Vice Chancellor Of Academic & Student Affairs

Salary: $198,000.00 - $215,000.00 Annually
Location : 9101 E Lowry Blvd Denver, CO
Job Type: Administrator Full-time
Remote Employment: Flexible/Hybrid
Job Number: GJA-197221-11302023-NMC
Department: CCCS Academic & Student Affairs
Opening Date: 12/13/2023
Closing Date: 1/19/2024 11:59 PM Mountain
Description
The Colorado Community College System (CCCS) is seeking an innovative leader with a focus on student success and a passion for community colleges to serve as the next Vice Chancellor (VC) for Academic & Student Affairs. In this role, you will provide strategic leadership related to all aspects of Academic affairs, Student Affairs, career and technical education (which includes K-12 programs), workforce development, and online education. The VC provides leadership and coordination among college Presidents and Vice Presidents across the system and works closely with other System and college students, faculty, and staff to improve, expand, evaluate, and promote academic and Student Affairs resulting in excellence in teaching and learning, equity and inclusion, and student success. The VC is accountable for the academic integrity of CCCS instructional initiatives inclusive of areas such as program development and approval, curriculum, and educational, workforce and governmental partnerships.
The selected VC will serve as executive leader for system wide consortia efforts already underway, including , the Rural College Consortium, and the Colorado Skills Institute. These CCCS strategic initiatives, supported by the Board with supplemental temporary resources, require a collaborative leader to maintain the current momentum, encourage system wide support, and follow through on the implementation of the shared vision for these efforts.
Note: Applications received by January 19, 2024, will receive full consideration. Complete applications include a current resume and letter of interest.
Examples of Duties

• Provide leadership, direction, and advocacy to ensure quality, accessible, and relevant academic programs, student success, and workforce partnerships across the system. Provide System level approvals and evaluation of degrees and certificates for credit and non-credit programming.
• Promote quality teaching and learning strategies aimed at improving student success, creating welcoming and inclusive environments, and achieving equity in outcomes.
• Collaborate with college Presidents on key strategic initiatives related to academic and Student Affairs, equity and inclusion, workforce development, and online education.
• Serve, at the direction of the Chancellor, as the representative or liaison for the System with the staff of various state and federal agencies and other appropriate instructional, workforce and educational entities.
• Provide oversight of system grant operations and generate strategic grant opportunities including development of innovative revenue sources.
• Review, analyze, and recommend policy as well as proposed legislation. Testify on legislation as needed.
• Provide leadership and supervision of division team members which currently includes seven direct reports: Executive Assistant; Director of Strategic Initiatives; Associate Vice Chancellor for Career and Technical Education; Associate Vice Chancellor for Workforce Partnerships; Associate Vice Chancellor for Colorado Online; the Associate Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs, Equity and Inclusion; and a temporary position of Director of Online Strategic Plan Project.
• Assume overall responsibility for budget planning, execution, and evaluation. Lead annual goal setting and performance evaluations for the Academic and Student Affairs division.

Required Qualifications

• Master's degree required; terminal degree strongly preferred.
• At least five years of senior level experience in academic or Student Affairs.

Supplemental Information
Attributes that will contribute to success in this position:

• Demonstrated leadership abilities including courage, integrity, honesty, and a willingness to listen.
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively, manage change, resolve conflicts, and build consensus.
• Self-motivated and professionally driven with strong organizational skills combined with a sense of urgency.
• Ability to lead large-scale change related to the work of the position.
• Demonstrated commitment and understanding of diversity, equity, social justice, and inclusive excellence.
• Demonstrated understanding of student success strategies, policies, and promising practices.
• Demonstrated understanding of strategic enrollment management.
• Demonstrated understanding of Academic affairs strategies, policies, and promising practices.
• Experience working in a community college or other higher education institution with a strong "access" mission.
• Experience in legislative and/or policy development.
• Exceptional interpersonal skills, including teamwork and collaboration.
• Experience with data informed analysis and decision-making.
• Demonstrated experience with innovative program development.
• Implementation of strategies designed to increase access, persistence, and graduation rates including focus on underrepresented populations.
• Experience in developing and implementing strategic plans and coordinating implementation efforts across a large, complex organization.
• Experience in taking small pilots and experiments and scaling them to meet organizational needs.
• Strong written and oral communication skills, including public speaking, with an ability to represent positions of the Board and Chancellor.
• Strong supervisory skills, including a commitment to professional development and succession planning.

Work Location/Travel Expectations:

• This position is located at 9101 E Lowry Blvd, Denver, CO 80230.
• This position is expected to travel to the colleges regularly throughout the year to meet with college leadership, faculty leadership, and student leadership.

The Colorado Community College System is the state's largest provider of higher education and workforce training, consisting of 13 colleges and over 35 locations across the state, educating approximately 115,000 students annually. In addition, we train more than 4,000 Coloradans each year through customized employer training programs. Our mission is to provide accessible, responsive learning environments where students can achieve their educational, professional and personal goals in an atmosphere that embraces academic excellence, diversity and innovation. We are an organization that encourages individuals to bring their whole selves to work.
CCCS believes when all human qualities are regarded with dignity and respect and when everyone has access to the individualized support they need, all will have the opportunity to thrive. In all aspects of the employment process, decisions are made based on merit, competence, performance and business need without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, creed, ancestry, national origin, marital status, genetic information, military status, or any other protected status in accordance with applicable law.
A career at the Colorado Community College System's administrative office comes with great perks. Whether you are responsible for strategic System leadership or provide high quality administrative and technical support, you will reap a rewarding experience being a part of an enterprise which assists thousands of students to elevate their lives each year. Our System Office culture emphasizes and celebrates professionalism in performance of jobs and diversity in our workforce. Our focus on outcomes rather than tasks is supported with flexible work arrangements, and the expectation that our employees perform best when they are engaged and enjoy a degree of autonomy in how they approach the delivery of quality work product. You will admire the friendly culture of our system office and be inspired by our team environment and dedicated employees.
We offer the following benefits:

• Our employees stay because of the work/life balance they are able to obtain at the System Office. This includes generous leave benefits:
  • Administrator/Professional-Technical (APT) positions earn 15 hours of annual leave and 10 hours of sick leave each month - based on fulltime status.
  • Classified employees earn generous levels of annual and sick leave based on their years of service.
  • CCCS employees receive 11 paid holidays per year, many of which are observed between December 25th through January 1st.
  • CCCS employees have leave available for a variety of additional personal needs such as academic/volunteer activities, bereavement, public health emergencies, and more.

Many positions are eligible for alternate work arrangements that may include flexible schedules and/or working remotely within Colorado.

CCCS offers comprehensive health, dental, and vision plans with considerable employer contributions. We also offer employer-paid life insurance. For a complete overview of our benefits, visit our

CCCS employees are eligible for Federal Public Service Student Loan Forgiveness. For more information, go to the website.

As a CCCS employee, you have an opportunity to become a lifelong-learner and enjoy considerable savings for the college education of you and your dependents through our tuition reimbursement program.

We offer retirement savings through via our defined benefit or defined contribution plans. CCCS employees are also eligible to participate in a robust set of supplemental retirement options such as a 401K, 457, and/or 403b.

All state employees are eligible to participate in , which offers discounts for retailers and services and other benefits resources.

CCCS offers employee assistance services to you and your household members at no cost through the Colorado State Employee Assistance Program (). Available services include counseling, professional coaching, webinars, mediation, financial assistance, and more.