Provost and Senior Vice President
Provost and Senior Vice President
(The Chief Academic Officer)
Sinclair Community College, based in Dayton, Ohio, is on the move, reaching record levels of student success, while maintaining extraordinary levels of organizational health and stability.
Sinclair is searching for a Chief Academic Officer who will join the team of faculty, staff, administrators, students and community leaders in taking Sinclair to the next levels of diversity, growth and community alignment.
Interested and qualified professionals are invited to apply for this senior level administrative position at one of America's largest and notable community colleges.
CANDIDATE QUALIFICATIONS
While no one person could ever embody every desired quality, the successful candidate will bring many of the following professional qualifications and personal attributes to Sinclair:
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
- Earned doctorate from a regionally accredited college or university
- At least five years of combined experience as a senior leader in higher education academic affairs (for example: Department Chair, Assistant/Associate Dean, Dean or Assistant/Associate Provost, or Chief Academic Officer)
- At least ten years of demonstrated successful experience (in aggregate) in progressively responsible teaching and administrative leadership positions in higher education.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS AND ATTRIBUTES
Academic Career Success and Administrative Experience:
- Strong record of career success as a full-time college faculty member
- Strong record of successful academic administrative experience in progressively responsible community college positions, which include budgeting, policy, and academic program development
- Experience with evaluating tenure-track faculty, as well as experience in faculty leadership, mentoring, and faculty development
- Experience in curriculum development, international programs, online learning, educational technology, and academic advising/counseling
- Successful experience in strategic planning, accreditation, retention, articulation agreement development, and international education
Leadership and Collaboration:
- Is creative in supporting various new and emerging teaching and learning modalities
- Spirit of imagination, openness, and collegiality, coupled with the ability to act decisively, proactively, and fairly
- Strong commitment to shared governance and creating and maintaining a collegial environment
- Record of achieving institutional goals and directing major projects
- Initiator of change and advocate for strategic direction to evolving needs of higher education in today’s competitive landscape
- Experience in fostering collaboration between academic programs and other departments across the college to create rich educational experiences for students
- Ability to work with faculty, staff, and students as well as community groups of diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, and ethnic backgrounds
Accreditation and Compliance
- Knowledge of accreditation standards set forth by one or more of the regional accreditation agencies
- Knowledge of state and federal education regulations and guidelines
ABOUT THE POSITION
Reporting to the college President and serving on the President's Cabinet, the Provost serves as the Chief Academic Officer. The Provost provides strategic leadership to all academic areas of the college to ensure that teaching and learning reflect the mission and values of the institution. The Provost serves as an advocate for all academic programs, providing leadership to faculty and academic administrators to ensure consistent quality standards in curriculum and programs that meet the needs of students. The Provost oversees the academic integrity of the college and provides leadership in long-range planning, budgeting, curriculum, program development, and faculty support. The Provost ensures compliance with various accrediting bodies as well as with state and federal regulations.
The job is in-person in that the office is based at the Dayton Campus of Sinclair College and must be conducted from there (and cannot be fulfilled by being primarily virtual or from a distance). The position is complex and has a broad range of duties, including supervising a number of departments such as (but not limited to), the library, academic advising, eLearn, and the academic divisions; below is a sample of key responsibilities of the Provost:
Fosters a culture that embraces diversity, promotes educational equity and is focused on students
- Embodies the mission, vision and values of the college and exemplifies behaviors and approaches that engage all members of the campus community in supporting the broader needs of students
- Further strengthens the educational experience for all students to reach their full potential
- Ensures that processes and policies reinforce the strategic priorities of the college and are not obstacles for students
Provides visionary leadership for the academic operations of the college
- Enables innovative teaching and learning and encourages transformational practices that promote student success and engagement
- Provides leadership for all academic programs and policies to facilitate appropriate program development and to meet the standards of accrediting bodies
- Coordinates accreditation efforts and the preparation of reports to various accrediting bodies
Ensures academic excellence while leading people and managing the effective allocation of resources
- Ensures systematic review of programs to ensure quality and current course content
- Coordinates with the college Deans and approves the hiring, support, development, and evaluation of faculty, staff, and administrators of instructional programs and services
- Works with direct reports to plan, develop and administer the annual budget for the academic division of the college
- Identifies new sources of revenue to support existing programs and provides leadership for the creation and funding of new programs, which foster the mission of the college
Recruits, develops, and retains outstanding and diverse faculty and staff and fosters mutual respect and understanding
- Establishes and maintains an effective plan that supports the recruitment and retention of highly qualified diverse faculty and academic staff
- Embraces and promotes collegial consultation and ensures communication with faculty by working closely with the Faculty Senate and other governance committees to promote quality and shared faculty governance
Serves as an important member of the President's cabinet and the college's senior leadership team
- Provides advice and counsel to the President on all matters pertaining to the academic operations of the college
- Builds congruent relationships between the academic and other departments and divisions across the college to ensure seamless services to students that promote and enable student success
- Takes an active role in the community and within state and national associations
ABOUT SINCLAIR COLLEGE
Founded in 1887, Sinclair College is among the oldest community colleges in America. The college's namesake, David A. Sinclair, founded the workforce education programs to help bridge the gap between the unskilled and the emerging jobs in Southwestern Ohio. David Sinclair's credo, "Find the need and endeavor to meet it," still resonates with us today. For some 135 years, Sinclair College is integral to the Dayton, Ohio region. Sinclair serves over 30,000 unduplicated college credit students annually, offering over 300 college credit degree and certificate programs. In FY2021, Sinclair awarded more than 10,000 college credit degrees and certificates.
Sinclair operates under three overarching strategic priorities:
ALIGNMENT: Southwestern Ohio citizens, communities, and businesses will be served with educational programs and services that are aligned to the economy and the social needs of this region.
GROWTH: The number of college students will grow, as will the rate of success. More businesses and community organizations will receive more training and development services. Efficiency and effectiveness will grow.
DIVERSITY, EQUITY and INCLUSION: The student body, faculty, and staff will reflect the holistic diversity of the region, and success achievement gaps between groups will be eliminated.
The focus of these priorities allows the college to grow, thrive and meet the broader needs of students and the community it serves. With a team of more than 2,500 full- and part-time faculty and staff, Sinclair operates in five locations throughout the Dayton region with a $150 million annual budget.