Associate Vice President of Academic Affairs

$88,908 - $101,130/Yr

Community College System New Hampshire

Full-time - Mid Level

About the position

The Associate Vice President of Academic Affairs at Nashua Community College plays a crucial role in supporting the academic unit's administration and strategic planning. Reporting to the Vice-President of Academic Affairs, this position involves providing leadership in teaching and learning, curriculum assessment, and institutional research, ensuring the college meets its educational mission effectively.

Responsibilities

• Serves as a member of the College's leadership team responsible for strategic planning, fiscal management, resource development, policy setting, employee/labor relations, and overall administration of the College.
• Assists the Vice-President in the day-to-day management and administration of the academic unit of the college, including assistance in strategic planning, assessment and institutional research.
• Performs a wide range of duties related to researching, analyzing, and interpreting institutional and national data, including designing, conducting and interpreting analytical studies in support of the college's mission.
• Analyzes measures of institutional effectiveness and assists with data-supported strategic planning at all levels for ongoing data-guided campus decision making.
• Remains current with national and regional trends, developments and issues related to institutional research for higher education.
• Provides leadership and assistance in curriculum and program development/assessment, remaining current with best practices in curriculum assessment and academic support services.
• Works with industry partners to identify current and emerging technology and market trends that will require new education and training content.
• Tracks emerging technologies and innovative applications of existing and new technologies in higher education, involving literature reviews and assessment of performance data.
• Assists the Vice President of Academic Affairs in building and analyzing class and exam schedules for the college.
• Assists academic department heads with specialized and all-college accreditation self-study activities.
• Performs administrative duties associated with maintaining a safe work environment, training employees, and managing employee time and attendance.
• Serves as the College's Accreditation Liaison Officer and remains current in all matters regarding college accreditation.
• Responsible for facilitating the process of academic program review on campus.
• Represents the college in academic matters system-wide and within the communities the college serves.
• Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational and technology workshops and participating in professional societies.
• Complies with all system, college, state and federal rules and regulations.

Requirements

• Master's degree from a recognized college or university in education, higher education administration, math, English, social sciences, science, engineering, information technology, nursing, human services, business administration or related field.
• Six years of experience in teaching, academic or education administration, and/or institutional research including four years of supervisory or program/project management duties preferably within higher education.
• Valid Driver's License or access to statewide transportation.

Nice-to-haves

• Teaching or academic program administration experience in higher education.
• Knowledge and experience with instructional technologies.
• Effective organizational, project management and problem-solving skills.
• Knowledge and experience in institutional research and ability to analyze and interpret data.
• Familiarity with current issues and trends in higher education, including community colleges.
• Ability to foster collaborative and effective working relationships with diverse populations and multiple constituents.
• Ability to work well in a team environment.
• Ability to express ideas clearly and concisely both orally and in writing.
• Ability to evaluate and analyze program effectiveness and resource utilization.
• Ability to work independently and exercise sound judgment in the performance of duties.
• Project management skills including the ability to define projects, prioritize and manage multiple projects, measure and evaluate progress and outcomes, and meet timelines while producing quality work.
• Proficient in the use of technology, especially Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and other graphic presentation software.