Assistant Vice President – Academic Affairs

Responsibilities

• Lead faculty operations — Direct GE and NE faculty efforts to hire, onboard, train, and manage the faculty workload & staffing matrix for consistent, quality course facilitation.
• Learn and resolve learner concerns by arbitrating escalated complex issues as needed.
• Drive experiential learning — Partner with NE Leadership to consistently staff and deliver the experiential learning aspects of our curriculum.
• Develop leaders — Lead faculty development & curriculum delivery leadership activities that elevate performance across the academic enterprise.
• Own the data — Utilize predictive and descriptive data to guide faculty facilitation, development, and curriculum delivery decisions.
• Govern documentation — Provide stewardship for the accuracy and currency of SOPs, KPIs, policies, handbooks, and the annual college catalog for faculty affairs.
• Build bridges — Cultivate strategic relationships with external partners, professional organizations, and academic institutions to advance the college's mission.
• Stay ahead — Monitor and respond proactively to emerging trends, regulatory developments, and innovations in nursing education.
• Manage the budget — Oversee the academic faculty, faculty development personnel, and the yearly functional budget.
• Lead committees — Serve on faculty, curriculum, advisory, grievance, dispositions, and appeals committees.
• Support accreditation — Provide subject‐matter expertise for accreditation and regulatory activities.

Requirements

• Earned terminal degree in Nursing, Nursing Education, Curriculum & Instruction, Higher Education Administration, Business Administration, Health Care Administration, Industrial Psychology, or a related field.
• Active, unencumbered RN license.
• 7+ years of successful leadership in higher education.
• 3+ years managing remote or hybrid teams.
• Fluency with data — curate, visualize, and use it to make decisions.
• Strong communication skills and a track record of leading through change.
• Competency with Microsoft Office, LMS platforms, and web‐based work environments.
• Project management, change management, or communication certifications (a plus).