1024 Assistant Provost for the Extended Campus and International Programs
POSITION IDENTIFICATION
TITLE Assistant Provost for the Extended Campus and International Programs
CLASSIFICATION NUMBER 1024
GRADE 49
The Assistant Provost for the Extended Campus and International Programs supports and advises the Provost in all matters relating to academic outreach and international programs. The Assistant Provost is responsible for leadership and administrative oversight of a wide variety of credit and noncredit instruction, international programs, and support services housed in the following units: Evening College and Adult Student Services, Academic Outreach and Distance Learning, Center for Continuing and Professional Education, Intersession and Special Credit Programs, Registration Services for Continuing Education, Publications and Marketing for the Extended Campus, and international programs, including International Student Services and Study Away.
Education: A master’s degree is required; an earned doctorate is preferred.
Experience: A demonstrated record of increasingly responsible leadership in upper-management positions is required. Five years of experience in management of distance education programs are required. Experience working in an international setting is required; experience managing international education programs is preferred. Leadership experience in a higher education or entrepreneurial setting is preferred. Experience in non-traditional delivery of instruction is preferred.
Skills: Exceptional leadership skills, outstanding interpersonal skills, and superior oral and written communication skills are required. The ability to promote the public affairs mission and to project a strong, positive image of the University through presentations and personal interaction is required. Proficiency in organizing and managing complex functions spread across multiple units and the ability to gain the trust and confidence of all constituencies is required.
1. Contributes to the achievement of the University's recruitment and retention goals for off-campus, distance learning, nontraditional, and international students by developing and implementing effective procedures for determining the needs of these population groups, recommending marketable programs in response to these needs, developing and supervising programs offered through off-campus centers, and working with academic departments to implement new program opportunities.
2. Provides leadership in serving the special needs of adult and non-traditional students.
3. Oversees complex budgets and assumes responsibility for financial viability and success of outreach programs.
4. Provides administrative oversight over a wide variety of credit and noncredit instruction, international programs, and support services housed in the following units: Evening College and Adult Student Services, Academic Outreach and Distance Learning, Center for Continuing and Professional Education, Intersession and Special Credit Programs, Registration Services for the Extended Campus, Publications and Marketing for the Extended Campus, international programs, including International Student Services and Study Away, faculty development including the Educational Technology Center and the Academic Development Center, and supervises the Public Affairs Director.
5. Contributes to the development and expansion of technology-based instructional delivery systems to include BearNet, MissouriState Online, and classes delivered on CD-ROM, DVD, or on television.
6. Provides campus-wide support to faculty to continually upgrade technology-based instruction utilizing the latest equipment and software as well as providing faculty training through the Academic Development Center and the Missouri State Online Institute.
7. Assists in achieving the University’s outreach objectives by working cooperatively with staff from various campus and off-campus organizational units, such as college deans, academic and administrative department heads, faculty, support staff, and community leaders.
8. Develops an effective professional and support staff by recruiting and hiring qualified applicants, providing the necessary training and equipment for daily operations, encouraging participation in continuing education and staff development opportunities, providing positive and constructive employee supervision, and evaluating employee work performance.
9. Remains competent and current through self-directed professional reading, developing professional contacts with colleagues, attending professional development courses, and attending training and/or courses required by the Provost.
10. Contributes to the overall success of the Office of the Provost by performing all other essential duties in a manner consistent with the mission, goals, and stated values of the University, accepting and accomplishing tasks which are delegated by the Provost, and ensuring that miscellaneous assignments related to academic outreach and international programs are completed in the best interest of the University.
The Assistant Provost for the Extended Campus and International Programs supervises management, professional, and administrative support staff and is supervised by the Provost.
JOB FAMILY 4
Factor 1: Professional Knowledge, Skill, and Technical Mastery
Level 6 - 4500 Points: Knowledge of a wide range of concepts, principles, and methods of an administrative, academic, managerial, or professional field. Knowledge permits the employee to develop new or substantially modified approaches that diverge from standard methods to improve administrative and/or line operations. Knowledge also permits the employee to plan steps and carry out multi-phase projects requiring problem definition and modified techniques, to coordinate work with others, and to modify methods and procedures to solve a wide variety of problems. Knowledge requirements may include evidence of the ability to manage programs and/or lead and direct other professionals. Knowledge requirements for jobs at this level typically include a level of education beyond the Bachelor?s degree with comprehensive related work experience, frequently including substantial administrative or supervisory experience, and knowledge of higher education processes, policies, and procedures. Alternatively, this level may require a professional or clinical specialty beyond the Bachelor?s with moderate related work experience. The knowledge requirement at this level may also include a terminal academic degree with an appropriate level of leadership and/or administrative experience.
Factor 2: Supervisory Responsibility
Level 6 - 1050 Points: General administration of a large unit or multiple units of employees where the nature of the managerial work involves providing general direction for other managerial personnel. Managers at this level have substantial responsibility for the operation of a functional unit, including responsibility for the budgeting process, budgetary and inventory control, purchasing and regulatory compliance, as well as administrative authority over staffing issues and disciplinary outcomes. General administrative work, rather than direct supervision of others, takes up rather large portions of work time.
Factor 3: Interactions with Others
Level 5 - 850 Points: Interactions are highly unstructured and incumbents are often required to resolve difficult and unstructured problems. Interactions are commonly with administrators, cost-center heads, high level committees, or external constituents in order to defend, negotiate, or resolve controversial and/or long-range issues and problems. Interactions occur in situations subject to divergent views, skepticism, resistance, uncooperative attitudes, and conflicting objectives. Interactions often require high levels of interpersonal skill and require the ability to influence, interrogate, or control others through debate, persuasion, or authoritative recognition and require strong analytical and decision-making skills.
Factor 4: Job Controls and Guidelines
Level 4 - 850 Points: The employee operates under administrative supervision and makes decisions based on broadly-stated University objectives and available resources. Administrative guidelines are expressed in terms of project or program outcomes and deadlines with few comprehensive guidelines. Decisions are based on inadequate guidelines that require considerable interpretation and force the employee to plan all phases of the assignment. Assignments may be unrelated in function and the work requires many different processes and methods and a great deal of analysis to identify the nature and extent of problems. The work may require the employee to develop new methods and to deal with many variables, including some that are unclear or conflicting. Characteristic jobs at this level may involve directing large and/or complex programs, projects, or departments in which the work cuts across functional lines or requires dealing with unprecedented issues.
Factor 5: Managerial Responsibility
Level 6 - 3400 Points: Work involves primary accountability for key end result areas including the major projects, processes, or services of a cost center. Work activities affect a wide range of professional projects or administrative activities of the University, influence internal or external operations, and affect other administrators and a great many students, faculty, and/or staff. At this level, the incumbent may have primary authority for developing large budgets and distributing funds over a number of related functions.