Vice Chancellor for Strategy, Institutional Effectiveness, and Engagement

Foothill-De Anza Community College District • Los Altos Hills, CA

267d • $222,077 - $312,488 • Onsite

About The Position

The Vice Chancellor for Strategy, Institutional Effectiveness, and Engagement serves as a key member of the Executive Leadership Team reporting to the Chancellor. This position provides strategic oversight for district-wide planning, data analytics, institutional effectiveness, and organizational and stakeholder engagement. The Vice Chancellor ensures alignment of district-wide plans with the Board of Trustees' vision, mission, and priorities, integrating academic, student services, technology, sustainability, and facilities planning to support long-term institutional success, student success, operational sustainability, and growth. This role actively fosters engagement across all levels, strengthening relationships with employees, students, community organizations, industry partners, and other key stakeholders. The Vice Chancellor leads strategic management and planning, fosters a culture of innovation, develops policies, ensures effective planning, and monitors performance while overseeing the Institutional Research, Governmental and Community Relations, and International Operations functions to ensure alignment with district-wide strategies.

Requirements

• Master's degree or the equivalent.
• Five years of progressively responsible experience within complex organizations, with proven management accomplishments related to the requirements of this position.
• Executive-level experience, including working with governing bodies or other high-level oversight committees.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in an educational leadership role related to strategy and organizational effectiveness.
• Experience with educational institution operations, laws, regulations, and public policies.
• Experience leading workgroups leveraging data to further institutional outcomes.
• Experience advising and persuading senior leaders regarding strategic direction and planning.
• Experience working with academic stakeholders and instructional leaders to address academic and professional matters.

Responsibilities

• Provide vision and leadership for district-wide strategic planning, development, implementation, and evaluation of policies and procedures to ensure operational efficiencies, continuous improvement, and student success.
• Advise the Chancellor and Executive Leadership Team on data-informed strategies for improving district and college operations, employee and other stakeholder engagement, community partnerships, and student success.
• Lead the development and implementation of short- and long-range strategic plans to advance the district and its colleges.
• Provide strategic leadership and supervision of the Governmental and Community Relations function.
• Develop and implement comprehensive engagement strategies to strengthen relationships with employees, students, community organizations, industry partners, and other stakeholders.
• Serve as lead to ensure compliance with District policies and procedures in alignment with state and federal laws and regulations.
• Cultivate effective partnerships with staff and administrators to achieve departmental goals and improve processes, program outcomes, and student success.
• Identify and assess current and future organizational development needs through collaboration with executive and senior leadership.
• Serve as the Chancellor's designee for shared governance committees and strategic advisory groups.
• Lead district-wide strategic conversations regarding enrollment management.
• Direct and oversee the collection, analysis, and communication of data and analytics to inform strategic decision-making.
• Partner with District technology leadership to support technology-driven innovation and digital transformation initiatives.
• Develop and implement metrics and tracking mechanisms to measure institutional effectiveness, student success outcomes, and innovation initiatives.
• Support a healthy organizational culture through strategic visioning, employee engagement initiatives, and advisement on operational and fiscal sustainability.
• Design and implement comprehensive leadership development programs and strategies to enhance employee engagement, growth, and retention.
• Provide leadership in identifying, evaluating, and integrating strategic innovations to improve student success and operational effectiveness.
• Ensure continuous assessment of institutional effectiveness through evidence-based practices, accreditation compliance, and performance monitoring.

Benefits

• Annual salary range of $222,077.16 - $312,488.33.
• Coverage for employee and eligible dependents, dental, vision care, employee assistance program, long term disability, retirement and basic life insurance.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Executive
• Industry: Educational Services
• Education Level: Master's degree