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The Vice Provost for Academic Innovation reports to the Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and leads efforts across Professional and Continuing Education (PaCE) and Global Engagement and Partnerships as well as a number of Specialized Programs and Services, including our Testing Office and Passport Office. The Vice Provost is charged with advancing SJSU’s entrepreneurial efforts to expand access through PaCE Programs (at both the graduate and undergraduate levels), build deeper global partnerships to drive enrollment and the flows of students to and from the San José Region, and advancing specialized programs that meet current campus and community needs.

The Vice Provost must build on the strong framework already available to further increase access to programs through SJSU Online and other core platforms. Moreover, the Vice Provost oversees an organization where pilot projects and ideas are cultivated and advanced. This includes advancing a robust program of continuing education units led by SJSU faculty and staff. The position works closely with other offices in Academic Affairs to manage the PaCE budget, coordinate with colleges to deliver effective programs, and develop new programs that meet local and global demands. The position directly supervises managers and has responsibility for staff across the Academic Innovation unit. The Vice Provost is a highly collaborative leader who can bring intra- and inter-divisional teams together to meet the needs of all our students enrolled in PaCE programs. The Office of Academic Innovation also serves as a central hub for the colleges, providing comprehensive customer service that emphasizes problem-solving, responsiveness, and convenience.

Key Responsibilities

• Leads the development of innovative degree and non-degree educational programs across all PaCE verticals, including SJSU Online
• Advance strategies to deepen corporate and non-profit relationships to meet workforce needs in Silicon Valley and beyond
• Lead program development in non-credit continuing education efforts across campus that empower faculty and staff to deliver high quality microcredentials to industry partners in the Silicon Valley and beyond
• Serve as a central hub for the colleges, providing comprehensive customer service that emphasizes problem-solving, responsiveness, and convenience
• Promotes and develops strategic partnerships with the faculty and colleges at SJSU, with other domestic and international universities, and with industry and the community
• Works with these groups to identify and meet their educational needs
• Maintains excellent relationships with strategic partners
• Facilitates the development of certificate and degree programs, online education, international programs, professional development, and conferences (virtual and place-based)
• Guides the shaping and oversees the implementation of all PaCE programs to promote the reputation and success of SJSU
• Serves as a liaison between SJSU and local, national, and international colleagues and organizations
• Develops self-support educational opportunities for faculty and academic units
• Supports self-support activities that arise within the colleges
• Oversees and coordinates seamless operation of programs like Intersession, Open University, Special Session, and Partnerships
• Partner with SJSU's Academic Colleges and Community College partners in the region to expand 2+2 and other pipeline programs through PaCE
• Recommends initiatives and changes to improve quality and services for the division, including improvements in marketing, fiscal, and information technology services
• Collaborates with other units to improve established processes and practices related to fiscal management of self-support funds, including timely allocations to colleges
• Initiates action to resolve problems
• Manages relations with stakeholders and solicits feedback for improved Academic Innovation services
• Ensures organizational compliance with all SJSU and CSU guidelines and with federal immigration regulations
• Develops and implements a transparent budget process for Academic Innovation in collaboration with Academic Business and Strategic Operations (ABSO) in the Office of the Provost and works with the Provost to assure the viability of the annual budget and Academic Innovation plans
• In collaboration with the ABSO, prepares regular progress reports for the Provost and President, as required
• Works to internationalize SJSU by deepening educational partnerships between SJSU and other organizations across the globe
• Provide leadership on campus conversations to expand academic program development in collaboration with international partners
• Leads conversations on campus to help organize programs to facilitate international exchange
• Develops programs for international students to expand SJSU’s international reputation as a leader in higher education
• In partnership with partners in Student Affairs at SJSU, support all international activities (e.g., agreements with other campuses, faculty exchange agreements, visitors from abroad) that arise within the campus or come to the campus from outside
• Prepares and administers guidelines for international exchanges between SJSU and other universities and colleges
• Works with Global Studies and other academic entities to develop a complete international vision for SJSU (including student services, study abroad programs, and academic programs with an international orientation)
• Oversee staff who provide services in current and new specialized programs
• Provide strategic leadership and direction for the establishment and ongoing operations of the campus Passport Office
• Advance strategy to scale Testing Office programming and delivery of testing that meets the workforce demands of the region

