Provost & Vice President for Academic Affairs
Apply NowCompany: New Mexico Junior College
Location: Hobbs, NM 88240
Description:
Salary: $160,000.00 - $170,000.00 Annually
Location : Hobbs, NM
Job Type: Full-Time
Job Number: VPACA24
Department: Ofc Vice President-Instruction
Opening Date: 12/12/2024
Description
New Mexico Junior College seeks a deeply committed and experienced academic leader to inspire, innovate and support our students, faculty and staff in our pathway to ever-greater fulfillment of our mission, vision and values. As the community's college, serving a diverse and richly multi-cultural student body and as a Hispanic Serving Institution, our Provost & VP for Academic Affairs will bring focus, research, motivation and growth to our quest for productive teaching and learning that leads to student success in completion, and certificate and degree attainment.
In furthering our college-wide dedication to serving our students, the Provost/VPAA will be working collaboratively and creatively with our faculty, support staff and all members of the President's Executive Council with particular coordination with the Vice President of Student Affairs to ensure wrap-around support for all students. Of particular focus will be:
Qualifications
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
To Apply
This is a twelve-month exempt position. Standard benefits apply. The salary range for this position is $160,000 to $170,000.
Submit the NMJC application form via the NMJC website (), a letter of application (cover letter), a resume, unofficial transcripts (official transcripts required prior to employment), and three references with current addresses and telephone numbers.
This is a confidential search process. To ensure full consideration, application materials should be received no later than the target date of February 11, 2025. The position will remain open until filled.
For additional information, nominations, or confidential inquiries, please contact:
*An ACCT Search*
Additional Information
About New Mexico Junior CollegeNew Mexico Junior College acts upon its mission of success through learning by building a culture which values and promotes excellence, effectiveness, responsiveness, access, and community involvement.
New Mexico Junior College enjoys the distinction of being the first junior college built in the state. The campus has a student population of approximately 3000 students and 250 full-time employees, as well as a facility count of 35 buildings, including the student apartments, the Western Heritage Museum Complex & Lea County Cowboy Hall of Fame, and the Workforce Development Facility.
New Mexico Junior College offers Associate of Arts, Associate of Science, and Associate of Applied Science degrees, and business and industry trade Certificates. In addition, the College offers nationally renowned NJCAA athletic programs in multiple women's and men's sports. NIRA governs the men's and women's rodeo programs. Through its outstanding programs, staff, and services, New Mexico Junior College fills a critical educational need for Lea County and the surrounding area by actively promoting success through learning.
New Mexico Junior College Employee Benefits
Insurance for New Mexico Junior College is offered through New Mexico Public Insurance Authority. High coverage and low coverage options are offered for medical and dental insurance so employees can choose the plan that's right for them. NMJC covers 80% of employee insurance premiums.
High and Low Option - Health insurance is offered through:
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of New Mexico
Presbyterian Health Plan
High and Low Option - Dental insurance is offered through:
United Concordia
Delta Dental
Vision insurance is offered through Davis Vision
Life insurance is offered through The Standard Life Insurance Company
NM Educational Retirement Board As a public educational employee of New Mexico, one of your benefits is a defined benefit pension plan for your retirement. This pension plan ensures you get paid monthly for the rest of your life when you retire! All active NMJC full-time employees must participate as regular members in salary deduction payments as NMERB needs. All earnings shall be subject to retirement withholding. Some part-time NMJC employees may be required to participate. For more information, contact the Human Resources Office.
403(b) Retirement Plan-A 403(b) plan (tax-deferred annuity or TSA) is a retirement plan offered by public schools. This plan lets employees defer some of their salary into individual accounts. All full-time and part-time employees may participate on a salary deduction basis in a 403(b) tax-deferred retirement plan. For more information, contact the Human Resource Office.
NMJC has entered into a partnership with Nor Lea Hospital to operate the Thunderbird Health Center, ensuring that high-quality healthcare services will be readily accessible to the campus community. The Thunderbird Health Center is available at no cost to NMJC students, faculty, and staff. Participants will not need insurance to access limited primary-care services at the Thunderbird Health Center.
