Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs

Thank you for your interest in becoming Santa Fe College's next Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs.  Interested candidates can submit their applications and find out more details at the following link: 

APPLY HERE: https://www.sfcollege.edu/provost-search/ 

Please be sure to submit your application through our external website.

Application Deadline: Wednesday, March 22, 2023

Salary & Benefits:  See position description for salary information. Compensation package is comprised of many college paid benefits including health and life insurance, retirement, leave time, and tuition waivers for Santa Fe College and the University of Florida.

Classification: Full-time, Executive Managerial, Pay Grade EM9, Exempt.

Location: Northwest Campus, 3000 N.W. 83^rd Street, Gainesville, Florida 32606

Overview:

Santa Fe College was established in 1965 to serve Alachua and Bradford counties. The City of Gainesville is Alachua’s county seat and home to the college’s oldest campus. SF’s region reflects a captivating combination of urban and rural communities and rich ethnic diversity. Originally named Santa Fe Junior College, the institution changed its name to Santa Fe Community College when it moved to its location on NW 83^rd Street. It became Santa Fe College in 2008 when it began offering bachelor’s degrees.

Today SF offers 14 baccalaureate programs, 109 associate degrees and 34 technical certificates. Online, hybrid and web-assisted courses are integral components of SF’s delivery modalities. The college also provides a wide array of workforce development, continuing, adult and community education programs. SF enrolls over 13,600 degree-seeking students annually from Florida, the nation and 96 countries. About 63% of students come from outside the two-county district. Each year, the college awards more than 6,200 degrees and certificates.

Santa Fe College seeks a skillful and diplomatic individual with a proven record of success as an academic leader, intellectual and strategic vision, a collegial and collaborative leadership style, a proven history of developing collaborative and productive relationships with internal and external constituents, a record of strategic and operational leadership, and the energy and integrity that inspires others and builds consensus. Reporting to the President, the Provost is a vital member of the President’s Executive Leadership Team and critical to representing the faculty perspective as the college advances its academic and institutional priorities.

The Provost serves as the Chief Academic Officer of the college providing leadership, strategic direction, and unwavering support to the academic enterprise, ensuring the college maintains the highest standards of academic excellence and student success, with a strong commitment to academic freedom, shared governance and support for faculty and staff. The Provost must embody a deep commitment to excellence in teaching and learning, and have a proven track record of providing collaborative, visionary and innovative leadership. The next Provost must also have a clear understanding of enrollment management and a record of working with others to develop data informed strategies to address changing enrollment trends, retention, performance gaps and overall student success. The next Provost is expected to have a clear understanding of the evolving nature of higher education and will have the opportunity to engage with an accomplished, high quality, engaged and committed faculty, staff, and administrative team to champion the needs of the academic enterprise and shape the academic vision for the future and further enhance the student experience.

Responsibilities and duties include:

• Plays a fundamental role in the formation of the academic direction and the development of short- and long-term academic plans for the college aligned with the mission and commitment to academic excellence and student success.
• Develops and articulates a clear vision and comprehensive plan for the Academic Affairs division and sets goals and milestones to measure and evaluate success.
• Provides informed, decisive and diplomatic leadership with complete transparency and respect for shared governance.
• Ensures timely review and assessment of academic programs, student learning and faculty performance.
• In partnership with the Academic leadership and faculty, thoughtfully introduces academic programs and services that are responsive to student, community and industry demand.
• Fosters student academic success, development, belonging and well-being.
• Ensures compliance with local, state and federal regulations, and adherence to accreditation standards.
• Cultivates positive relationships with local, state and national colleagues and forges strategic alliances with employment, industry, educational and political partners.
• Evaluates and sets academic policy that establishes standards that enhance the teaching and learning environment and maintain educational excellence.
• Innovates to increase access, lifelong learning, student success and learning effectiveness.
• Promotes interdisciplinary collaboration.
• Promotes a positive and professional culture of open communication and participation that unifies faculty and staff within Academic Affairs and throughout the college.
• Fosters and maintains a culture of service excellence.
• Recruits and retains a highly qualified diverse faculty and cultivates an inclusive sense of community for faculty, staff, and students.
• Is fiscally responsible and a good steward of the resources entrusted to the college.
• Seeks alternative sources of funding and entrepreneurial opportunities to maximize college offerings and ensure the procurement of adequate facilities, supplies and equipment.
• Creates a cohesive, motivated and inspired academic leadership team through excellent communication, professional development, collaboration and evaluation.
• Champions innovation, supports advancement through assessment and review, and incorporates institutional research data with faculty reflection and student feedback in to the evaluation process.
• Curates a student focused environment.

