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Provost and Senior Vice President of Academic Affairs

🇺🇸 Willis Holcombe Center, Florida 🕑 Full-Time 💰 $216K - $256K 💻 Other 🗓️ September 17th, 2026

Edtech.com's Summary

Broward College is hiring a Provost and Senior Vice President of Academic Affairs. This role leads the college's academic affairs by providing strategic direction and oversight for academic programs, operations, curriculum, accreditation, and policies while fostering academic excellence and student success. The Provost collaborates with key stakeholders to advance institutional priorities and continuous improvement across the college.

Highlights
  • Provide executive leadership for planning, operation, evaluation, and continuous improvement of academic affairs.
  • Lead strategic planning, policy development, accreditation compliance, and academic program oversight.
  • Collaborate with Pathway Deans, faculty leadership, and senior management on academic initiatives and student pathways.
  • Oversee online learning programs, instructional technology, and faculty development.
  • Manage staff including hiring, evaluation, and discipline within academic departments.
  • Represent the college in community and professional organizations at various levels.
  • Provide strategic leadership for the college’s financial aid programs.
  • Required qualifications include a Master’s degree and ten years of relevant experience; preferred qualifications include ten years of leadership experience and a Ph.D or Ed.D.
  • Strong skills in communication, transformational change management, collaborative leadership, and familiarity with accreditation and institutional effectiveness.
  • Salary range from $215,500 to $255,500, commensurate with education and experience.

Provost and Senior Vice President of Academic Affairs Full Description

Provost and Senior Vice President of Academic Affairs
Willis Holcombe Center
Full time

Job Profile Summary
The Provost, Senior Vice President of Academic Affairs serves as the College’s chief academic officer and a member of the President’s senior leadership team. Reporting to the College President, the Provost provides executive leadership for the planning, operation, evaluation, and continuous improvement of the College’s academic affairs.

In collaboration with Pathway Deans, faculty leadership, and other key stakeholders, the Provost provides strategic direction and oversight for college-wide academic programs, academic operations, curriculum, accreditation, assessment, and related policies and procedures. The Provost provides leadership and vision for academic affairs within the context of the College’s mission and strategic priorities and advances academic quality, innovation, student success, and continuous improvement across the institution.

The Provost champions the College’s core values of academic excellence and student success, innovation, integrity, sustainability, and lifelong learning. Through collaborative leadership across the College, the Provost fosters a respectful, rigorous, compassionate, and learning-centered environment while advancing institutional priorities and transforming student lives.
  
Minimum Qualifications:
  • Master's Degree required
  • Ten years of relevant experience
Preferred Qualifications:
  • Ten years of management/leadership experience
  • Ph.D or Ed.D
  • An equivalent combination of experience and education may be considered.

Essential Functions:
  • Provides senior leadership direction in fulfilling the mission of the College in the district-wide academic affairs in collaboration with college leadership and key stakeholders. Leadership includes the planning, administration, evaluation, and continuous improvement of college-wide academic programs.
  • Under the direction and leadership of the president, leads in collaboration with senior management in the oversight and coordination of strategic planning, analysis, and evaluation of the institution's effectiveness in fulfilling the mission, vision, values, goals and objectives of the College.
  • 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, Board of Trustees directives, Principles of Accreditation, and adherence to college policies and procedures. Evaluates, revises, and develops policies and procedures.
  • Under the president's direction, is authorized as delegated by the president to take action and make administrative and management decisions for assigned administrative functional areas. Communicates and negotiates professionally and effectively as a collaborator and problem solver with a comprehensive knowledge in the field of higher education.
  • Promotes and provides guidance in designing, implementing, evaluating, and ongoing improvement of student pathways.
  • In collaboration with the Pathway Deans and the Faculty Senate, provides senior management direction, leadership, and coordination for the college's online learning programs and initiatives and instructional technology initiatives.
  • Responsible for staff management, including recommendation of staffing, hiring, setting performance standards, evaluating staff, discipline and termination in support of a culture accountable for serving the College.
  • Represent the College in various civic, community, and professional organizations at the local, state, and national level.
  • Provide strategic leadership, vision, oversight and coordination of the College’s financial aid programs.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
  • Strong oral and written communication skills.
  • Demonstrated skills for managing and sustaining large-scale transformational change.
  • Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively in large-scale settings such as in a multi-campus institution.
  • Demonstrated understanding and commitment to the mission and goals of a comprehensive community college.
  • Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with faculty, administrators, staff, students and peer leadership to develop common solutions to complex issues.
  • Ability to think creatively, listen to perspectives, and apply creative strategies to attain successful institutional outcomes.
  • Proven ability to work with constituencies in a multi-cultural environment; demonstrated sensitivity to and understanding of the academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, and ethnic backgrounds of community college students.
  • Demonstrated knowledge of regional accrediting agency core requirements, principles, policies and guidelines.
  • Demonstrated knowledge of contemporary institutional effectiveness practices.
  • Demonstrated interest in advocating for the effective application of technology in teaching and learning, the delivery of online programs and degrees and the importance of faculty development and instructional design in the teaching/learning process.