Annual CORE (Center Of Recreational Excellence) Corporate Membership is for full-time employees and their eligible family members.
-NMJC offers a campus Wellness Program to promote individual wellness among members of the campus community through education and prevention. This program requires full-time employees to take ONE (1) hour each week from work to participate in physical activity. To sign up for this program, you must complete the NMJC Wellness Program Participation form and turn it in to the Human Resources Office.
Staff Tuition Waiver - A full-time employee of NMJC, their spouse, and eligible children are entitled to a total of nine (9) credit hours of tuition-free credit courses per semester, including course fees. In addition, a full-time employee of NMJC, their spouse, and eligible children can take (1) community education course/offering at no cost per semester, provided (i) NMJC employed the full-time employee as of the date of registration for such class or classes and (ii) the minimum number of paid enrollees has been attained to offer the class.
A full-time employee of NMJC, their spouse, and eligible children are each entitled to one (1) non-credit workforce training/program per fiscal year, provided: (i) NMJC employed the full-time employee as of the date of registration for such training/program and (ii) the minimum number of paid enrollees has been attained to offer the class.
Location : Hobbs, NM
Job Type: Full-Time
Job Number: VPACA24
Department: Ofc Vice President-Instruction
Opening Date: 12/12/2024
Description
New Mexico Junior College seeks a deeply committed and experienced academic leader to inspire, innovate and support our students, faculty and staff in our pathway to ever-greater fulfillment of our mission, vision and values. As the community's college, serving a diverse and richly multi-cultural student body and as a Hispanic Serving Institution, our Provost & VP for Academic Affairs will bring focus, research, motivation and growth to our quest for productive teaching and learning that leads to student success in completion, and certificate and degree attainment.
In furthering our college-wide dedication to serving our students, the Provost/VPAA will be working collaboratively and creatively with our faculty, support staff and all members of the President's Executive Council with particular coordination with the Vice President of Student Affairs to ensure wrap-around support for all students. Of particular focus will be:
- Promoting and supporting student success, student engagement and advocating for student needs
- Strategic leadership in faculty recruitment, development, teaching and committee assignments
- Working with faculty to build strong and direct bridges to successful persistence to completion for students for whom English is a second language
- Potential restructuring of the Academic Affairs unit
- Strengthening and supporting Dual Enrollment teaching and learning
- Program assessment and new program development/curricular innovation
- Championing DEIB awareness, commitment and efforts
- Demonstrated experience with regional and programmatic accreditation
- Higher Learning Commission re-accreditation oversight
- Attending and presenting reports as requested to the New Mexico Junior College Board of Trustees and the Student Success Committee of the Board
- Developing and maintaining the Academic Unit budget and grant administration
- Working closely with faculty leadership to support faculty initiatives and resolve faculty issues
- May serve on various campus committees as assigned.
- Performs other duties as assigned or required.
- Nothing contained herein shall limit the President in assigning the employee to any of the various college activities for which he/she would be qualified in order to meet the needs of New Mexico Junior College.
Qualifications
- Doctoral degree in Higher Education Leadership, the Ph.D. or other relevant terminal degree attainment. A minimum of five years of progressively responsible institutional experience, including at least four years supervising in the Academic Affairs arena. Demonstrated effectiveness and sensitivity in working with diverse academic and socioeconomic student populations. Demonstrated experience with national accreditation
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Knowledge of College and department policies and procedures.
- Knowledge of methods, principles, and practices of supervision and leadership.
- Skill in establishing and maintaining effective working relationships.
- Skill in budget management.
- Skill in accessing informational resources.
- Skill in interpersonal communication.
- Ability to operate a personal computer and standard computer software.
To Apply
This is a twelve-month exempt position. Standard benefits apply. The salary range for this position is $160,000 to $170,000.
