Vice President For Operations

Posting Details

Posting Summary

Working Title Vice President for Operations Role Title 12 month Administrative Faculty Role Code 01126-SW FLSA Exempt Pay Band 00 Position Number 295FA357 Agency Tidewater Community College Agency/Division Tidewater Community College (Div) Work Location Norfolk- 710 Hiring Range $144,330 to $197,276, commensurate w/ qualifications Emergency/Essential Personnel No EEO Category A-Official or Administrator Full Time or Part Time Full Time Does this position have telework options? -Telework options are subject to change based on business needs- No Does this position have a bilingual or multilingual skill requirement or preference? No Work Schedule

Varies to include some evenings and weekends

Sensitive Position No Job Description

Tidewater Community College has served South Hampton Roads - both students and employers - for 50 years. It has grown from 1 campus into a regional educational and economic force. TCC is the largest provider of higher education and workforce services in Hampton Roads, enrolling nearly 28,000 students in 2019-20. Founded in 1968 as a part of the Virginia Community College System, Tidewater Community College (TCC) services South Hampton Roads with 4 campuses in Chesapeake, Norfolk, Portsmouth, and Virginia Beach, 7 regional centers and 2 important cultural institutions. The college had 3,203 graduates in 2019-2020, 40 percent of whom pursued degrees that would let them transfer to 4-year institutions. Of South Hampton Roads residents enrolled in higher education 36% enrolled at TCC. TCC's institutional accreditation is affirmed through 2027 by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges.

The Vice President for Operations supports the vision and mission of Tidewater Community College by providing strategic, college-wide leadership of several critical operational components for the college. The Vice President oversees the offices of information systems, institutional effectiveness and public safety. The Vice President for Operations reports directly to the College President and serves on the President's Cabinet.

FUNCTIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Oversee services that support the college's educational mission and contribute to the well-being of the college.
• Provide strategic, college-wide leadership for the operational areas of Information Systems, Institutional Effectiveness, and Public Safety.
• Provide accurate and timely reporting of business operations to internal and external constituencies of the college.
• Ensure the college's compliance with all federal, state, and VCCS policies governing the areas under the Operations unit.
• Coordinate the establishment, maintenance, and communication of college policies and procedures for the operational areas delineated above.
• Develop the college's General Technology Plan, budgets, and spending plans to maintain and enhance the college's information systems and technical infrastructure and communicate technology recommendations to the President and her Cabinet.
• Provide strategic, college-wide leadership of the institutional effectiveness component for the college which incorporates the areas of institutional research, planning, and student outcomes assessment.
• Promote a safe and welcoming campus environment for a diverse student body, faculty, and staff.
• Provide strategic direction for the college's emergency response plan and other fundamentals associated with homeland security.
• Promote diversity, equity, and inclusion in support of Tidewater Community College's strategic plan and mission.
• Supervises assigned staff in the operational areas delineated above.
• Perform other tasks as assigned by the College President.

Special Assignments

May be required to perform other duties as assigned. May be required to assist the agency or state government generally in the event of an emergency declaration by the Governor.

KSA's/Required Qualifications

• Demonstrated knowledge of the operational areas as delineated above.
• Progressively responsible, successful experience in higher education administration, particularly in the areas encompassed by this vice presidency, with demonstrated results in managing people and tasks in a highly complex work environment with experience in a multi-campus community college setting with constant deadlines and reporting requirements preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to conduct long-range planning relative to the college's operational functions; to provide information to a wide range of college faculty and staff and community and business leaders; to supervise assigned staff and build a highly effective team; to make first-rate oral and written presentations; to organize, analyze, and innovate; and to negotiate and communicate effectively while establishing cooperative working relationships with a diverse array of individuals contacted in the course of the performance of assigned duties.
• Ability to prepare and manage multiple budgets and spending plans.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills utilizing logical business judgment.
• Demonstrated understanding of strategic planning, resource planning and allocation in the context of a large, preferably multi-campus, community college setting.
• Demonstrated ability to conduct planning, research, and assessment in a large and highly complex work environment.
• Demonstrated awareness of new and emerging technologies and how they may be used to create more efficient operations throughout the college.
• Demonstrated commitment to promoting cultural diversity, equity, and inclusion as a core value of the community college
• Demonstrated understanding of and belief in the comprehensive mission of the community college.
• Master's degree in a related field from a regionally accredited college or university.

Additional Considerations

As delineated in the Required Qualifications section

Operation of a State Vehicle No Supervises Employees Yes Required Travel

Some travel will be required with this position

Posting Detail Information

Posting Number FAC_1455P Recruitment Type General Public- G Number of Vacancies 1 Position End Date (if temporary) Job Open Date 11/14/2024 Job Close Date 12/18/2024 Open Until Filled Agency Website TCC.edu Contact Name Shane Kiernan Email skiernan@tcc.edu Phone Number 7578221774 Special Instructions to Applicants

In support of the Commonwealth's commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth's Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly called a Certificate of Disability) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Service-Connected Veterans may also apply via the AHP if they also provide an AHP Letter. To request an AHP Letter, use this link: https://www.dars.virginia.gov/drs/cpid/PWContact.aspx or call DARS at 800-552-5019, or DBVI at 800-622-2155

Additional Information

Unofficial transcripts will be accepted with the application; however, no offer of employment will be made prior to official transcripts being provided to the college.

Background Check Statement Disclaimer

The selected candidate's offer is contingent upon the successful completion of a criminal background investigation, which may include: fingerprint checks, local agency checks, employment verification, verification of education, credit checks (relevant to employment). Additionally, selected candidates may be required to complete the Commonwealth's Statement of Economic Interest. For more information, please follow this link: http://ethics.dls.virginia.gov/

EEO Statement

The Virginia Community College System, an EEO employer, welcomes applications from people of all backgrounds and recognizes the benefits of a diverse workforce. Therefore, the VCCS is committed to providing a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. Employment decisions are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications. We prohibit discrimination and harassment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, mental or physical disabilities, political affiliation, veteran status, gender identity, or other non-merit factors.

ADA Statement

The VCCS is an EOE and Affirmative Action Employer. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Acts (ADA and ADAAA), VCCS will provide, if requested, reasonable accommodation to applicants in need of access to the application, interviewing and selection processes.

E-Verify Statement

VCCS 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.

Quicklink for Posting https://jobs.vccs.edu/postings/79124

Supplemental Questions

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Applicant Documents

Required Documents

• Resume
• Cover Letter/Letter of Application
• Unofficial Transcripts

Optional Documents

• Unofficial Transcript 2
• Unofficial Transcript 3
• AHP Letter