Academic Quality & Accreditation Lead – Assistant Provost

Missouri Arts Council; Missouri; On-site; USD 138,000 - 142,000; Full time

Job summary

Webster University seeks an experienced Assistant Vice Provost, Academic Quality & Accreditation to provide university-wide leadership for accreditation, compliance, and continuous improvement across locations and modalities. The role reports to the Provost and leads policy governance, data-informed decisions, and cross-functional initiatives.

The position requires executive-level strategic thinking, organizational leadership, and collaboration with Deans, faculty, and shared governance to

Qualifications

• 8–12+ years of progressively responsible management experience, including significant higher education leadership experience.
• Experience with institutional accreditation, preferably Higher Learning Commission accreditation.
• Experience in academic quality, institutional effectiveness, academic compliance, assessment, academic policy, or related functions.
• Demonstrated experience leading complex cross-functional or institution-wide initiatives.
• Demonstrated experience working collaboratively with faculty, Deans, academic leaders, and shared governance.
• Experience interpreting accreditation standards, regulatory requirements, and institutional policies.
• Experience developing institutional reports, accreditation materials, compliance documentation, and executive recommendations.
• Supervisory or significant team leadership experience.
• Experience within a multi-campus, global, online, or similarly complex higher education environment preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide university-wide leadership for Higher Learning Commission (HLC) accreditation, reaffirmation, reporting, monitoring, and institutional readiness.
• Coordinate accreditation reviews, evidence collection, institutional reports, site visits, and required follow-up.
• Maintain an institution-wide accreditation calendar, documentation framework, and readiness process.
• Coordinate and monitor specialized and programmatic accreditation requirements across schools, colleges, and academic programs.
• Advise the Provost, Deans, faculty, and academic leaders regarding accreditation standards, risks, findings, and required actions.
• Serve as the University’s HLC Accreditation Liaison Officer, if formally designated.
• Provide leadership for assigned federal and state academic compliance requirements.
• Oversee and coordinate state authorization requirements affecting academic programs, instructional locations, online education, and other academic activities.
• Monitor regulatory changes and translate requirements into appropriate institutional practices.
• Establish processes to identify, document, elevate, and remediate academic compliance risks.
• Coordinate with Legal, Registrar, Institutional Research, Financial Aid, Finance, and other institutional partners as appropriate.

Skills

Executive Leadership

Accreditation Knowledge

Stakeholder Collaboration

Data-Informed Decisions

Policy Governance

Relationship Management

Cross-Functional Collaboration

Education

Master's degree in Higher Education Administration

Job description

Webster University seeks an experienced Assistant Vice Provost, Academic Quality & Accreditation to provide university-wide leadership for accreditation, compliance, and continuous improvement across locations and modalities. The role reports to the Provost and leads policy governance, data-informed decisions, and cross-functional initiatives.

The position requires executive-level strategic thinking, organizational leadership, and collaboration with Deans, faculty, and shared governance to