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Chief of Staff to the Executive Vice Chancellor and University Provost
POSITION DETAILS
The Chief of Staff to the Executive Vice Chancellor and University Provost serves as a senior strategic advisor and operational leader within the Office of Academic Affairs (OAA). The position supports the Executive Vice Chancellor and University Provost in advancing university-wide priorities across a large, complex academic enterprise that includes a broad portfolio of senior OAA leaders. The Chief of Staff helps translate executive priorities into coordinated action, manages cross-functional initiatives, and ensures that the EVC and University Provost is positioned to lead with clarity, efficiency, institutional impact, and appropriate discretion.
Reporting to the Executive Vice Chancellor and University Provost, the Chief of Staff works closely with senior leaders across the OAA, including those responsible for academic policy, faculty affairs, student success, enrollment, research, workforce development, innovation, strategic planning, budget, administration, and related university-wide initiatives. The role requires exceptional judgment, discretion, confidentiality, and the ability to operate effectively across academic, administrative, fiscal, and policy matters in a highly visible executive environment. The position provides strategic and operational leadership on university-wide academic priorities and cross-functional matters affecting CUNY colleges, schools, and system offices.
Key duties include, but are not limited to the following:
Executive Strategy and Priority Management
Serve as a trusted and confidential advisor to the Executive Vice Chancellor and University Provost on institutional priorities, emerging issues, executive decision-making, and cross-functional strategy.
Coordinate, track, and advance short- and long-term priorities across the OAA leadership portfolio.
Develop executive briefing materials for Board of Trustees meetings, Chancellor briefings, presidential meetings, legislative hearings, and external stakeholder engagements.
Monitor progress on university-wide strategic priorities and identify risks, barriers, dependencies, and opportunities requiring executive attention.
Coordinate responses to emerging issues, executive requests, and other high-priority matters requiring timely cross-functional action.
Translate the Executive Vice Chancellor and University Provost’s priorities into workplans, decision pathways, timelines, and accountability structures.
Represent the interests and priorities of the EVC and University Provost in meetings and interactions, as appropriate and with sound discretion.
Build and maintain effective working relationships with college leadership, University offices, governance bodies, faculty and staff leaders, public agencies, and external partners.
Operational Coordination and Executive Office Management
Oversee executive office operations to support effective information flow, timely decision-making, and appropriate follow-through.
Develop and maintain systems for managing executive requests, deadlines, briefings, agendas, follow-up items, and communications involving the EVC and University Provost.
Partner with executive support staff and OAA leaders to prepare the EVC and University Provost for meetings, events, presentations, and other engagements.
Establish accountability mechanisms, project-tracking systems, and executive reporting processes to monitor progress on strategic initiatives.
Supervise assigned staff and provide leadership to cross-functional working groups, as appropriate.
Leadership Coordination Across OAA
Serve as a central liaison among senior leaders reporting to the Executive Vice Chancellor and University Provost.
Facilitate alignment across academic, student, research, enrollment, administrative, and fiscal areas to support the coordinated execution of university-wide initiatives.
Convene and support leadership meetings, retreats, planning sessions, and follow-up processes that are designed to promote accountability, coordination and shared understanding.
Strategic Projects and Change Management
Lead or coordinate high-priority special projects on behalf of the EVC and University Provost, including initiatives requiring collaboration across colleges, central offices, and external partners.
Prepare analyses, presentations, executive briefings, and status reports that enable leadership to support informed decision-making and assess progress toward strategic priorities.
Perform related duties as assigned.
NOTE:
Until further notice, this position is eligible for a hybrid work schedule.
QUALIFICATIONS
Minimum:
Bachelor's degree and eight years' relevant experience required.
Preferred:
Exceptional judgment, professionalism, discretion, confidentiality, and ability to manage sensitive information.
Strong organizational, analytical, project management, and problem-solving skills.
Ability to manage competing priorities, meet deadlines, and operate effectively in a fast-paced executive environment.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to synthesize complex information for executive audiences.
Demonstrated ability to build trust, influence without direct authority, and work collaboratively across diverse constituencies.
Commitment to public higher education, equity, student success, faculty excellence, and institutional effectiveness.
Significant progressively responsible experience in higher education administration, public sector leadership, government, or a similarly complex mission-driven organization.
Demonstrated experience supporting senior executives, managing strategic initiatives, coordinating cross-functional teams, and advising on confidential institutional matters.
Strong understanding of higher education operations, shared governance, academic policy, fiscal management, organizational planning, and public-sector accountability.