Provost Profile:

• A servant leader who maintains an open-door policy.
• An active listener who is an effective communicator that speaks with clarity, conviction, honesty and directness.
• Comfortable with risk in implementing change to expand services and take on new challenges.
• Able and willing to make difficult decisions.
• Well-versed in data collection, analysis and making data-based decisions.
• Open minded, diplomatic, inclusive, and transparent.
• A collaborator and consensus builder.
• Demonstrates compassion and empathy and possesses a high degree of emotional intelligence, humility, and respect for others.
• Must be culturally aware and have political sensibility.
• Has a high degree of sincerity, authenticity, and integrity.
• Displays resourcefulness and creativity in the identification and resolution of problems.
• An effective team-builder and delegator who holds themselves accountable.
• Technologically savvy and understands how technology enhances learning, improves student services, and promotes an efficient work environment.
• A strategic, creative, innovative thinker, and a tactical planner.
• Recognizes talent, provides guidance and mentorship, promotes development of skills and knowledge, and provides opportunities for advancement.
• Has a passion for learning and is committed to equitable outcomes and opportunities for all.
• Strong organizational skills, with a proactive approach and relentless follow through.
• Committed to diversity, equity and inclusion, and not only has the courage to speak against injustice, but actively remedies it.
• Maintains impartiality, unifies the college and creates a sense of dedication and commitment by facilitating campus engagement, encouraging campus community, maintaining collegiality, and promoting civility and belonging.
• Equally knowledgeable and supports the needs and growth of liberal arts and sciences, career and technical education, allied health, clinical sciences, workforce training, community leisure courses, the Little School, the Library and all academic support programs and offices with equitable appreciation and respect for each.
• Upholds academic freedom and appreciates the sanctity of the learning environment that is uniquely developed by faculty experience in the classroom.

Reports to: President
Salary: Salaries of the Executive Leadership Team are determined by the President, as per the Santa Fe College salary schedule.

QUALIFICATIONS

Required:  A Doctorate degree from an accredited institution of higher education. Five years of progressively responsible academic administrative experience in higher education. Five years of teaching experience at the collegiate level. A demonstrated history of commitment to employee professional growth and mentorship, transparent leadership, consensus building and collaboration with shared governance.

Additional Requirements:  A criminal background check will be conducted.

Preferred:  Have held tenure as a full-time college or university faculty member. Experience with accreditation as an evaluator or educational institution liaison. Experience developing a comprehensive Academic Master Plan.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: 

• Problem Solving – proven skills in identifying issues, determining their cause, developing creative solutions, and following through with implementing resolutions.
• Leadership – has demonstrated success as an entrepreneurial, high energy, driven, hands-on leader.  Possess expertise in selecting, training, developing, coaching, mentoring, and retaining a highly motivated workforce.
• Communication – able to effectively communicate in a professional, diplomatic, empathetic, and tactful manner using preferred method and level as applicable to the job.
• Organization & Time Management – able to plan, schedule, and organize tasks related to the job to achieve goals within or ahead of established time frames.
• Relationship Management – able to personally provide high level of interactive service to others, building relationships and addressing identified needs.
• Analytical Aptitude & Problem Solving - able to analyze information, problems, situations, practices and/or procedures, collect and interpret data, reason logically, establish facts, identify and define existing and potential issues, recognize the interrelationships among elements, draw valid conclusions, develop recommendations, as well as alternative courses of action, select appropriate course, follow up, and evaluate.
• Ethics – able to demonstrate integrity, professionalism, civility, and a high degree of ethics in all job-related actions.
• Ability to work successfully in a multi-cultural environment.

Application Process:  All applicants must submit a completed application, a letter of intent, an up-to-date resume/curriculum vitae, as well as academic transcripts to be considered for this position. Unofficial transcripts are only accepted for review purposes, official transcripts are required prior to any offer of employment being made.

APPLY HERE: https://www.sfcollege.edu/provost-search/  Please be sure to submit your application through our external website.

If you are a retiree of the Florida Retirement System (FRS), please check with the FRS on how your current benefits will be affected if you are re-employed with the State of Florida. Your current retirement benefits may be canceled, suspended or deemed ineligible depending upon the date of your retirement.

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Inquiries regarding non-discrimination policies or concerns about discrimination or harassment, including concerns about sexual harassment or sexual violence under Title IX, should be directed to: equity.officer@sfcollege.edu

Santa Fe College reserves the right to extend deadlines and/or not to offer advertised positions.

Preference will be given to eligible veterans and spouses of veterans.

APPLY HERE: https://www.sfcollege.edu/provost-search/ 

Please be sure to submit your application through our external website.