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Provost [Officer]

Career Family: Executive Professional Level: Executive Provost [Officer]
Professional Level Job Summary: Provosts are senior officers for a campus, reporting to and acting on behalf of the chancellor. Positions serve as a principal advisor to the chancellor, the second in line of authority under the Chancellor and are the chief academic officer for the campus. [OFFICER]
Minimum Qualifications: A terminal degree A record of outstanding scholarship and teaching that inspires the respect of the academic community; an earned doctorate or other terminal degree and eligibility for an appointment at the rank of full professor with tenure.
Preferred Qualifications: Strong, demonstrated commitment and accomplishment in building diversity and inclusion
Knowledge, Skills, Abilities: Ability to act with the highest of integrity and diplomacy at all times. High levels of emotional intelligence and cultural competency. Strong leadership and persuasion skills, including the ability to work effectively with varied personalities and tactfully influence others to take particular courses of action. Strong, demonstrated commitment and accomplishment in building diversity and inclusion. Strong intercultural and Interpersonal skills, including the ability to facilitate interaction, communication, and teamwork between diverse leaders and individuals. Strong oral, written and listening communication skills, including the ability to accurately interpret what others are saying and convey messages, information, concepts, and details accurately and clearly. Strong presentation skills, including the ability to adapt and share information with a variety of audiences in a resonate way that is easily understandable. Strong organizational skills, including the ability to set and meet goals, create schedules and keep schedules, coordinate and facilitate meetings, make decisions, and deliver results. Strong operational skills, including the ability to examine and re-engineer operations and procedures, formulate policy, and develop and implement new strategies and procedures. Strong negotiation and conciliation skills, including the ability to actively listen, build rapport, solve problems, make decisions, be necessarily assertive, and de-escalate conflicts and concerns. Ability to work diplomatically with a wide range of individuals, with convergent and divergent perspectives. Ability to work under pressure, manage multiple concurrent and competing tasks and responsibilities, and adapt to changing competing priorities. Ability to solve complex problems and resolve challenging situations in productive ways, with adeptness and sensitivity. Ability to navigate a complex political environment. Ability to coach, mentor, develop and provide direction to others. Ability to maintain the strictest of confidence and manage sensitive issues. Must have flexibility with schedule to work outside of the traditional work week schedule as needed and travel as required.
Supervision Exercised: Yes
FLSA Status: Exempt
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