Provost

About the role

As Provost, you will serve as the University’s Chief Academic Officer and second-ranking executive, with responsibility for academic strategy, faculty affairs, curriculum, assessment, accreditation, and student academic success. You will lead the academic enterprise in close partnership with the President and collaborate with senior leaders across enrollment, finance, student life, and advancement.

Responsibilities

• Provide vision and leadership for academic excellence, faith integration, and student learning.
• Lead and execute the academic components of the University’s strategic plan using data-informed decision-making.
• Oversee all academic schools, departments, and academic support units.
• Advance innovation in teaching, learning modalities, and program delivery.
• Ensure academic programs are mission-aligned, market-responsive, and financially viable.
• Lead academic program review, optimization, and selective new program development (e.g., graduate, professional, pre-college, continuing education).
• Partner with enrollment, marketing, and student life leaders to align academic strategy with recruitment, retention, and completion goals.
• Serve as the University’s senior academic leader for faculty affairs, shared governance, and academic policy.
• Lead faculty recruitment, development, evaluation, promotion, and retention.
• Foster a culture of trust, accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Provide executive leadership for regional and professional accreditation.
• Strengthen learning outcomes, assessment systems, and evidence-based improvement practices.
• Ensure compliance with academic standards, policies, and reporting requirements.
• Oversee academic budgets and resource allocation in partnership with the President and Executive Vice President of Finance.
• Evaluate and enhance academic administrative structures and operational effectiveness.
• Supervise the Office of Academic Administration, with the opportunity to restructure operations as needed.
• Support fundraising initiatives and cultivate academic partnerships at the direction of the President.
• Represent WAU within church, community, professional, and higher education networks.

Requirements

• Established a clear academic program portfolio strategy aligned with enrollment demand and mission priorities.
• Strengthened accreditation readiness and assessment infrastructure.
• Improved collaboration and trust with faculty governance bodies.
• Clarified the academic contribution to student success, persistence, and completion.
• Aligned the academic leadership team around shared goals, expectations, and accountability.
• Active and committed Seventh-day Adventist Christian.
• Hold an earned doctorate from a regionally accredited institution.
• Eligible for appointment at senior faculty rank.
• Progressive academic leadership experience (e.g., Dean, Associate Provost, or equivalent).
• Demonstrated experience with accreditation, assessment, and academic quality assurance.
• Experience as a full-time faculty member with teaching and scholarly responsibilities.
• A record of leadership in faith-based or mission-centered higher education.
• Proven success leading academic strategy in enrollment-dependent institutions.
• Demonstrated ability to align academic programs with enrollment growth and workforce needs.
• Leadership background in graduate, professional, online, or hybrid education.
• Demonstrated success leading institutional change and organizational renewal.

Qualifications

• Strategic and mission-centered, with strong judgment and integrity.
• Collaborative and inclusive, with deep respect for faculty voice and shared governance.
• Results-oriented and data-informed.
• A skilled communicator who builds trust across diverse stakeholders.
• Comfortable leading through complexity, constraint, and change.

Skills

• Strong leadership skills.
• Data-informed decision-making.
• Collaborative and inclusive approach.
• Effective communication and stakeholder engagement.
• Ability to navigate complex environments and lead change.

Benefits

This position is eligible for Washington Adventist University’s comprehensive benefits package, including health insurance, retirement contributions, tuition assistance, and paid leave.

Pay

The salary range for this position is $105,000.00-$130,000.00.

Schedule

The schedule for this position is exempt.