Provost and Vice President of Academic and Workforce Education

Macomb Community College; Warren (MI); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Macomb Community College seeks a Chief Academic Officer to provide visionary, transformative leadership as a member of the President’s Council, guiding academic and workforce education, strategic planning, and accreditation efforts.

The role emphasizes advancing teaching and learning, student success, and collaborative governance, while ensuring compliance, budget stewardship, and strong partnerships with K-12, higher education, and industry.

Qualifications

• Doctorate degree from an accredited institution is required.
• Senior leadership experience at a large, multi-campus college preferred.
• Knowledge of accreditation processes and compliance.

Responsibilities

• Provide visionary and transformative leadership as Chief Academic Officer and member of President’s Council.
• Oversee development and implementation of strategic plans addressing teaching, student success, and workforce needs.
• Lead program development, review, portfolio management, and data-informed decision making.
• Advise President on academic and institutional matters and collaborate across stakeholders.
• Foster shared governance and cultivate trust with faculty, staff, students, and unions.
• Manage the Academic and Workforce Education budget and enlist strategic partnerships with K-12, higher education, and industry.
• Ensure compliance with higher education regulations and accreditation standards.
• Promote technology-enabled learning and innovative instructional strategies to improve outcomes.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Data-driven decisions

Stakeholder engagement

Communication skills

Collaboration

Education

Doctorate degree

Tools

Accreditation knowledge

Job description

Job Function

Provide visionary, inspirational, and transformative leadership as the Chief Academic Officer of the College and a member of the President’s Council.

Job Responsibilities

The Provost and Vice President of Academic and Workforce Education will:

• Understand the demographics, culture, history, and needs of internal and external constituencies.
• Stay current on trends, opportunities, and challenges in higher education and lead strategic visioning to address emerging issues and opportunities.
• Lead the development and implementation of strategic plans and initiatives that address issues such as excellence in teaching and learning, student success, pedagogical improvements, declining enrollment, population shifts, demographic changes, emerging technologies, workforce needs, community needs, and business and industry trends.
• Lead a systematic approach to academic and workforce program development, review, and portfolio management, using enrollment trends, student outcomes, transfer opportunities, labor-market demand, community need and financial sustainability to inform decisions regarding program growth, redesign, consolidation, and discontinuation.
• Serve as a trusted strategic advisor to the President, providing candid counsel and thoughtful analysis on academic and institutional matters while supporting the effective implementation of institutional priorities.
• Approach decisions with a collaborative, institution-wide perspective that places Academic and Workforce Education at the core of the College's mission while thoughtfully balancing broader institutional priorities and interests.
• Stay current on compliance requirements of the Department of Education, State of Michigan, accrediting bodies, etc. and ensure compliance.
• Promote a culture of inquiry that utilizes data to inform decisions and instill continuous improvement philosophy that focuses on academic excellence, student success, and community impact.
• Take evidenced based risks in pursuit of initiatives that are designed to improve teaching and learning, student success, and community impact.
• Use excellent interpersonal, communication, collaboration, and advocacy skills to foster trust and build strong relationships and teams.
• Empower and inspire faculty, staff, and students and provide them with the resources they need to succeed. Encourage and support professional development.
• Understand and foster shared governance and its role in academic excellence, student success, planning, problem solving, and continuous quality improvement.
• Build and maintain an environment of trust, respect, transparency, and collaboration with union leaders who represent the employees of the College.
• Serve on the administration team for Faculty contract negotiations and other union contract negotiations as requested by the President.
• Work collaboratively with Human Resources to resolve contract disputes and grievances.
• Provide leadership and oversight of institutional and specialized accreditation.
• Ensure that technology, including artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies, is aligned with institutional goals and used thoughtfully, strategically, and responsibly to improve teaching and learning, increase student success, strengthen academic and workforce programs, and improve operational efficiencies.
• Serve as a spokesperson and advocate for the College on the local, state, regional, and national level.
• Implement creative and innovative strategies to increase funding from existing revenue sources and developing new initiatives to expand revenue options.
• Ensure that diversity, equity, and inclusion are fundamental to teaching and learning.
• Expand and maintain strategic partnerships with business and industry, K-12 educational institutions, other community colleges, universities, non-profit and community- based organizations, educational leaders and organizations, alumni, and other community organizations.
• Provide strong, collaborative, and transparent leadership in developing, managing, and allocating the Academic and Workforce Education budget.
• Allocate budgets strategically by balancing academic best practices with innovative and entrepreneurial initiatives designed to improve teaching and learning and student success.
Prepare and deliver information, reports, and presentations to the Board of Trustees as assigned by the President.

Education

A doctorate degree from an accredited institution of higher education is required.

Experience and Qualifications

Demonstrated success at a senior leadership level, preferably at a large, multi-campus, diverse community college.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

The Provost and Vice President of Academic and Workforce Education recognizes teaching and learning and student success as the core mission of the College; they will work collaboratively with internal and external constituencies to continually advance the College toward excellence. The successful candidate should possess the following professional and personal characteristics:

• Proven effectiveness using a collaborative, transparent, and evidence-supported decision-making process.
• Demonstrated success using excellent interpersonal, communication, and advocacy skills to engage, inspire, and gain the support, trust, and respect of internal and external constituents.
• Demonstrated expertise and success leading accreditation compliance.
• Evidence of effective leadership in a collective bargaining environment with a shared governance philosophy.
• A record of supporting and implementing initiatives that serve to recruit and retain a diverse group of students and employees.
• Success collaboratively developing, managing, and allocating budgets that are aligned with the institution’s mission and strategic plan.
• A record of advocating for creative and expanded use of technology for instruction, student success initiatives, and operational efficiency and effectiveness.
• Evidence of success leading teaching and learning of diverse faculty and students.
• Demonstrated willingness and courage to take evidence supported risks in pursuit of academic excellence and student success initiatives.
• Described by others as visible, approachable, engaging, politically astute, and committed to faculty and student success.
• Knowledge of public policy issues at the local, state, and national levels affecting higher education.
• Demonstrated experience in partnering with institutions of higher education to advance joint programs, articulation agreements, and credit transferability.
• Demonstrated experience partnering with K‑12 education on joint programs and promoting the successful transition of students to higher education.
• Evidence of effective interaction with a higher education board of trustees, regents, governors, or directors.

Supervision

Supervision Received:Reports to the President of the College.
Supervision Given:Provides direct supervision to all academic Deans, the Executive Director
of the Office of the Provost, the Director of Accreditation, Program Review, and Strategic
Initiatives, the Director of Curriculum Innovation & Inclusive Learning, and the Executive
Assistant to the Provost.