Assistant Provost for Strategic Educational Partnerships

Job Title

Assistant Provost for Strategic Educational Partnerships

Agency

Texas A&M University

Department

Vice Provost for Academic Affairs

Proposed Minimum Salary

Commensurate

Job Location

College Station, Texas

Job Type

Staff

Job Description

A Glimpse of the Job and Your Opportunity to Contribute:

The Division of Academic Affairs at Texas A&M University is seeking an Assistant Provost for Strategic Educational Partnerships who is an exceptional leader to oversee the implementation, coordination, and assessment of grants, educational initiatives, and partnerships as our division spearheads the development and delivery of academic programs and provides leadership for the advancement, implementation and assessment of student access, accountability, learning, and success initiatives.

As a creative leader, you will be responsible for leading and assisting in the preparation of grant proposals to new and existing federal, state, and local government and private funders while collaborating with academic administrators to strengthen existing relationships as you continue developing new opportunities to help advance the educational mission of Academic Affairs.

Opportunities to contribute:

• Lead and direct the operations and activities of the Strategic Educational Partnerships who in turn monitor and oversee grants/projects

• Development, management, and evaluation of special initiatives across campus and the effectiveness of programs and services

• Organizational Collaboration with key college, university, and community stakeholders to meet objectives.

• Fiscal responsibility creating and managing assigned budgets; Administers and oversees all related fiscal activities

Qualifications:

 A Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and experience with ten years of progressively responsible management experience working in program development/management.

The well-qualified applicant will have a Ph.D. from an accredited college/university with experience in Federal agency networking, Student success, and University collaborations. Additional attributes include knowledge of principles and practices of grant funding, researching grant opportunities, identifying federal, state, private and corporate grant funding as well as knowledge of STEM disciplines.

Other things to know: Salary is commensurate with experience.  A cover letter and resume’ will assist us in our review of your application materials. These can be uploaded on the application under CV/Resume’.

Why Texas A&M University? 

Texas A&M University is committed to enriching the learning and working environment by promoting a culture that respects all perspectives, talents & identities.  Embracing varying opinions and perspectives strengthens our core values which are: Respect, Excellence, Leadership, Loyalty, Integrity, and Selfless Service.

We are a prestigious university with strong traditions, Core Values, and a community of caring and collaboration.  Amenities associated with a major university, such as sporting and cultural events, state-of-the-art recreation facilities, the Bush Library and Museum, and much more await you.  Experience all that a big city has to offer but with a reasonable cost-of-living and no long commutes. 

• Health , dental , vision , life and long-term disability insurance with Texas A&M contributing to employee health and basic life premiums
• 12-15 days of annual paid holidays 
• Up to eight hours of paid sick leave  and at least eight hours of paid vacation each month
• Automatically enrollment in the Teacher Retirement System of Texas 
• Health and Wellness: Free exercise programs and release time
• Professional Development: All employees have access to free LinkedIn Learning  training, webinars, and limited financial support to attend conferences, workshops, and more 
• Employee Tuition Assistance and Educational Release time   for completing a degree while a Texas A&M employee

All positions are security-sensitive. Applicants are subject to a criminal history investigation, and employment is contingent upon the institution’s verification of credentials and/or other information required by the institution’s procedures, including the completion of the criminal history check.

Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Veterans/Disability Employer.