Experience preparing executive briefings, policy materials, reports, presentations, and written communications for senior leadership.
Strong understanding of data management tools and platforms to enhance collaborative work and communication with internal and external partners.
CUNY TITLE
University Assistant Administrator
COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS
The salary range is $175,000 - 195,000 , commensurate with credentials, education, and experience.
CUNY's benefits contribute significantly to total compensation, supporting health and wellness, financial well-being, and professional development. We offer a range of health plans, competitive retirement/pension benefits and savings plans, tuition waivers for CUNY graduate study and generous paid time off. Our staff also benefits from the extensive academic, arts, and athletic programs on our campuses and the opportunity to participate in a lively, diverse academic community in one of the greatest cities in the world.
HOW TO APPLY
For full consideration, submit a cover letter and resume online via CUNY's web-based job system, addressing how your experience and credentials meet the responsibilities and qualifications outlined.
The direct link to the job opening from external sources is:
https://hrsa.cunyfirst.cuny.edu/psc/erecruit/EMPLOYEE/HRMSCG/c/HRS_HRAM_FL.HRS_CG_SEARCH_FL.GBL?Page=HRS_APP_JBPST_FL&Action=U&FOCUS=Applicant&SiteId=1&JobOpeningId=33066&PostingSeq=1
Current CUNY employees must apply through CUNYfirst Employee Self Service using their login credentials. After you login, click the Careers tile on the Employee Self Service Menu page to view job openings
CLOSING DATE
November 29, 2026.
JOB SEARCH CATEGORY
CUNY Job Posting: Executive
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
CUNY encourages people with disabilities, minorities, veterans and women to apply. At CUNY, Italian Americans are also included among our protected groups. Applicants and employees will not be discriminated against on the basis of any legally protected category, including sexual orientation or gender identity. EEO/AA/Vet/Disability Employer.
Job ID: 33066
Location: Central Office
Job Type: Full-Time
Chief of Staff to the Executive Vice Chancellor and University Provost
POSITION DETAILS
The Chief of Staff to the Executive Vice Chancellor and University Provost serves as a senior strategic advisor and operational leader within the Office of Academic Affairs (OAA). The position supports the Executive Vice Chancellor and University Provost in advancing university-wide priorities across a large, complex academic enterprise that includes a broad portfolio of senior OAA leaders. The Chief of Staff helps translate executive priorities into coordinated action, manages cross-functional initiatives, and ensures that the EVC and University Provost is positioned to lead with clarity, efficiency, institutional impact, and appropriate discretion.
Reporting to the Executive Vice Chancellor and University Provost, the Chief of Staff works closely with senior leaders across the OAA, including those responsible for academic policy, faculty affairs, student success, enrollment, research, workforce development, innovation, strategic planning, budget, administration, and related university-wide initiatives. The role requires exceptional judgment, discretion, confidentiality, and the ability to operate effectively across academic, administrative, fiscal, and policy matters in a highly visible executive environment. The position provides strategic and operational leadership on university-wide academic priorities and cross-functional matters affecting CUNY colleges, schools, and system offices.
Key duties include, but are not limited to the following:
Executive Strategy and Priority Management
Serve as a trusted and confidential advisor to the Executive Vice Chancellor and University Provost on institutional priorities, emerging issues, executive decision-making, and cross-functional strategy.
Coordinate, track, and advance short- and long-term priorities across the OAA leadership portfolio.
Develop executive briefing materials for Board of Trustees meetings, Chancellor briefings, presidential meetings, legislative hearings, and external stakeholder engagements.
Monitor progress on university-wide strategic priorities and identify risks, barriers, dependencies, and opportunities requiring executive attention.
Coordinate responses to emerging issues, executive requests, and other high-priority matters requiring timely cross-functional action.
Translate the Executive Vice Chancellor and University Provost’s priorities into workplans, decision pathways, timelines, and accountability structures.
Represent the interests and priorities of the EVC and University Provost in meetings and interactions, as appropriate and with sound discretion.
Build and maintain effective working relationships with college leadership, University offices, governance bodies, faculty and staff leaders, public agencies, and external partners.
Operational Coordination and Executive Office Management
Oversee executive office operations to support effective information flow, timely decision-making, and appropriate follow-through.
Develop and maintain systems for managing executive requests, deadlines, briefings, agendas, follow-up items, and communications involving the EVC and University Provost.
Partner with executive support staff and OAA leaders to prepare the EVC and University Provost for meetings, events, presentations, and other engagements.