Submit the NMJC application form via the NMJC website (), a letter of application (cover letter), a resume, unofficial transcripts (official transcripts required prior to employment), and three references with current addresses and telephone numbers.
This is a confidential search process. To ensure full consideration, application materials should be received no later than the target date of February 11, 2025. The position will remain open until filled.
For additional information, nominations, or confidential inquiries, please contact:
*An ACCT Search*
Additional Information
About New Mexico Junior CollegeNew Mexico Junior College acts upon its mission of success through learning by building a culture which values and promotes excellence, effectiveness, responsiveness, access, and community involvement.
New Mexico Junior College enjoys the distinction of being the first junior college built in the state. The campus has a student population of approximately 3000 students and 250 full-time employees, as well as a facility count of 35 buildings, including the student apartments, the Western Heritage Museum Complex & Lea County Cowboy Hall of Fame, and the Workforce Development Facility.
New Mexico Junior College offers Associate of Arts, Associate of Science, and Associate of Applied Science degrees, and business and industry trade Certificates. In addition, the College offers nationally renowned NJCAA athletic programs in multiple women's and men's sports. NIRA governs the men's and women's rodeo programs. Through its outstanding programs, staff, and services, New Mexico Junior College fills a critical educational need for Lea County and the surrounding area by actively promoting success through learning.
New Mexico Junior College Employee Benefits
Insurance for New Mexico Junior College is offered through New Mexico Public Insurance Authority. High coverage and low coverage options are offered for medical and dental insurance so employees can choose the plan that's right for them. NMJC covers 80% of employee insurance premiums.
High and Low Option - Health insurance is offered through:
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of New Mexico
Presbyterian Health Plan
High and Low Option - Dental insurance is offered through:
United Concordia
Delta Dental
Vision insurance is offered through Davis Vision
Life insurance is offered through The Standard Life Insurance Company
NM Educational Retirement Board As a public educational employee of New Mexico, one of your benefits is a defined benefit pension plan for your retirement. This pension plan ensures you get paid monthly for the rest of your life when you retire! All active NMJC full-time employees must participate as regular members in salary deduction payments as NMERB needs. All earnings shall be subject to retirement withholding. Some part-time NMJC employees may be required to participate. For more information, contact the Human Resources Office.
403(b) Retirement Plan-A 403(b) plan (tax-deferred annuity or TSA) is a retirement plan offered by public schools. This plan lets employees defer some of their salary into individual accounts. All full-time and part-time employees may participate on a salary deduction basis in a 403(b) tax-deferred retirement plan. For more information, contact the Human Resource Office.
NMJC has entered into a partnership with Nor Lea Hospital to operate the Thunderbird Health Center, ensuring that high-quality healthcare services will be readily accessible to the campus community. The Thunderbird Health Center is available at no cost to NMJC students, faculty, and staff. Participants will not need insurance to access limited primary-care services at the Thunderbird Health Center.
Annual CORE (Center Of Recreational Excellence) Corporate Membership is for full-time employees and their eligible family members.
-NMJC offers a campus Wellness Program to promote individual wellness among members of the campus community through education and prevention. This program requires full-time employees to take ONE (1) hour each week from work to participate in physical activity. To sign up for this program, you must complete the NMJC Wellness Program Participation form and turn it in to the Human Resources Office.
Staff Tuition Waiver - A full-time employee of NMJC, their spouse, and eligible children are entitled to a total of nine (9) credit hours of tuition-free credit courses per semester, including course fees. In addition, a full-time employee of NMJC, their spouse, and eligible children can take (1) community education course/offering at no cost per semester, provided (i) NMJC employed the full-time employee as of the date of registration for such class or classes and (ii) the minimum number of paid enrollees has been attained to offer the class.
A full-time employee of NMJC, their spouse, and eligible children are each entitled to one (1) non-credit workforce training/program per fiscal year, provided: (i) NMJC employed the full-time employee as of the date of registration for such training/program and (ii) the minimum number of paid enrollees has been attained to offer the class.