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At Palm Beach State College, you will discover a place where ideas come to life and the heartbeat of a county begins. By joining us, you will be exposed to professionals from across the U.S. and abroad who are the strivers, reinventors, explorers, and influencers dedicated to developing talent that fills the most needed workforce roles. As the Panthers, we embrace a community of belonging, caring, and connection for our students and employees. We seek creative individuals to help PBSC fulfill its mission of inspiring hope, advancing skills, and transforming lives.

About this role

Reporting to the President as a member of senior management and serving as chief academic officer, the Vice President of Academic Affairs leads the design, execution, and continuous improvement of the College’s academic strategy. Oversees all aspects of academic affairs, including academic programs, curriculum development, faculty engagement and recruitment, academic budgets, policies and procedures, compliance, and accreditation. Guides academic planning, program expansion and viability, and resource allocation using data analytics. Fosters an academic environment that is conducive to student access, learning, and success. Collaborates with student services to address student needs, increase enrollment, and maximize efficient and effective course scheduling.

What a day of a Vice President, Academic Affairs looks like:

Provides leadership, direction, and policy formation for successful academic programs and services that are responsive to students and community to gain the skill sets and knowledge to meet evolving workforce demands.
Facilitates strategic academic planning activities. Provides direct support for academic committees and project oversight, including defining the scope and objectives of major initiatives, establishing timelines, evaluating progress, and ensuring communication and completion of high-impact academic and institutional projects.
Mentors academic deans, empowering them as individuals and professionals to ensure that the programs of the college meet high standards of quality including regional and professional accreditation.
Lead the administration's active engagement with faculty, playing a critical role in the support and elevation of faculty in teaching, creative activity, professional development, and service. Recommends faculty contracts to the President in conjunction with the continuing contract process.
Serves as chief academic policy, program, and accreditation officer for the college. Ensures compliance with the provisions of all applicable federal and state regulatory standards, principles of accreditation, and adherence to college policies and procedures. Evaluates, revises, and develops policies and procedures.
Provides leadership for the academic accreditation and assessment processes to improve academic endeavors of the College. Monitors accreditation issues and ensures that the College seeks and retains accreditations for all academic programs.
Manages department budget and makes recommendations regarding financial needs in support of responsible sustainable programs. Ensures fiscal responsibility for use of funds allocated for educational programs. Works cooperatively with the grants and foundation offices to secure funding for emerging programs, curriculum development, and improvement.
Establishes mutually beneficial cooperation with area educational entities.
Represents the college, at federal, state, and local meetings, seminars, or conferences as appropriate and at professional organizations within the state, taking a leadership role where appropriate.
Recommends retention, improvement, or deletion of courses and programs using assessment of student learning, operational efficiencies and enrollment trends.
Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

We’d love to hear from you if you have the following:

Education and Experience:

Doctoral degree
Twelve years of increasingly responsible related experience, to include experience in higher education academic administration, supervision of academic programs, and teaching experience in higher education
Regional and programmatic accreditation and ensuring institutional compliance
Leading change and assessment of academic programs

Knowledge of:

Innovative curricular approaches to education
Microsoft Office Professional or similar application
Accreditation standards, quality assurance, and higher education regulations
Institutional planning, budgeting, and resource allocation, with the ability to align financial and operational resources with strategic academic priorities

Skilled in:

Strong leadership and team development skills, including the ability to recruit, coach, supervise, evaluate, and inspire staff while fostering a culture of accountability, excellence, collaboration, and professional growth
Integrated academic planning, with the ability to lead complex, multi-unit processes informed by institutional data, research, and environmental analysis
Strategic thinking, including effective planning, setting goals, monitoring progress, tracking results, and making appropriate adjustments to plans based on circumstances, context, and data
Creative thinking and problem solving to explore new technology, processes, and approaches

Ability to:

Work effectively in a large multi-campus environment, collaborating across academic and administrative units and engaging stakeholders and institutional decision-making
Effectively communicate verbally and in writing on a regular basis with internal and external customers, build relationships, manage customer expectations, and take responsibility for a high level of service
Lead, manage and implement change management through collaboration
Organize and prioritize multiple competing priorities to maximize personal and team effectiveness
Develop and deliver presentations to culturally diverse groups from all social, educational, and economic backgrounds
Promote and cultivate a collaborative environment among faculty, students, staff and administrative departments.

Licenses, Registration, Certifications, or Special Requirements:

Regular physical attendance required

Work Environment and Physical Demand:

Reach and grasp objects
Stoop, bend, kneel, crouch, or crawl
Use of video display terminal
Use of manual dexterity and fine motor skills
Communicate information orally and in writing
Receive and understand information through oral and written communication
Proofread and check documents for accuracy
Work a fluctuating work schedule

This job description is intended to be generic in nature and describe the essential functions of the job. It is not an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities. The essential duties, functions and responsibilities, and overtime eligibility may vary based on the specific tasks assigned to the position.

Application Deadline

This position is open until filled. With a first initial review date of October 13, 2025.

Wait, there is more!

Culture: Be part of an inclusive, Panther First environment where every role has a purpose, and employees have a sense of belonging.
Education Benefits: Tuition fee waiver at PBSC, tuition reimbursement, degree recognition award, educational leave, and more. Public Service Loan Forgiveness institution.
Health and Wellness: Medical, dental, vision, disability, life insurance, parental leave, and more.
Generous Time Off: Vacation, sick leave, holidays, and spring and winter breaks offering additional paid time off.
Panther Perks: Potential remote or hybrid opportunities, wellness programs, and apps related to stress management, nutrition, meditation, and more.
Professional Development: Leadership programs, professional learning workshops, and more.
Retirement Investments: State retirement plan options and voluntary 403(b) and 457 plans.

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Please review the following information to apply for a position at Palm Beach State College:

Carefully review the minimum qualifications advertised for the available position, as only applicants meeting the minimum requirements will be considered.
Background Check/ Drug Screen may be required based on the specific requirements of the position for which the application is being submitted. Employment is contingent upon passing a drug test and completing a criminal background investigation.
An essential goal of the Office of Human Resources is to respond to all applicants once a selection is made. Please take notice of the position closing date advertised. Whenever positions are filled, the Office of Human Resources responds to all applicants who have submitted applications.
The College conducts its employment activity within the State of Florida except for occasional brief and temporary pre-approved periods related to college travel.

Application Deadline

This position is open until filled