Associate Provost: Academic Innovation & Partnerships

Wheaton College in Massachusetts; Norton (MA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 175,000; Full time

Job summary

Wheaton College is seeking an Associate Provost to join the Academic Affairs leadership team. This role provides strategic vision and managerial oversight for curriculum development, faculty success, external partnerships, and resource management within Academic Affairs.

Reporting to the Provost, the Associate Provost will drive innovation and coordinate initiatives across Global Education, Advancement, and Admission, while ensuring effective governance and responsible budget stewardship.

Qualifications

• The successful candidate will have 5 to 10 years of experience in higher education administrative leadership roles.
• Doctoral Degree
• Or an equivalent combination of education and experience

Responsibilities

• Program innovation, development, and expansion. Work within shared governance processes to lead curricular growth through developing new undergraduate degree programs and expanding the scope and reach of graduate programs with a focus on areas that transcend our current curricular footprint.
• Building and managerial external academic partnerships. This will include dual degree programs, articulation agreements and workforce development/professional education opportunities.
• Creating and managing a comprehensive model for summer and winter enrollments. Serve Wheaton and non-Wheaton students with year-round learning while increasing opportunities for new revenue generation.
• Allocating space throughout Academic Affairs. Ensuring faculty and staff have appropriate office, lab, studio and other teaching/learning spaces. Working with facilities and ITS to ensure spaces are appropriately furnished and equipped.
• Supervising externally facing Academic Affairs offices including the Early Education Center, Arts at Wheaton, the Permanent Collection and the Beard and Weil Galleries. Ensuring community is served while exploring opportunities for new revenue generation.
• Contributing to daily operations and long-term planning in Academic Affairs. Working with the Office of the Provost team and other stakeholders including Global Education, Corporate and Foundation Relations/Sponsored Research, Admission, and Marketing and Communications to explore new initiatives and improve practices.

Skills

New program development

Education

Doctoral Degree

Equivalent education & experience

Job description

Wheaton College is seeking an Associate Provost to join the Academic Affairs leadership team. This role provides strategic vision and managerial oversight for curriculum development, faculty success, external partnerships, and resource management within Academic Affairs.

Reporting to the Provost, the Associate Provost will drive innovation and coordinate initiatives across Global Education, Advancement, and Admission, while ensuring effective governance and responsible budget stewardship.