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Ability to communicate with constituents in a professional and respectful manner
• Demonstrated effectiveness in leading the development and delivery of market responsive, self-supporting programs based on a combination of sound, innovative planning and effective responses to emerging opportunities
• Ability to provide energetic and visionary leadership and administrative competency in leading a diverse college with broad curricular offerings
• Thorough knowledge of effective academic planning
• Advanced knowledge in marketing international and extended studies programs in highly competitive regional and global environments
• Ability to work collegially within the University community and to collaborate effectively with public agencies, private business sector and community-based organizations in diverse multicultural environments
• Thorough knowledge of geopolitical current events and their impact on SJSU international programs and students
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions and to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with multiple abstract and concrete variables
• Ability to write reports and business correspondence
• Ability to present information effectively and respond to questions from groups of managers, customers, and the general public
• Ability to understand multi-cultural differences and respect every culture
• Ability to interpret technical procedures or regulations
• Thorough knowledge of personnel management and ability to manage staff effectively to create an organizational environment that encourages efficiency and innovation
• Ability managing staff to create an environment that promotes job satisfaction and commitment to the mission of the unit
• Ability to manage in a bargaining unit environment
• Thorough knowledge and ability to implement effectively, fiscal planning and management

Required Qualifications

• Master’s degree or equivalent
• Five years of administrative leadership
• Prior experience developing and delivering professional and continuing education programs

Preferred Qualifications

• Doctorate Degree
• Six to ten years of administrative experience directly overseeing credit and non-credit programs that work at scale to advance access to the university

Compensation

Classification: Administrator IV

Anticipated Hiring Range: $19,584/month - $21,667/month

CSU Salary Range: $10,106/month - $32,441/month

The final hiring salary will be commensurate with experience.

San José State University offers employees a comprehensive benefits package typically worth 30-35% of your base salary. For more information on programs available, please see the Employee Benefits Summary.

Contact Information

Confidential nominations and inquiries can be directed to: Philip Tang and Maya Holt-Brockenbrough SJSU-VPAI@wittkieffer.com

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Additional Information

Satisfactory completion of a background check (including a criminal records check) is required for employment. SJSU will issue a contingent offer of employment to the selected candidate, which may be rescinded if the background check reveals disqualifying information, and/or it is discovered that the candidate knowingly withheld or falsified information. Failure to satisfactorily complete the background check may affect the continued employment of a current CSU employee who was offered the position on a contingent basis.

The standard background check includes: criminal check, employment, and education verification. Depending on the position, a motor vehicle and/or credit check may be required. All background checks are conducted through the university's third-party vendor, Accurate Background. Some positions may also require fingerprinting. SJSU will pay all costs associated with this procedure. Evidence of required degree(s) or certification(s) will be required at time of hire.

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Pursuant to the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act, the Annual Security Report (ASR) is also now available for viewing at https://www.sjsu.edu/clery/docs/SJSU-Annual-Security-Report.pdf. The ASR contains the current security and safety-related policy statements, emergency preparedness and evacuation information, crime prevention and Sexual Assault prevention information, and information about drug and alcohol prevention programming. The ASR also contains statistics of Clery crimes for San José State University locations for the three most recent calendar years. A paper copy of the ASR is available upon request by contacting the Office of the Clery Director by phone at 408-924-1501 or by email at clerycompliance@sjsu.edu.

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Equal Employment Statement

San José State University is an equal opportunity employer. The university prohibits discrimination based on age, ancestry, caste, color, disability, ethnicity, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, military status, nationality, race, religion, religious creed, sex, sexual orientation, sex stereotype, and veteran status. This policy applies to all San José State University students, faculty, and staff, as well as university programs and activities. Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, and certain other federal and state laws, prohibit discrimination on the basis of sex in all education programs and activities operated by the university (both on and off campus). Reasonable accommodation is made for applicants with disabilities who self-disclose. San José State University employees are considered mandated reporters under the California Child Abuse and