Vice President, Student Affairs, Trinity River

Job Summary

Reporting to the campus president, the Vice President of Student Affairs (VPSA) is responsible for creating, leading, and coordinating a One College system of programs, services, and experiences designed to support student access, recruitment, retention, success, and completion for their designated campus. The VPSA oversees their designated campus and works collaboratively to provide strategic oversight for all Student Affairs experiences through program reviews, implementations, and change recommendations.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

Essential Performance Requirements

• Serves as a member of the student affairs team for the College; advises the Campus President on student success matters
• Works collaboratively with relevant members of the college's leadership to foster and sustain a culture of student success
• Participates in leadership team meetings on assigned campuses
• Works collaboratively with the Campus President to establish and manage enrollment strategies for the College, to build and retain enrollment to fulfill College goals
• Develops effective strategies to improve the student learning environment while identifying key performance indicators for student success
• Ensures the Office of Student Affairs provides programs, services and experiences, and organizational design that deliver positive student access and outcomes
• Collaborates with the District Director of Student Affairs to ensure effective delivery of campus services, programs, and experiences
• Strategically uses data to comprehensively assess the overall performance of all services and programs that impact student learning and success
• Strategically reviews and evaluates data to assess enrollment trends and key student success performance indicators
• Participates in the College's strategic planning process and provides leadership for the implementation of the College's strategic planning goals in the student affairs and academic support areas
• Serves on work teams and committees as necessary
• Collaborates regularly with academic affairs colleagues and other College stakeholders

General Supervision and Management

• Supervises and evaluates the work of their direct and indirect reports
• Leads the budget planning process for the Student Affairs Division; ensures appropriate staffing and budget plans to ensure excellence and consistency of service across the College
• Develops recommendations for a college student affairs organizational structure, which embeds continuous quality improvement and leads the development of student learning outcomes for each program and service

Service Excellence

• Participates on behalf of the College in external community organizations and associations as assigned to support the essential performance requirements
• Attends the workplace regularly, reports to work punctually, and follows a work schedule to keep up with the demands of the worksite
• Completes all required training and professional development sessions sponsored through Tarrant County College (TCC)
• Supports the mission, values, goals, and principles of the College

Supervision

Works under the general supervision of the Campus President

*Performs Other Related Tasks as Required

*The duties listed are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may be performed. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related or a logical assignment to the position. The job description does not constitute an employment agreement between the employer and employee and is subject to change by the employer as the needs of the employer and requirements of the job change.

Required Minimum Qualifications

• Master's degree
• Five (5) years of administrative experience in Student Services or Student Development within an academic environment
• Three (3) years of experience supervising (e.g., managing, evaluating the performance of others)

Preferred Qualifications

• Earned doctorate (Ph.D. or Ed.D.) in Higher Education Administration, Student Affairs, Educational Leadership, or a closely related field
• Active membership and participation in NASPA, ACPA, AACRA, or closely related regional or national association
• At least three (3) years of progressive senior-level leadership experience as a Director, Dean, Associate Vice President, or closely related role with direct oversight of multiple student service functional areas, such as Advising, Counseling, Veterans Services, and Student Life
• At least three (3) years' working experience leveraging data analytics to design and execute Strategic Enrollment Management (SEM) strategies to improve student recruitment, persistence, and/or completion outcomes
• At least three (3) years' working experience leading large-scale organizational change initiatives, such as divisional restructuring, implementation of integrated student information systems, or transition to centralized/student-ready service delivery models
• At least three (3) years' working experience managing complex, multi-million-dollar divisional budgets, focusing on resource optimization and securing external funding (e.g., federal/state grants such as Title III/Title V, or public-private partnerships)
• At least three (3) years' working experience within a large, multi-campus community college district related to the Essential Performance Requirements

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Knowledge and a clear understanding of a "One College" operating model
• Ability to ensure consistency, scalability, and quality of student services across locations
• Ability to collaborate with Academic Affairs to advance integrated student success strategies such as Guided Pathways, First-Year Experience, co-requisite models, resulting in improved student outcomes
• Ability to work effectively in a collaborative environment
• Ability to think critically to effectively solve and communicate problems in a fast-paced environment where the demands for work are varied, and unpredictable in scope and volume
• Ability to analyze data and provide sound recommendations based on policy, procedure, practice, and existing regulations
• Ability to delegate work appropriately to faculty and staff to meet College and campus deliverables
• Ability to use computer applications and enterprise systems, including proficiency with word processing, spreadsheet, and presentation software
• Skilled in excellent customer service and interpersonal skills with varied populations

Physical Demands and Work Environment

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, and climb or balance. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee occasionally works near moving mechanical parts and is occasionally exposed to risk of electrical shock. The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet.

Accommodation/EEO Statement

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties and responsibilities.