Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs

40 hours per week, Monday - Friday

Virginia's community colleges have a 50-year track record of educational excellence and innovation to serve the needs of our citizens and strengthen the Commonwealth's economy. When Virginia's General Assembly established the Virginia Community College System in 1966, the need for a comprehensive system was well known. Over the two decades after the end of World War II, leaders in government, business, professional sectors, and academia had called for a new approach to providing educational opportunity. A key concern was Virginia's ability to develop a skilled and knowledgeable workforce to expand the state's economy. Today our community colleges give every Virginian the opportunity to gain a quality education. With 23 colleges on 40 campuses located throughout the state, Virginia's Community Colleges are committed to serving Virginia families, helping them acquire the knowledge and skills to seize the opportunities of today and tomorrow.

The Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs provides visionary leadership and strategic direction for the design, development, and continuous improvement of academic programs across Virginia's 23 community colleges. This position is responsible for ensuring academic excellence, integrity, and alignment with the VCCS mission and strategic plan, to deliver high-quality, accessible, and affordable education that supports student success, transfer readiness, and workforce competitiveness. Reporting to the Senior Vice Chancellor for Academic and Workforce programs, this position works in concert with the Associate Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs, the Associate Vice Chancellor of Career Education and Workforce, the Assistant Vice Chancellor for Institutional Research, and the Assistant Vice Chancellor for Student Success and Professional Development.

The Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs coordinates and manages the development and maintenance of State Board policies related to the academic enterprise, including program approval processes, transfer policies and articulation agreements, dual enrollment, credit for prior learning, and placement policies. The Associate Vice Chancellor also leads academically related efforts that support the system-wide strategic plan, improving student outcomes, and student completions. The Associate Vice Chancellor also develops and maintains policies to support online, hybrid, and competency-based program delivery to provide opportunities for students to learn through multiple modalities. The position oversees implementation and evaluation of system-wide instructional technologies, including the online library and the learning management system. The Associate Vice Chancellor provides executive-level support for the Senior Vice Chancellor for Academic and Workforce Programs and engages in system-level strategic planning and evaluation processes.

The Associate Vice Chancellor leads efforts to advance the "One System, One Experience" approach by promoting consistency in academic standards, curricular innovation, instructional quality, and assessment across the System. The position works collaboratively with system office leadership, chief academic officers, chief workforce officers, chief student affairs officers, and state and national partners to strengthen the academic enterprise and position the VCCS as a national leader in community college education and workforce relevance. The position is supported by five (5) System Office academic departments.

* Doctorate in academic discipline, higher education, organizational leadership, or a related field.

* Three years of senior management experience, and a total of five years of management experience in instructional, student services or related programs, or a related area.

* Demonstrated experience developing and implementing large-scale academic, instructional, and/or student success initiatives.

* Proven track record in policy development, compliance management, and cross-functional collaboration.

* Strong commitment to ensuring a sense of belonging and inclusion for both students and employees.

* Excellent interpersonal, communication, and organizational skills.

* Ability to be receptive to new ideas and to change; modeling flexibility and agility.

* Ability to work as a leader and team member in implementing state-wide programs

* Ability to monitor changes in regulations, analyze changes for their potential impacts on VCCS programs, disseminate the information, and help to develop policies and procedures in response to these changes.

* Ability to communicate and interpret policy and program objectives and offerings to community organizations, students, staff, instructors and others

Competencies

* Coaching: The ability to facilitate skill development and improved performance by providing clear, specific feedback to others, understanding their goals and working with them to achieve those goals.

* Communication: The ability to articulate thoughts and deliver information effectively using oral, written, visual and non-verbal communication skills, as well as listening skills to gain understanding.

* Change Management: The ability to implement strategies for affecting change, delivering the message of change and helping people adapt to change.

* Managing Conflict: The ability to understand all sides of an issue, help others calmly move through emotional or tense situations, and achieve the best solution for everyone involved.

* Performance Management: The ability to set realistic performance expectations, demonstrate awareness of other's work performance, provide regular feedback, and track performance progress.

* Facilitating: The ability to impartially guide a group with an overall goal of reaching consensus, solving problems or accomplishing tasks.

* Inclusion: The ability to effectively manage and communicate across differences, identify and address barriers, and foster an inclusive work environment.

* Critical Thinking: The ability to carefully consider multiple pieces of information, from a variety of sources and perspectives, to integrate into a rational and beneficial solution.

* Interpersonal Skills: The ability to interact with others in a mutually respectful, genuine, direct, and supportive manner.

* Strategic Management: The ability to formulate objectives and priorities and implement initiatives to bring value to the organization's long-term objectives.

* Project Management: The ability to see the objective, the steps and resources needed to get there, the timeline is followed and the leadership necessary to impart the vision.

* Five years of senior management experience, and a total of seven years of management experience in instructional, student services or related programs, or a related area.

* A background of increasing responsibility in the coordination of community college departments or divisions.

* Experience with statewide community college systems or multi-campus/multi-college governance structures.

* Familiarity and involvement with Virginia higher education policies, SCHEV, and VCCS initiatives such as Instructional Programs Advisory Committee, Transfer Virginia, FastForward, and G3.
* Demonstrated success leveraging data analytics and technology to enhance student success.

Travel is required. Individual will represent VCCS at internal and external conferences and for other meetings where needed.

The Virginia Community College System ( VCCS) provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, political affiliation, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or other non-merit factors.

The Virginia Community College System ( VCCS) is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and complies with the Americans with Disabilities Acts ( ADA and ADAAA), to provide, reasonable accommodation to applicants in need of access to the application, interviewing, and selection processes when requested.