Vice President of Student Affairs & Chief Outcomes Officer

NAFSA: Association of International Educators; Warwick (RI); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Community College of Rhode Island (CCRI) invites applications for the Vice President of Student Affairs & Chief Outcomes Officer. The VPSA will provide vision, strategy, and leadership to ensure CCRI students achieve excellent outcomes across remediation, retention, graduation, transfer, and employment.

The role requires fostering student-centered academics, partnerships, and measurable, outcome-driven programs.

Qualifications

• Advanced degree required in Education, Business, Public Administration or related field.
• Five+ years of senior-level experience in a large, outcomes-driven institution.
• Proven track record launching and leading innovative programs and delivering results.
• Comfortable leading change with confidence and credibility.

Responsibilities

• Lead CCRI to be the best community college in New England.
• Develop student-centered academics and support services.
• Create clear academic and workforce pathways for entering students.
• Oversee enrollment management, advising, financial aid, records, and student services.
• Build strategic partnerships with national and local partners to improve programs.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic thinking

Change management

Communication

Project management

Analytical skills

Business acumen

Influence & motivation

Cross-stakeholder collaboration

Education

Advanced degree in Education, Business, Public Administration or related field

Job description

Vice President of Student Affairs & Chief Outcomes Officer

Employer Community College of Rhode Island Location Warwick, RI Closing date Oct 6, 2026

Specialty Student Affairs Position Type Vice President Hours Full-time Employment Type Permanent Organization Type Community College

Job Summary

The Vice President Student Affairs & Chief Outcomes Officer (VPSA) will provide the vision, strategy, and leadership required to ensure that CCRI’s students achieve excellent outcomes. The VPSA will focus on success across all outcome areas, including remediation, first-year retention, and graduation, transfer, and employment rates.

Duties And Responsibilities

The VPSA will be a committed, driven, talented individual and a key leader in helping CCRI to become the best community college in New England. The VPSA will be responsible for ensuring that every CCRI student has a clear path to success and the support they need to progress along that path.

• Serve as a leader in the development of student-centered academics and support services
• Partner with the President, Executive Vice President, and Vice Presidents to ensure that there are clear academic and workforce pathways for all entering students.
• Ensure that there are student-centered services that support each student’s ability to successfully move along his/her academic and workforce pathway.
• Oversee credit and non-credit enrollment management, academic and workforce assessment and placement, admissions and recruitment, records, financial aid, advising and counseling, disability services, student success, student discipline, athletics, student activities, career placement, and federally funded TRIO student support programs.
• Key leader and champion as CCRI launches new initiatives and pilots designed to deliver excellent outcomes.
• Scan the national landscape, understand which existing community college programs have the most promising and relevant evidence behind them, and customize those programs for CCRI.
• Work with the executive leadership team to develop pilot programs that are new and unique to CCRI.
• Whether transporting programs from other institutions or developing them from scratch, the VPSA will ensure that all initiatives are clear, measurable, and outcome oriented.
• Support the President and Vice Presidents (or similar) in expanding the breadth and depth of strategic partnerships with national and local partners. These partnerships will support CCRI in improving its existing programs and launching new programs.
• Expected to engage with partners at a strategic and tactical level, with a focus on how partnerships will be structured to maximize impact on students’ success.
• Foster a relentless, visible focus on outcomes and social mobility across the CCRI community
• Ensure that all members of the CCRI community - faculty, staff and students alike - understand and share a commitment to excellent outcomes and community vibrancy.
• Responsible for making CCRI’s outcomes clear, understandable and visible to all.

Required Qualifications

• Advanced degree (master’s or above) in Education, Business, Public Administration or a related field
• A minimum of five years of senior-level experience in a large, outcomes-driven institution
• Demonstrated experience launching and leading innovative programs and delivering results
• Comfort, confidence and proven success leading change
• Excellent organizational, planning and project management skills
• Strong business acumen and credibility in the corporate sector
• Strong quantitative and analytical skills
• The ability to lead others with influence and inspiration
• A management style that delivers results by empowering and motivating a team to achieve excellence
• Strong oral and written communication skills, including the ability to convey complex ideas in a clear, concise manner
• The ability to work effectively with a broad array of individuals and stakeholders, including faculty, staff, students, and external partners
• A steadfast commitment to the success of CCRI and every one of its students
• A belief that excellence at CCRI is exciting, possible and critically important to our State’s future
• A willingness to lead by example and to work relentlessly in service of CCRI’s students
• An unwavering spirit of optimism, collegiality, curiosity and humility

Preferred Qualifications

• A proven ability to work across sectors - higher education, business, government and the community - to drive successful outcomes
• Ten or more years of leadership experience in a large, outcomes-driven institution

All requirements are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities.

Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of any employment visa including student visas.