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Vice President for Operations
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Tidewater Community College has served South Hampton Roads – both students and employers – for 50 years. It has grown from 1 campus into a regional educational and economic force. TCC is the largest provider of higher education and workforce services in Hampton Roads, enrolling nearly 28,000 students in 2019-20. Founded in 1968 as a part of the Virginia Community College System, Tidewater Community College (TCC) services South Hampton Roads with 4 campuses in Chesapeake, Norfolk, Portsmouth, and Virginia Beach, 7 regional centers and 2 important cultural institutions. The college had 3,203 graduates in 2019-2020, 40 percent of whom pursued degrees that would let them transfer to 4-year institutions. Of South Hampton Roads residents enrolled in higher education 36% enrolled at TCC. TCC’s institutional accreditation is affirmed through 2027 by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges.
The Vice President for Operations supports the vision and mission of Tidewater Community College by providing strategic, college-wide leadership of several critical operational components for the college. The Vice President oversees the offices of information systems, institutional effectiveness, auxiliary services, athletics, and public safety. The Vice President for Operations reports directly to the College President and serves on the President’s Cabinet.
May be required to perform other duties as assigned. May be required to assist the agency or state government generally in the event of an emergency declaration by the Governor.
- Demonstrated knowledge of the operational areas as delineated above.
- Progressively responsible, successful experience in higher education administration, particularly in the areas encompassed by this vice presidency, with demonstrated results in managing people and tasks in a highly complex work environment with experience in a multi-campus community college setting with constant deadlines and reporting requirements preferred.
- Demonstrated ability to conduct long-range planning relative to the college’s operational functions; to provide information to a wide range of college faculty and staff and community and business leaders; to supervise assigned staff and build a highly effective team; to make first-rate oral and written presentations; to organize, analyze, and innovate; and to negotiate and communicate effectively while establishing cooperative working relationships with a diverse array of individuals contacted in the course of the performance of assigned duties.
- Ability to prepare and manage multiple budgets and spending plans.
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills utilizing logical business judgment.
- Demonstrated understanding of strategic planning, resource planning and allocation in the context of a large, preferably multi-campus, community college setting.
- Demonstrated ability to conduct planning, research, and assessment in a large and highly complex work environment.
- Demonstrated awareness of new and emerging technologies and how they may be used to create more efficient operations throughout the college.
- Demonstrated commitment to promoting cultural diversity, equity, and inclusion as a core value of the community college
- Demonstrated understanding of and belief in the comprehensive mission of the community college.
- Master’s degree in a related field from a regionally accredited college or university.
The selected candidate’s offer is contingent upon the successful completion of a criminal background investigation, which may include: fingerprint checks, local agency checks, employment verification, verification of education, credit checks (relevant to employment). Additionally, selected candidates may be required to complete the Commonwealth’s Statement of Economic Interest. For more information, please follow this link: http://ethics.dls.virginia.gov/
The Virginia Community College System, an EEO employer, welcomes applications from people of all backgrounds and recognizes the benefits of a diverse workforce. Therefore, the VCCS is committed to providing a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. Employment decisions are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications. We prohibit discrimination and harassment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, mental or physical disabilities, political affiliation, veteran status, gender identity, or other non-merit factors.
The VCCS is an EOE and Affirmative Action Employer. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Acts (ADA and ADAAA), VCCS will provide, if requested, reasonable accommodation to applicants in need of access to the application, interviewing and selection processes.
VCCS uses E-Verify to check employee eligibility to work in the United States. You will be required to complete an I-9 form and provide documentation of your identity for employment purposes.
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