Executive Assistant to the Provost & Chief Academic Officer

The Impact You'll Make

As Executive Assistant to the Provost, you'll serve as the operational backbone of the Office of Academic Affairs, helping ensure the successful execution of institutional priorities, governance activities, accreditation initiatives, and strategic projects. You'll work closely with university leaders, faculty, staff, and external partners to coordinate critical work that supports academic excellence and student success.

• Managing the Provost's complex calendar, scheduling priorities, travel, and meeting logistics
• Preparing executive correspondence, reports, presentations, briefing materials, and communications
• Serving as a trusted point of contact for the Provost's Office
• Maintaining confidential information with professionalism, discretion, and integrity
• Coordinating activities across Academic Affairs, including Nursing, General Education, Curriculum & Instruction, Assessment, Faculty Affairs, Compliance, Clinical Operations, and Student Services
• Supporting academic calendar management, catalog updates, handbook revisions, and institutional reporting
• Maintaining project plans, timelines, action logs, and operational dashboards
• Aiding with policy development, documentation, and process improvement initiatives
• Serving as a liaison for governance committees, leadership councils, and executive meetings
• Tracking strategic initiatives and executive decisions through completion
• Aiding with accreditation activities, self-studies, regulatory reporting, and site visit preparation

Communication & Relationship Building

Coordinating communications across faculty, staff, students, university leadership, and external partners, supporting communication plans for major initiatives and organizational change efforts, and building trusted relationships that strengthen collaboration and alignment across the institution.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or an equivalent combination of education and experience
• Minimum of five years of progressively responsible executive administrative support experience
• Experience supporting senior leaders in a complex organizational environment
• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, Outlook, Teams, Zoom, and project management tools
• Strong organizational, communication, and prioritization skills