Title: Associate for Academic Affairs #00104

State Role Title: Education Coordinator I

Hiring Range: $75,000 – $80,000

Pay Band: 5

Agency: State Council of Higher Educ

Location: State Council of Higher Educ

Agency Website: https://www.schev.edu/

Recruitment Type: General Public - G

Job Duties

The Associate for Academic Affairs will contribute to the Council’s and agency’s responsibilities related to academic matters at public colleges and universities. The focus of the position will be public institutions’ degree programs and these programs’ ongoing achievement of quantitative standards for enrollment and completion/graduation, which are dictated by SCHEV Council’s degree-program productivity/viability policy. In addition, the position will assist other academic matters in public higher education, including review of proposals for new degree programs and certificate programs; proposed modifications to existing academic programs; academics-related organizational changes at public institutions; and the assessment of student learning at public institutions. The position is located in SCHEV’s Academic Affairs and Strategic Planning section. In work related to degree-program productivity, the position reports directly to the section Director. In work related to other academic matters, the position reports to the Associate Director for Academic Programs and Instructional Sites.


The Associate for Academic Affairs will:
• Provide day-to-day management of the degree-program productivity/viability review process.
• Serve as the lead contact for public colleges and universities regarding degree-program productivity matters.
• Coordinate with the Director of Academic Affairs and Strategic Planning on ensuring that the productivity/viability review process is meeting progress markers, as well as on keeping the SCHEV Council and the public institutions apprised of the process’s status and progress.
• Assist the Associate Director for Academic Programs and Instructional Sites, and other section staff, with academic matters in public higher education.
• Advance the goals and strategies of the statewide strategic plan for higher education and the related priority initiatives of the SCHEV Council.
• Perform other duties, within and potentially outside Academic Affairs, as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• Recent experience in higher education academic affairs or university administration.
• Demonstrated experience planning, producing, and implementing project goals and objectives.
• Experience demonstrating the ability to establish, maintain, and foster working relationships with multiple constituencies.
• Experience communicating orally with demonstrated ability to articulate SCEHV’s mission, strategic plan, programmatic statutory duties, or other similar information in a formal setting.
• Experience communicating in writing with demonstrated ability to prepare written status updates and other similar forms of documentation.
• Experience demonstrating the ability to utilize work-based technologies to coordinate, manage, and perform work.
• Experience demonstrating the ability to manage multiple work activities simultaneously in a deadline driven environment.

Additional Considerations

N/A

Special Instructions

You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your account to check the status of your application for this position.

State applications will only be accepted as submitted online by 11:59 pm on the closing date through the Recruitment Management System (RMS). Applications submitted via email, postal mail, fax, or in person will not be considered. Applicants are expected to fully represent qualifications and work history on the State applications and or in resumes. The decision to interview an applicant is based on the information provided in the application, resume, or other relevant documents provided; therefore, it is essential for applicants to supply detailed information. Applications should include complete work history and periods of unemployment if applicable.

Submitting an incomplete state application/resume, or a state application/resume lacking in detail, may impact your interview eligibility. This website will provide a confirmation of receipt when the application is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your RMS Account to check the status of your application for this position.

State employees who have been affected by Policy 1.3 Layoff and possess a valid Interagency Placement Screening Form (Yellow Card) or a Preferential Hiring Form (Blue Card) must submit the card BEFORE the closing date for this position. The card may be scanned and attached to the application or faxed to (804) 371-7401. Please include your name and the position number on the fax cover sheet. You may apply for this position at http://jobs.agencies.virginia.gov. Reasonable accommodations are available to individuals with disabilities during the application and/or interview processes per the Americans with Disabilities Act. VETERANS, PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES, AMERICORPS, PEACE CORPS, AND OTHER NATIONAL SERVICE ALUMNI ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY.


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EEO Employer

Contact Information

Name: Taris Harmon

Phone: 804-292-6482

Email: taris.harmon@dhrm.virginia.gov

In support of the Commonwealth’s commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly COD) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Service-Connected Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS/DBVI to get their AHP Letter. Requesting an AHP Letter can be found at AHP Letter or by calling DARS at 800-552-5019.

Note: Applicants who received a Certificate of Disability from DARS or DBVI dated between April 1, 2022- February 29, 2024, can still use that COD as applicable documentation for the Alternative Hiring Process.