Job Description

 

At a glance:Join the lively community at Mesa Community College on-site in Mesa, AZ as a Vice President of Academic Affairs, where making a positive impact on campus is within your reach! As a Hispanic Serving Institution, MCC proudly embraces diversity, with 50% of their students identifying as students of color and 49% being first-generation college students. Enjoy the phenomenal benefits and seize the opportunity to oversee all faculty-related matters on and off campus in this role. Reporting directly to and advising the President, you'll play a pivotal role in their senior leadership team, working collaboratively to ensure the holistic well-being of their students and maximize opportunities for the entire college community.

Be a part of something extraordinary and submit your resume today!
Description: What you'll be doing:Another Source’s client, Mesa Community College, is recruiting a V*ice President *of* Academic* Affairs to join their leadership team in Mesa Arizona!

Mesa Community College offers an affordable, first-rate education, whether you plan to pursue a bachelor’s degree, train for a technical career, take classes to upgrade job skills or for personal enrichment. MCC creates a welcoming and safe environment that ensures all students and employees have the support and knowledge to succeed. MCC is a Hispanic Serving Institution. Half of MCC students (50%) identify as students of color and almost half (49%) are first-generation college students. MCC also serves 170+ international students representing over 50 countries.

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Learn more about Mesa Community College:*
https://www.mesacc.edu/about

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Anticipated Salary Range:* $130,000 to $169,669 annually, commensurate with experience.

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Benefits* @* MCCCD:*
Mesa Community College is part of Maricopa County Community College District (MCCCD), who is committed to providing you with a competitive, comprehensive benefits program that provides the care you and your family need to lead healthy and productive lives. Our benefits are designed to provide support for every life stage and lifestyle in our community.
https://www.maricopa.edu/about/careers/benefits

• 16 paid observed holidays
• Arizona State Retirement System (ASRS) & 12% Employee Contribution Match (Pension, Long Term Disability, and Health Insurance)
• Paid vacation, sick, and personal time (if applicable)

• Maricopa Employee Store: Perks & Gears (exclusive discounts and offers for Maricopa Community Colleges faculty and staff)
• $4,000 Annual professional development growth funding (if applicable)
• Tuition reimbursement for employees and dependents (if applicable)
• Flexible work schedules
• Maricopa Employee Health & Wellness Program:

• Sight-On-Site Eye Care Services
• Diabetes Empowerment Education Program
• Mobile On-site Mammography Screenings
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Wondr™ online program that teaches clinically-proven, healthy habits that lead to less stress, better sleep, weight loss, and more

• Pre-Retirement Events
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (may forgive the remaining balance on a federal student loan made directly by the U.S. Department of Education after qualifying).
• 10+ Maricopa Affinity Resource Employee Groups (Celebrates diversity, embraces inclusion, and supports employees, students, and community!)

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Maricopa County Community College District Summary:*
Are you looking for a place to work where you can make a real difference in the lives of over 200,000 college students every year? Would you like to be part of an organization that adds $7.2 billion dollars to the economy and supports nearly 100,000 jobs in the fastest growing county in the United States? Whether you’re teaching, working, or learning Make It Happen At Maricopa County Community Colleges!

• What's Currently Happening at Maricopa
• Many of our campuses have received grant awards through the National Science Foundation to improve undergraduate STEM Education: Hispanic-Serving institutions program (HSI Program).
• Commitment to diversity, inclusion, equity and employee groups to create an environment of shared governance
• One of the largest community college systems in the country

• 2020 Healthy Arizona Worksites Program recipient
• Named 19th Best Employer for Women by Forbes
• 2019 No. 42 in Arizona’s Best Employers

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About the Role:*
The Vice President of Academic Affairs (VPAA) serves as the Chief Academic Officer by leading, planning, organizing, and administering academic programs and related support activities that serve the needs of the diverse student body at Mesa Community College (MCC). The VPAA is critical in shaping, communicating, and executing the institution's academic vision and strategic direction, including assessment of learning and upholding accreditation standards, in the development and oversight of traditional academic and occupational education programs. The VPAA reports directly to and advises the President and is a key member of the College's senior leadership team who work collaboratively to ensure the College holistically meets the needs of our students and maximizes opportunities for the College community.

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Breakdown of Responsibilities:*

• Program excellence - 50%
• Leadership and supervision – 30%
• New initiatives, innovation and partnerships – 10%

• System collaborative partnerships – 10%

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Minimum* Qualifications:
Academic Pathway

• Master's Degree in a teaching field from a regionally accredited institution

• Four years of experience in academic leadership and/or supervisory roles in higher education.
• Examples of academic leadership/supervisory experience.
• Three years of teaching that include curriculum/coursework development.

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Non-Academic Pathway

• Master’s Degree from a regionally accredited institution in education or leadership-related area.
• Four years of progressively responsible management and/or leadership experience.

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Preferred Qualifications:*

• Doctoral degree from a regionally accredited post-secondary institution.
• Six or more years of progressive leadership experience in academic affairs administration at a comprehensive higher education institution in a multi-college system.
• A minimum of three years full-time college teaching experience, preferably at a community college.
• Demonstrated record of a commitment to transparent and inclusive shared governance strategies and academic freedom.

• Demonstrated record of creating and maintaining successful partnerships with K-12 schools and workforce development partners.
• Demonstrated experience creating and maintaining an inclusive working and learning environment that values diversity, equity, and belonging.
• Demonstrated experience using data-informed practices to lead strategic enrollment and retention initiatives that promote equitable student outcomes.
• Demonstrated experience supporting innovative teaching and learning practices for a variety of instructional purposes and formats.
• Experience with successful implementation of guided pathways practices (e.g. pathway mapping, developmental education, meta-majors, integrated student support).

• Demonstrated experience with accreditation, including planning, preparation, and implementation.

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Applications will be accepted through August 23, 2023. First round interviews will start the week of September 1st, 2023.

At Mesa Community College, diversity, equity, and inclusion are core values. We honor the contributions of each person and respect the profound ways their identity, culture, background, experience, status, abilities, socioeconomic background, immigrant status, language, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, veteran status, nationality, and intellectual perspective, enrich the college community. We continuously adapt and respond to differences with a single focus - to create a welcoming, safe, equitable, and inclusive environment that ensures all students and employees have the support and knowledge to succeed and thrive. MCC is committed to building and sustaining a workplace that reflects our community and student population. Our goal is that our students and employees have the knowledge and skills necessary to excel, lead, navigate, and thrive in a diverse world.

Another Source works with their clients, on a retained project basis. We are committed to building inclusive candidate pools as we partner with hiring teams. Veterans, women, people of color, LGBTQIA+, and people with disabilities are encouraged to apply. As you read through the job posting and review the list of qualifications (required and/or preferred), please do not self-select out if you feel you do not meet every qualification. No one is 100% qualified. We encourage you to apply and share your story with us.

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Pay: $130,000.00 - $169,669.00 per year

Work Location: In person

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