Our Culture:
  • At Broward College, our leaders embody a culture of competence, care, character, composure, and courage. We prioritize serving each other and our students through high-quality guidance, mutual respect, resilience, and fair, thoughtful decision-making, all while upholding the values of integrity, transparency, and honesty.
Broward College offers an exceptional benefits package, including, but not limited to:
  • Affordable High Quality Healthcare Insurance (Medical, Dental & Vision)
  • Retirement Options – Florida Retirement System (FRS) Pension Plan or the FRS Investment Plan
  • Wellness Program
  • Vacation/Paid Time Off
  • Winter and Spring Break Off
  • Paid Parental Leave
  • Tuition Assistance and Tuition Reimbursement are available to employees and family members

Job TitleProvost and Senior Vice President of Academic Affairs
  
Position NumberP0000022
    
Job StatusFull time Regular
    
DepartmentSenior Executive Management
  
LocationWillis Holcombe Center
    
Pay Grade112
    
Salary$215,500 - $255,500 (Salary commensurate with education and experience)
  
Work ShiftFirst Shift
   
Work ScheduleMonday - 
Friday/Weekends/Varies
   
Hours Per Week37.5
   
Posting End DateOpen Until Filled
   
CommentsTo be considered for this position, a completed online employment application form along with a cover letter, resume and unofficial transcript are required.
   
Designated Essential PersonnelYes
   
FLSA StatusExempt
   
Position ClassificationAdministrators
   
Special Instructions to Applicant:
For positions requiring a degree, the official transcripts are required upon hire. An unofficial copy of the degree/transcript is acceptable during the application process and must be attached to the online application. If unable to attach the documentation, please email document to [email protected] or fax to 954-201-7612, stating clearly the position name(s) and position number(s) the transcript is to be attached to.
Foreign Transcript: Transcripts issued outside of the United States require a equivalency statement from a certified transcript evaluation service verifying the degree equivalency to that of an accredited institution within the USA. This report must be attached with the application and submitted by the application deadline. All required documentation must be received on or before the job posting end date.
**Please note that multiple documents can be uploaded in the “Resume/CV/Transcript/License/Certification” section of the application**
Please refer to link with the instructions on how to submit an application with multiple documents. https://www.broward.edu/jobs/_docs/tutorial_external_applicant_broward_college.pdf.  
Employment is contingent upon successful completion of the required background screening process.
Broward College uses E-Verify to check employee eligibility to work in the United States.  You will be required to complete an I-9 Form and provide documentation of your identity for employment purposes.
  
Broward College is an equal opportunity employer and strongly encourages applications from eligible veterans and spouses of veterans, underrepresented groups, including minorities, women, and persons with disabilities. The College does not discriminate on the basis of age, color, disability, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sexual orientation or any other legally protected classification.

For inquiries regarding Title IX and the college’s non-discrimination policies, contact the Vice President for Talent and Culture at 954-201-7449, Broward College, 6400 NW 6th Way, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309.

Applicants needing a reasonable accommodation with the application process, please contact the Talent and Culture Department at [email protected].