Associate Vice Provost for Student and Academic Services, and University Registrar

Budgeted Salary Range: The expected range for this position is $250,000 - $290,000 per annum. 

Stanford University, a world-class research institution known for its deep tradition of innovation, seeks a systems-thinker to serve as their next Associate Vice Provost for Student and Academic Services and University Registrar (AVP/Registrar). Reporting to the Vice Provost for Student Affairs, the AVP/Registrar will provide strategic leadership for a broad and essential portfolio that supports academic excellence and a transformational Stanford student experience. This is an opportunity to lead change and evolution in a role that sits at the intersection of student success, academic administration, institutional strategy, compliance, and enterprise technology at one of the most influential universities in the world. This is a distinctive opportunity to lead at a time of institutional momentum. Under the leadership of a President, Provost and Vice Provost for Student Affairs who were appointed in the last few years, Stanford is advancing efficiency efforts to strengthen the systems, structures, and processes that support students, faculty, and staff across the University. The next AVP/Registrar will have a unique opportunity to help shape the future of Student and Academic Services at Stanford in a context in which innovation is highly encouraged.

Student and Academic Services (SAS) supports many of the systems, services, policies, and processes that enable students to explore, enroll, progress, and graduate. The portfolio includes the Registrar’s Office, Student Information Systems, Student Financial Services, Student Services Center, Graduate Admissions, Mind over Money, and User Experience and Design Strategy. Working closely with faculty, academic leaders, students, staff, and technology partners across Stanford, the next AVP/Registrar will advance a vision that is responsive, coordinated, student and faculty-centered, and grounded in operational and academic excellence.

The role offers an exceptional opportunity to innovate while building on a strong foundation. The next AVP/Registrar will lead a talented team, guide the next phase in the ongoing evolution of enterprise systems and student-facing services, serve as a strategic partner in university-wide decision-making, and strengthen collaborations across Stanford’s distinctive schools and administrative units. This leader will also serve as a key strategic collaborator on academic committees and university-wide initiatives.

Stanford University has retained Isaacson, Miller, a national executive search firm, to assist in this important search. Screening of complete applications will begin immediately and continue until the completion of the search process. For a complete profile, inquiries, and nominations, please visit the Isaacson Miller website: https://www.imsearch.com/open-searches/stanford-university/associate-viceprovost-student-and-academic-services. 

Core Duties:

• Oversee the management of areas of responsibility. Direct staffand provide leadership to achieve goals and vision of the organization.Responsible for hiring and retaining staff, career coaching, personaldevelopment for direct reports and accountable for the performance ofemployees.

• Provide strategic direction for multiple areas of business;create strategic plans of considerable complexity and scope; set longrange direction and make high level decisions; propose and manage theimplementation of complex and significant programmatic change; establishpolicies as needed.

• Make decisions for programs that provide critical supportservices for the University's mission of teaching and research. Overseeallocation of all resources.

• Set the direction of an organization and direct the policydevelopment and implementation of administrative operations andworkforce planning.

• Evaluate the performance of the organization and develop plansaccordingly. Responsible for the financial viability and success of theorganization. Responsible for committing University resources withlimited review by senior management.

• Advise executive management on programmatic and policydevelopment. Negotiate and influence university leaders on issues thathave university-wide impact.

• Champion major initiatives lead complex, high-visibility processredesign and innovation projects; develop and implementinitiatives.

Minimum Education:

Bachelor’s degree

Minimum Experience:

ten years of relevant experience in administrative and financialmanagement, or combination of education and relevant experience

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Demonstrated strategic leadership, planning and change managementskills.

• Excellent oral and written communication skills. Advancedfinancial expertise in, budget planning and financialforecasting.

• Exceptional interpersonal, negotiation and political acumenskills. Able to influence people, solve problems, trouble shoot, thinkcreatively and resolve conflicts.

• Expert analytical and problem solving skills.

• Strong knowledge of industry standards, trends and/or regulatoryrequirements.

• Subject matter expertise for area(s) of responsibility.