"Executive Vice President of Academic Services / Chief Academic Officer (CAO)"

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.

1. Must possess appropriate academic preparation.
2. Must possess excellent oral and written communication skills, demonstrating the ability to communicate effectively in a diverse, multicultural professional environment.
3. Must demonstrate excellent interpersonal skills.
4. Must demonstrate excellent organizational skills.
5. Must demonstrate a commitment to quality higher education.
6. Must demonstrate effective outreach skills.
7. 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.

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.

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 laws. Indirectly supervises administrators, faculty, and staff employed within the Academic Services division. Is responsible for the overall direction, coordination, and evaluation of instruction. Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems; recommending renewal and non-renewal of employees.

Physical Demands

Activity: Walk
Frequency: Frequent
Task: Walking to various locations on campus

Activity: Sit
Frequency: Constant
Task: Sitting at a desk to perform job duties

Activity: Lift up to 20 lbs
Frequency: Occasional
Task: Lifting/moving supplies

Condition: Use of video display terminal
Example of condition: Using a computer to perform job duties

Special Instructions to Applicants

This position is designated as a security sensitive position and requires a satisfactory criminal history background check.

Males between the ages of 18 through 25 must be properly registered with the Selective Service System to be eligible for employment.

Weatherford College does not participate in the federal Social Security program. As a result, employees/retirees of the college are subject to the federal Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and possibly the Government Pension Offset (GPO) laws. For information on the WEP and the GPO, visit the Social Security Administration's website at http://www.ssa.gov/gpo-wep.

Weatherford College is an Equal Opportunity institution that provides educational and employment opportunities on the basis of merit and without discrimination regardless of age, sex, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation or gender identity.