Associate Vice Chancellor, Student Retention and Completion

Houston Community College; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Houston Community College seeks an Associate Vice Chancellor, Student Retention and Completion to lead college-wide initiatives designed to improve retention, completion, and equitable outcomes. The role partners with faculty, staff and executives to implement data-informed strategies across advising, pathways, and student engagement.

You will oversee programs, assess effectiveness, and align efforts with HCC's strategic plan, ensuring scalable practices, collaboration with instructional

Qualifications

• Master’s degree required in higher education or related field with leadership/supervision experience.
• 8 years combined higher education administration including program development, outcomes, faculty/staff development, data collection/analysis and reporting.
• 5 years in educational administration in student development, instructional assessment and effectiveness management at the admin level.
• Experience in a multi-college, complex community college environment preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership that utilizes innovation and creativity in implementing retention and completion initiatives (advising, proactive monitoring systems, first-year programs, guided pathways, student engagement).
• Serve as a collaborative strategic partner in data reviews to identify trends, gaps, and opportunities for improving student success with focus on equity in retention and completion rates.
• Provide leadership to Student Retention/Success committees as established by senior leaders.
• Develop, implement, and evaluate a plan for scaling and sun-setting student retention, success, and completion strategies at the College.
• Lead a portfolio of student-centered programs and services ensuring measurable progress of student success outcomes guided by data-informed best practices.
• Foster partnerships with completion- and success-oriented organizations and programs to enhance access to academic, career, and personal development resources and close opportunity gaps.
• Collaborate with Instructional Leaders and the Faculty Academy to promote learner-centered teaching strategies, innovative curricula and quality instructional materials to support student success.
• Identify and manage grant opportunities that support student retention and completion.
• Develop, utilize, and assess a robust data strategy and other technological advances to create a model retention program for both in-person and online students.
• Lead and evaluate college retention and persistence efforts including academic recovery and use of the academic alert system, ensuring data-driven assessment informs practice.

Skills

Champion for Change

Thinking like an Entrepreneur

Driving for Results

Leveraging Opportunities

Setting a Strategic Vision

Acting Strategically

Demonstrating Beliefs & Principals

Education

Master's degree in Higher Education or related field

8 years combined higher education admin experience

5 years in educational administration at the administrative level

Experience in a multi-college community college environment

Job description

Associate Vice Chancellor, Student Retention and Completion

Advances the College's vision and strategic framework for student retention and completion efforts. Provides leadership in developing a robust student success agenda with specific emphasis on retention and completion. Works collaboratively with college faculty, staff, and administrators to ensure the support and success of student success initiatives. Works closely with Instructional and Student Services Directors, Associate Deans, Dean, Vice Presidents, Associate Vice Chancellors, Institutional Research, Presidents, and the VC, Instructional Services, and the Sr VC, Instruction, Student Services & Chief Academic Officer to ensure the support and success of all student success initiatives.

Executive level staff at HCC are system-wide leaders that share the responsibility to collaboratively support the one-college vision articulated in our strategic plan – Embracing Houston’s Future – with college strategic priorities as measurable manifestations of our shared Mission, Vision, and Values.

Responsible for the design, execution, and effectiveness of a system of internal controls which provides reasonable assurance that operations are effective and efficient, assets are safeguarded, financial information is reliable and compliant with applicable law, regulation, policies and procedures.

Manages Talent Engagement activities for direct reports in regards to: recruiting and selection; hiring and termination, training, development, mentoring, counseling, and performance evaluations.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Provide strategic leadership that utilizes innovation and creativity in the implementation of retention and completion initiatives such as academic advising, proactive monitoring systems, first-year programs, guided pathways, and student engagement programs.

Serve as a collaborative strategic partner in the review of data to identify trends, gaps, and opportunities for enhancing student success initiatives, with a focus on reducing disparities and increasing equity in retention and completion rates (earning a certificate, graduation, and transfer, etc.).

Provide leadership to Student Retention/Success committees as established by the VC, Instructional Services and the VC, Student Services.

Develop, implement, and evaluate a plan for scaling and sun-setting student retention, success, and completion strategies at the College.

Lead a portfolio of student-centered programs and services ensuring measurable progress of student success outcomes by implementing targeted interventions and strategies guided by data-informed best practices.

Foster partnerships with completion- and success-oriented organizations and programs that enhance students' access to academic, career, and personal development resources, both within and outside the college, with an emphasis on closing opportunity gaps.

Collaborate with Instructional Leaders and the Faculty Academy to develop, promote and implement a faculty and student engagement plan focused on the application of learner-centered teaching strategies, innovative curricula, and quality instructional materials among current and new faculty that support student success and completion.

