Vice President for Academic Affairs

EVANGEL UNIVERSITY

JOB DESCRIPTION

JOB TITLE: Vice President for Academic Affairs

POSITION SUMMARY:

Evangel University seeks an experienced collaborative and mission-centered academic leader to serve asVice President for Academic AffairsVPAA. Reporting to the President the VPAA serves as the Universitys chief academic officer and provides leadership for academic programs faculty academic quality student success and academic planning.

The VPAA will be a key member of the Executive Leadership Team and a strategic partner to the President in advancing Evangels mission and institutional priorities. The position will play a central role in the Universitys academic reimagination ensuring that Evangels academic portfolio is academically strong financially sustainable enrollment-focused and aligned with its Christ-centered mission and Pentecostal heritage.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Academic Leadership

• Provide vision and leadership for all academic programs and academic support functions.
• Partner with the President Cabinet faculty and Board of Trustees on academic strategy and institutional priorities.
• Lead the review development consolidation and growth of academic programs.
• Align academic offerings with student demand workforce needs mission and institutional strengths.

Faculty and Academic Culture

• Lead faculty recruitment development evaluation and retention.
• Support a strong culture of academic excellence collaboration accountability and innovation.
• Develop and support deans department chairs and other academic leaders.
• Foster productive relationships with faculty governance.

Student Success and Academic Quality

• Strengthen student retention persistence graduation and academic achievement.
• Ensure academic programs maintain high standards of teaching learning and assessment.
• Lead accreditation and academic compliance efforts.
• Promote innovation in teaching learning online education and emerging technologies.

Academic Health and Sustainability

• Partner with the CFO and enrollment leadership to evaluate academic programs based on enrollment student demand quality faculty capacity and financial sustainability.
• Align faculty resources course offerings and academic investments with institutional priorities.
• Identify opportunities for new programs partnerships and enrollment growth.
• Use accurate and timely data to inform academic decision-making.

Mission and Institutional Leadership

• Champion Evangels Christ-centered mission and Pentecostal identity throughout the academic experience.
• Integrate faith learning character and calling across the academic experience.
• Serve as a visible and engaged member of the University community.
• Help advance Evangels institutional priorities.
• Represent the University with accrediting agencies academic organizations churches partner alumni and other constituents.

QUALIFICATIONS

Required:

• Earned doctorate or appropriate terminal degree.
• Significant higher education academic leadership experience.
• Demonstrated experience leading faculty academic programs and institutional change.
• Understanding of accreditation assessment academic governance and institutional effectiveness.
• Experience with strategic planning budgeting and resource allocation.
• Strong communication collaboration and leadership skills.
• Commitment to Evangels Christian mission and Pentecostal heritage.

Preferred:

• Experience at a Christian University.
• Experience with academic program restructuring enrollment growth and financial sustainability.
• Experience with online graduate adult or innovative educational models.

LEADERSHIP CHARACTERISTICS

The successful candidate will be:

• Mission-centered and committed to Evangels Christian identity.
• Strategic and able to connect academic decisions with enrollment and financial sustainability.
• Collaborative while willing to make difficult decisions.
• Data-informed and committed to continuous improvement.
• Student-focused and committed to student success.
• Faculty-minded and committed to a healthy academic culture.
• Innovative and open to new approaches to higher education.
• Communicative humble and transparent in leading through change.

MEASURES OF SUCCESS:

Success will be reflected in:

• A strong sustainable and mission-aligned academic portfolio.
• Improved academic program health and enrollment.
• Stronger student retention and graduation outcomes.
• A healthy and engaged faculty culture.
• Continued academic quality and successful accreditation.
• Development of new academic opportunities where appropriate.
• Strong alignment among academic strategy enrollment strategy and financial health.
• Strengthened academic leadership across the University.

Evangel University is an equal opportunity employer participating in the E-Verify program.