Executive Assistant to the Provost & Chief Academic Officer

Description

Join Us in Transforming Healthcare Education At Joyce University, work is more than a job—it's a shared commitment to student success, innovation, and purpose. Since 1979, we've been preparing healthcare professionals who strengthen communities and improve lives. Today, we're creating a personalized, student-centered learning experience designed to expand access to healthcare education and help address critical workforce needs across the country. We're seeking a highly organized, proactive, and relationship-focused Executive Assistant to the Provost & Chief Academic Officer to serve as a trusted partner within Academic Affairs. This role is ideal for someone who thrives in a fast-paced environment, enjoys bringing structure to complex initiatives, and wants their work to have a meaningful impact on students, faculty, and the future of healthcare education. If you're energized by supporting executive leadership, coordinating strategic initiatives, and helping teams move important work forward, we'd love to hear from you.

The Impact You'll Make

• Serving 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.
• Working closely with university leaders, faculty, staff, and external partners to coordinate critical work that supports academic excellence and student success.
• Maintaining confidential information with professionalism, discretion, and integrity.
• 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.
• Supporting governance committees, leadership councils, and executive meetings.
• Maintaining official records, meeting minutes, and institutional documentation.
• Tracking strategic initiatives and executive decisions through completion.
• Aiding with accreditation activities, self-studies, regulatory reporting, and site visit preparation.

Communication & Relationship Building

• Cooking up communications across faculty, staff, students, university leadership, and external partners.
• Supporting communication plans for major initiatives and organizational change efforts.
• Building trusted relationships that strengthen collaboration and alignment across the institution.

Why Joyce?

• We hold high standards while providing the support students need to achieve extraordinary outcomes.
• We do what's right, follow through on commitments, and work collaboratively to solve problems.
• We continuously improve how we teach, support, and operate to create better experiences and stronger outcomes.
• We build meaningful relationships and create an environment where people feel seen, valued, and supported.
• We work together across departments and roles to create a seamless experience for students and colleagues alike.

What's in It for You

• A generous self-directed PTO policy.
• Paid holidays.
• A 401(k) with empl #OrchestrateConsultingGroup.