Identify and manage grant opportunities that support student retention and completion.

Develop, utilize, and continuously assess and evaluate a robust data strategy and other technological advances to create a model retention program for in-person and online students.

Lead and evaluate college retention and persistence efforts, including academic recovery, adoption, and effective use of the academic alert system, ensuring strategies are informed by data-driven assessment results.

Maintain effective communication and incorporate assessment feedback to ensure that student success and retention projects remain congruent with overall institutional development goals.

Communicate and assess progress toward student success and retention goals with staff, faculty, and other College personnel, providing regular evaluations to guide continuous improvement.

Develop, assess, and present reports regarding student success and completion as directed by the VC, Student Services, for the Chancellor’s Executive Council and the HCC Board of Trustees.

Support the development, implementation, assessment, and evaluation of programs, divisions, and College-wide initiatives, including the institution’s Quality Enhancement Plan and SACSCOC accreditation process

Guide college-wide professional development related to retention and completion areas of practice, facilitating best-practice sharing and the support of a professional learning community to ensure goals are achieved College-wide.

Advance a culture of care and hospitality throughout the College to elevate the student experience both inside and outside of the organization.

Performs other duties, tasks and assignments as required.

QUALIFICATIONS

Education & Experience

· Master’s degree in an area appropriate to providing leadership and supervision in activities related to Higher Education or a related field required

· 8 years combined experience of higher education administration including program development and implementation, student learning outcomes, faculty/staff development, data collection and analysis, and formal evaluation and reporting on educational programs required; Including 5 years in educational administration in the areas of student development and/or instruction, as well as instructional assessment, and effectiveness development and management at the administrative level

· Experience in working in a multi-college, complex, community college environment preferred

Licensing & Certification

Special Skills

· Acting as a Champion for Change

· Thinking like an Entrepreneur

· Driving for Results

· Leveraging Opportunities

· Setting a Strategic Vision

· Acting Strategically

· Demonstrating Beliefs & Principals

Working Conditions

General Office. Must be able to perform all job requirements with or without reasonable accommodations; remain in a stationary position during shift; move items weighing up to 25 pounds; position self to operate job equipment; apply established protocols in a timely manner. Must access, input and retrieve information from technology devices; communicate with others to accomplish job requirements. May be required to work after hours to include weekends and holidays.

SECURITY SENSITIVE:

This job class may contain positions that are security sensitive and thereby subject to the provisions of Texas Education Code § 51.215

The Organization

Houston City College (HCC) is composed of 14Centers of Excellence and numerous satellite centers that serve the diverse communities in the Greater Houston area by preparing individuals to live and work in an increasingly international and technological society. HCC is one of the country’s largest single-accredited, open-admission, community colleges offering associate degrees, certificates, workforce training, and lifelong learning opportunities.

The Team

Play a central role at HCC as you keep our everyday operations running like clockwork. You’ll get the chance to make things happen and work closely with inspiring leaders across different parts of the institution. Whether your role is supportive, administrative, financial or something else, you’ll be part of a dynamic team that not only provides HCC students with cutting-edge academic and career tools, it also takes care of its people.

Location

Houston is a city with limitless possibilities:

• Fourth-largest city in the U.S. and home to 54 Fortune 500 companies, second only to New York City’s 55.
• Approximately 145 languages are spoken here.
• Overall after-taxes living costs are 5.6 percent below the average for all 308 urban areas recently surveyed.
• Houston is a major-league sports town, and don’t forget the annual Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo.
• The weather is great! Mild winters ensure that outdoor activities can be enjoyed year-round.
• World-renowned medical care. The Houston metro area has long been known for its first-rate healthcare system, with many Houston area hospitals consistently ranking among the nation’s top institutions.
• With over 150 museums and cultural institutions in the Greater Houston area, museums are a large part of Houston’s cultural scene.
• Houston is theCulture & Culinary Capital of Texaswith more than 7,500 restaurants and eating establishments covering 60+ cuisines.

EEO Statement

Houston City College does not discriminate on the bases of race, color, religion, sex, gender identity and expression, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation or veteran’s status. The following person has been designated to handle inquiries regarding the non-discrimination policies:

Sandra B. Jacobson, J.D., M.Ed., SHRM-SCP,Interim Director of EEO and Compliance & Title IX Coordinator
Office of Equal Opportunity and Title IX

HCC values its employees and their contributions, promotes opportunities for their professional growth and development, and provides a positive working and learning environmentthat encourages involvement, innovation, and creativity.

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