

Typical physical competencies include but are not limited to frequently remaining stationary, moving, reaching, positioning self and occasionally ascending/descending, lifting/moving objects weighing between 5-15 pounds. This job also entails frequently communicating, discerning and exchanging information, detecting and perceiving objects up close, at a distance, and the ability to adjust focus. Cognitive abilities include but are not limited to frequently using discretion, judgment, reasoning, memory, learning, maintaining confidentiality, comprehension, problem solving, and decision-making.

The typical work environment, physical and cognitive demands listed above are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. The College has a process to identify and make available reasonable accommodations to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Must be able to travel locally among campus locations on an as-needed basis.

Must have reliable transportation, and proof of liability and property damage insurance on the vehicle used may be required.

This position requires in-office and out-of-office (community) responsibilities that will vary on a daily / weekly basis.