JOB TITLE: PROVOST/EXECUTIVE VICE CHANCELLOR FOR ACADEMIC AFFAIRS

DEPARTMENT: ACADEMIC AFFAIRS

SALARY RANGE: $175,000 – $200,000

FLSA: EXEMPT

IMMEDIATE SUPERVISOR: Chancellor

SCHEDULE DETAILS: Full-time/12-month position/PSRS

Position Summary

The Provost/Executive Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs serves as the Chief Academic Officer of the college, providing strategic leadership, vision, and oversight for all academic and academic support functions. This role is central to ensuring academic excellence, fostering innovation in teaching and learning, and advancing the college’s mission and strategic priorities. The Provost is responsible for the comprehensive planning, execution, and assessment of academic programs and services, as well as the alignment of resources to achieve institutional goals.

Essential Job Duties

• Serve as the Chief Academic Officer, providing leadership in defining and implementing the college’s academic vision and strategic priorities.
• Act as a key member of the Chancellor’s cabinet, contributing to the development and execution of the college’s Strategic Plan.
• Maintain a strong focus on business, industry, and community needs from a workforce perspective and align academic programs to meet demand.
• Lead long-range planning for academic programs, faculty development, and academic facilities to align with the College’s mission and goals.
• Direct the evaluation and continuous improvement of academic and academic support programs through data-driven assessment and accreditation compliance.
• Ensure adherence to state, regional, and national accreditation standards, maintaining a culture of academic integrity and excellence.
• Oversee integrated planning and budgeting for academic affairs, including resource allocation to support institutional priorities.
• Guide curriculum development, program review, and instructional delivery, ensuring alignment with workforce needs and higher education best practices.
• Foster partnerships with other colleges, universities, and external organizations, including administrative oversight of articulation agreements and clinical partnerships.
• Provide administrative oversight of all academic operations at other OTC campuses and education centers, ensuring consistency and quality.
• Strategically oversee academic facilities to optimize physical resources and support innovative teaching and learning environments.
• Work collaboratively with faculty and staff to promote and sustain a culture of academic excellence.
• Collaborate with the office of communications and marketing to highlight and advance academic programs and initiatives.
• Coordinate the development and approval of the academic calendar through shared governance.
• Represent academic affairs in community and professional engagements, fostering positive relationships with stakeholders.
• Exhibit exemplary attendance, punctuality, and adherence to college policies.
• Perform other high-level responsibilities as assigned by the Chancellor.

Non-Essential Job Duties

• Engage in ongoing professional development to stay informed about trends and innovations in higher education.
• Actively participate in state, regional, and national higher education organizations, representing the college’s interests.
• Develop and maintain effective relationships with community leaders, external partners, and other stakeholders.
• Provide leadership in faculty recruitment, selection, and assignment to ensure instructional excellence.

Required Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Doctorate from a regionally accredited institution of higher learning.
• Experience at a community college.
• At least seven years of progressively responsible leadership experience in higher education administration.
• A minimum of three years of full-time teaching experience in a higher education setting.
• Demonstrated experience with workforce development initiatives.
• Proven expertise in strategic planning, budgeting, resource management, and personnel supervision.
• Comprehensive knowledge of academic policies, accreditation standards, and instructional best practices.
• Exceptional communication, collaboration, and decision-making skills.
• Proficiency in utilizing information technology for professional and academic purposes.

Preferred Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Ten years of senior-level leadership experience in a college or university setting.
• Six years of full-time teaching experience in a higher education setting.
• Familiarity with Colleague or other higher education enterprise resource planning systems.
• Demonstrated success in leading institutional change initiatives and advancing academic innovation.

Working at Ozarks Technical Community College Provides Great Benefits

• Medical insurance coverage for employees through the CoxHealth network at no cost to employees.
• Dental, LTD and group life insurance coverage for employees at no cost to employees.
• Access to the on-site OTC Health and Wellness Clinic at no cost for employees and their dependents.
• Use of the OTC fitness center at no cost to employees.
• Twelve (12) tuition free college credit hours per fall and/or spring semester and six (6) college credit hours per summer term for employees and/or their dependents.
• College matches the employee PSRS/PEERS retirement at 14.5% or 6.86%

PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORKING ENVIRONMENT: (The conditions herein are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.)

Environment: Work is performed primarily in a standard office setting with frequent interruptions and distractions. Requires extended periods of time viewing computer monitor or standing; may require adjustment of schedule to include some evening and/or weekends; may encounter occasional exposure to inclement weather during travel.

Physical: Primary functions require sufficient physical ability and mobility to work in an office setting; to stand or sit for prolonged periods of time; to lift, carry, push, and/or pull light to moderate amounts of weight; to operate office equipment requiring repetitive hand movement and fine coordination including use of a computer keyboard.

***OZARKS TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE RESERVES THE RIGHT TO MODIFY, INTERPRET, OR APPLY THIS JOB DESCRIPTION IN ANY WAY THE INSTITUTION DESIRES. THIS JOB DESCRIPTION IN NO WAY IMPLIES THAT THESE ARE THE ONLY DUTIES, INCLUDING ESSENTIAL DUTIES, TO BE PERFORMED BY THE EMPLOYEE OCCUPYING THIS POSITION. THIS JOB DESCRIPTION IS NOT AN EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT, IMPLIED OR OTHERWISE. THE EMPLOYMENT RELATIONSHIP REMAINS “AT-WILL.” THE AFOREMENTIONED JOB REQUIREMENTS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE TO REASONABLY ACCOMMODATE QUALIFIED DISABLED INDIVIDUALS.