What are the responsibilities and job description for the Assistant Vice Chancellor: Adult Basic Education for College and Career position at Pima Community College?
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Position Summary
Why Join Pima Community College?
At Pima Community College, you’ll join a mission-centered institution dedicated to transforming lives through education, equity, and economic mobility. This role offers the chance to make a measurable difference for students, employees, and the broader community.
Lead Opportunity. Transform Lives. Shape the Future of Adult Education.
Pima Community College is seeking an innovative, mission-driven leader to serve as Vice Provost of Adult Basic Education for College and Career (ABECC). Reporting to the Provost & Executive Vice Chancellor, this administrator leadership role offers a unique opportunity to advance student success, workforce readiness, and community impact through high-quality adult education and career pathways.
If you are passionate about educational access, operational excellence, workforce and community partnerships, federal and state policy, and empowering adult learners, we invite you to help lead one of the most impactful divisions of the College.
About The Role
The Vice Provost of ABECC provides strategic and operational leadership for instructional programming, student enrollment, engagement services, grants management, and division-wide initiatives across multiple campuses and off-site locations.
This role is critical to expanding educational opportunities for adult learners seeking a high school equivalency (HSE) diploma and for immigrants and refugees seeking English language skills -- while ensuring programs align with workforce demands, transfer pathways, accreditation expectations, and community needs.
The work schedule for this position is flexible and may include working evenings and weekends and local travel.
Duties & Responsibilities
Strategic Leadership
Human Resources Contact Information
Some roles may have additional, job-specific questions to better assess your qualifications. We're committed to a fair and transparent hiring process. For more information about working at Pima Community College, visit the Pima Careers page .
All employees are expected to live and work within the state of Arizona as a condition of employment. All selected candidates are subject to a successful completion of a background check.
The data we collect during the application process is used to evaluate your qualifications for the role you're applying for. All data is handled with strict confidentiality and in accordance with our privacy policy.
Position Summary
Why Join Pima Community College?
At Pima Community College, you’ll join a mission-centered institution dedicated to transforming lives through education, equity, and economic mobility. This role offers the chance to make a measurable difference for students, employees, and the broader community.
Lead Opportunity. Transform Lives. Shape the Future of Adult Education.
Pima Community College is seeking an innovative, mission-driven leader to serve as Vice Provost of Adult Basic Education for College and Career (ABECC). Reporting to the Provost & Executive Vice Chancellor, this administrator leadership role offers a unique opportunity to advance student success, workforce readiness, and community impact through high-quality adult education and career pathways.
If you are passionate about educational access, operational excellence, workforce and community partnerships, federal and state policy, and empowering adult learners, we invite you to help lead one of the most impactful divisions of the College.
About The Role
The Vice Provost of ABECC provides strategic and operational leadership for instructional programming, student enrollment, engagement services, grants management, and division-wide initiatives across multiple campuses and off-site locations.
This role is critical to expanding educational opportunities for adult learners seeking a high school equivalency (HSE) diploma and for immigrants and refugees seeking English language skills -- while ensuring programs align with workforce demands, transfer pathways, accreditation expectations, and community needs.
The work schedule for this position is flexible and may include working evenings and weekends and local travel.
Duties & Responsibilities
Strategic Leadership
- Lead the Adult Basic Education division with vision, accountability, and innovation
- Develop student-centered academic and career pathways
- Monitor national and state trends impacting adult education and workforce development
- Champion adult education locally, statewide, and nationally, including informing policy
- Oversee instructional, enrollment, and engagement functions across locations
- Direct complex projects funded through grants, contracts, and designated funds
- Improve systems, processes, and service delivery for efficiency and impact
- Ensure compliance with accreditation, funding, and regulatory requirements
- Represent the College with community organizations and external partners
- Serve on workforce boards and regional initiatives supporting Title II programs
- Secure and steward external funding opportunities
- Supervise directors and build high-performing teams
- Hire, coach, mentor, and develop staff
- Foster a culture of collaboration, accountability, and customer service excellence
- Master’s degree in a related field and
- Ten years of progressively responsible related experience and
- Six plus years of supervisory/leadership experience
- Equivalent combinations of education, certification, and experience may be considered
- Experience in adult education, higher education, workforce development, or public sector leadership
- Expertise in grants management and budget oversight
- Strong analytical, communication, and decision-making skills
- Experience leading systems and/or organizational change and inspiring cross-functional collaboration
- Knowledge of regulatory compliance principles and practices.
- Knowledge of administrative procedures and practices.
- Skill in people leadership and supervision.
- Skill in effective communication (both written and oral).
- Skill in independent decision-making.
- Skill in positive, productive, and flexible customer service.
- Skill in budget/resource management.
- Ability to develop and maintain effective and positive working relationships.
- Ability to apply analytical and critical thinking skills as well as draw conclusions and prepare accurate reports of results.
Human Resources Contact Information
- Phone: (520) 206-4624
- TTY: (520) 206-4530
- Email: hr@pima.edu