Details
Posted: 26-Apr-22
Location: Circleville, Ohio
Type: Full Time
Required Education: Doctorate
Salary: $75,000 +
Categories:
Higher Ed Administrative Careers - Curriculum Development
Higher Ed Administrative Careers - Deans
Higher Ed Administrative Careers - Grants/Research Administration
Salary Details:
Aligned with experience
Internal Number: S1962018
The Vice President of Academic Affairs serves as the University’s chief academic and student development officer, and as the chief liaison officer with the Higher Learning Commission. This position provides leadership for academic programs and operations, online student services, Circleville Campus student development, registrar, library, assessment, and strategic planning for the University. The Vice President of Academic Affairs oversees curriculum and instruction, monitors administrative effectiveness, budgets for academics and student development, chapel, student engagement, and is responsible for student retention, new program planning, maintaining positive relationships with accreditors, and other aligned duties.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Implement, coordinate, and maintain new programs
- Responsible for supporting new ideas for programs and earning appropriate approvals
- Development for approved approved
- Point of contact for questions and concerns regarding programs and initiatives
Curriculum
- Provide leadership in assuring curriculum quality and maintenance.
- Work with School Deans to develop curricula.
- Ascertain that continual review of curriculum is occurring.
- Ensure the Learning Management System is competitive and operates effectively.
- Provide support to Deans and Faculty
- Communicate program changes to stakeholders, including accreditors.
Policy Development/Maintenance
- Work with the academic team to develop, implement, and maintain academic and curricular policies and procedures.
Marketing
- Collaborate with marketing and recruitment efforts.
- Work with community contacts to promote programs.
- Develop and maintain working relationship with various community partners
Faculty
- Recruiting
- Determine faculty needs for online/onsite/hybrid courses with School Deans and hire appropriate faculty.
- Faculty Approval
- Provide final faculty approval for all adjuncts
- Faculty Support
- Ensure that faculty receive appropriate training and oversight
- Faculty Issues
- Address concerns about faculty, working with School Deans
Student Support
- Handle high-level student complaints and concerns referred from Directors in Student Development or Student Services.
- Expands/Maintains student support activities that leads to appropriate national expectations of retention and persistence for both online and onsite students.
Retention / Innovation Efforts
- Lead and oversee Online retention and innovation initiatives
- Regularly assess the effectiveness of retention and innovation projects
Meeting Requirements
- Monthly Faculty Meeting
- Monthly Student Development Meeting
- Monthly Curriculum Meeting
- Annual Advisory Meeting, other Advisory related meetings as called
- Monthly academic leadership meetings
- Online Quarterly Meeting
- President’s Cabinet Meetings
Administrative
- Provide regular reports to the President on progress
- Oversee the work of the School Deans and Student Development Directors and other academic personnel
- Assess academic and student development administrative effectiveness
Budgets
- Develop and maintain academics budgets, in cooperation with the School Deans
- Reflect financial impact of new programs & training
- Work with cost containment aspects for online/onsite/hybrid programs
Career Support
- Ensure that the Director of Student Life expands/maintains career programming
Compliance and Accreditation
- Oversee the creation and distribution of compliance documentation and reporting for academic and student development activities for federal and state governments.
- Act as the primarily liaison with the Ohio Department of Higher Education and the Higher Learning Commission, developing reports, submitting documentation, and maintaining a positive relationship with key personnel.
Strategic Planning
- Work with the President as the convener and day-to-day manager of the strategic planning committee.
- Develop and Maintain reports and provide information to stakeholders.
Attend University events as appropriate.
Promote the University at public functions.
Accomplish other duties as assigned.
WORK RELATIONSHIPS
Reports to: President
Supervises: School Deans, Full-time faculty, Program Directors, Directors of service areas.
Internal OCU Relationships: Administrators, faculty, staff, support personnel
External Relationships: Students, alumni, potential employers of alumni, prospective faculty, community leaders
REQUIRED MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
According to Ohio Christian University employment policy all employees must possess a strong Christian commitment and adhere to the standards outlined in the OCU Community Lifestyle Statement, including the University statement on Human Sexuality.
- Earned Doctorate in a discipline appropriate for leading a higher education institution
- Minimum five years of experience working in higher education administration, preferably with nontraditional adult learners.
- Excellent organizational skills
- Excellent team-building and leadership skills
- Capable communicator both in group settings and in individual meetings
- Quantitative and qualitative research skills
- Normal office work; no heavy lifting is required
LIMITATIONS AND DISCLAIMER
As a religious educational institution operating under the auspices of The Churches of Christ in Christian Union, Ohio Christian University is permitted and reserves the right to prefer employees on the basis of religion (42 U.S.C., Sections 2000e-1 and 2000e-2).The above job description is meant to describe the general nature and level of work being performed; it is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required for the position. All job requirements are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities. Some requirements may exclude individuals who pose a direct threat or significant risk to the health and safety of themselves or other employees. This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee occupying this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform other job-related duties requested by their supervisor in compliance with Federal and State Laws. Requirements are representative of minimum levels of knowledge, skills and/or abilities. To perform this job successfully, the employee must possess the abilities or aptitudes to perform each duty proficiently. Continued employment remains on an “at-will” basis, unless otherwise contractually bound.
Ohio Christian University is an Equal Opportunity Employer
