Senior Vice Provost for Academic Programs and Initiatives

🇺🇸 Raleigh, North Carolina 🕑 Full-Time 💰 TBD 💻 Administrator 🗓️ October 22nd, 2026

Edtech.com's Summary

North Carolina State University is hiring a Senior Vice Provost for Academic Programs and Initiatives to lead the Office of Academic Programs and Initiatives within the Provost's leadership team. The office oversees academic planning, digital education and learning technology (DELTA), continuing and lifelong education, the Institute for Advanced Analytics and non-degree credentials. The senior vice provost advises the Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost on the university's academic portfolio and turns institutional priorities into sustainable programs and initiatives.

Highlights

Provide executive leadership for the Office of Academic Programs and Initiatives, setting a vision and priorities aligned with NC State's institutional goals and land-grant mission.
Advise the Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost on trends, opportunities and challenges affecting the educational portfolio.
Provide strategic and fiscal oversight for the portfolio, including Digital Education and Learning Technology Applications (DELTA), NC State Continuing and Lifelong Education, the Institute for Advanced Analytics, Academy Initiatives and non-degree credentials, and supervise the senior leaders of those units.
Identify opportunities to develop new programs, pathways, credentials, partnerships and educational models that respond to learner, workforce and societal needs.
Use enrollment, financial, workforce, market and student success data, in partnership with University Data and Analytics, Enrollment Management and Institutional Effectiveness, to assess the health and competitiveness of the academic portfolio.
Develop executive-level recommendations for program investment, restructuring, expansion, discontinuation and consolidation.
Build relationships with colleges, faculty, employers, professional organizations and peer institutions to advance educational innovation and workforce engagement.
Requires a post-baccalaureate degree and at least ten years of experience in higher education, with experience in college, university or system-level administration and in leading cross-functional teams; a doctoral or terminal degree is preferred, and a valid NC driver's license is required.