Establish accountability mechanisms, project-tracking systems, and executive reporting processes to monitor progress on strategic initiatives.
Supervise assigned staff and provide leadership to cross-functional working groups, as appropriate.
Leadership Coordination Across OAA
Serve as a central liaison among senior leaders reporting to the Executive Vice Chancellor and University Provost.
Facilitate alignment across academic, student, research, enrollment, administrative, and fiscal areas to support the coordinated execution of university-wide initiatives.
Convene and support leadership meetings, retreats, planning sessions, and follow-up processes that are designed to promote accountability, coordination and shared understanding.
Strategic Projects and Change Management
Lead or coordinate high-priority special projects on behalf of the EVC and University Provost, including initiatives requiring collaboration across colleges, central offices, and external partners.
Prepare analyses, presentations, executive briefings, and status reports that enable leadership to support informed decision-making and assess progress toward strategic priorities.
Perform related duties as assigned.
NOTE:
Until further notice, this position is eligible for a hybrid work schedule.
QUALIFICATIONS
Minimum:
Bachelor's degree and eight years' relevant experience required.
Preferred:
Exceptional judgment, professionalism, discretion, confidentiality, and ability to manage sensitive information.
Strong organizational, analytical, project management, and problem-solving skills.
Ability to manage competing priorities, meet deadlines, and operate effectively in a fast-paced executive environment.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to synthesize complex information for executive audiences.
Demonstrated ability to build trust, influence without direct authority, and work collaboratively across diverse constituencies.
Commitment to public higher education, equity, student success, faculty excellence, and institutional effectiveness.
Significant progressively responsible experience in higher education administration, public sector leadership, government, or a similarly complex mission-driven organization.
Demonstrated experience supporting senior executives, managing strategic initiatives, coordinating cross-functional teams, and advising on confidential institutional matters.
Strong understanding of higher education operations, shared governance, academic policy, fiscal management, organizational planning, and public-sector accountability.
Experience preparing executive briefings, policy materials, reports, presentations, and written communications for senior leadership.
Strong understanding of data management tools and platforms to enhance collaborative work and communication with internal and external partners.
CUNY TITLE
University Assistant Administrator
COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS
The salary range is $175,000 - 195,000 , commensurate with credentials, education, and experience.
CUNY's benefits contribute significantly to total compensation, supporting health and wellness, financial well-being, and professional development. We offer a range of health plans, competitive retirement/pension benefits and savings plans, tuition waivers for CUNY graduate study and generous paid time off. Our staff also benefits from the extensive academic, arts, and athletic programs on our campuses and the opportunity to participate in a lively, diverse academic community in one of the greatest cities in the world.
HOW TO APPLY
For full consideration, submit a cover letter and resume online via CUNY's web-based job system, addressing how your experience and credentials meet the responsibilities and qualifications outlined.
The direct link to the job opening from external sources is:
https://hrsa.cunyfirst.cuny.edu/psc/erecruit/EMPLOYEE/HRMSCG/c/HRS_HRAM_FL.HRS_CG_SEARCH_FL.GBL?Page=HRS_APP_JBPST_FL&Action=U&FOCUS=Applicant&SiteId=1&JobOpeningId=33066&PostingSeq=1
Current CUNY employees must apply through CUNYfirst Employee Self Service using their login credentials. After you login, click the Careers tile on the Employee Self Service Menu page to view job openings
CLOSING DATE
November 29, 2026.
JOB SEARCH CATEGORY
CUNY Job Posting: Executive
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
CUNY encourages people with disabilities, minorities, veterans and women to apply. At CUNY, Italian Americans are also included among our protected groups. Applicants and employees will not be discriminated against on the basis of any legally protected category, including sexual orientation or gender identity. EEO/AA/Vet/Disability Employer.
Job ID: 33066
Location: Central Office
Job Type: Full-Time
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What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in provost jobs.
- Earned terminal degree (doctorate) in a relevant academic discipline
- Prior senior academic leadership experience as a dean or associate provost
- Demonstrated success in faculty recruitment, development, and retention
- Experience managing complex institutional budgets and resource allocation
- Record of advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion across academic programs
- Familiarity with accreditation processes and regional accrediting body standards
Tips for Your Provost Job Search
Tailor your CV to academic leadership
A provost CV differs from a faculty CV. Lead with institutional accomplishments like accreditation outcomes, enrollment growth, or budget scale you managed. Search committees want evidence of system-level thinking, not just departmental wins.
Apply early to roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists provost openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match and apply directly to each listing.
Research the institution's strategic plan
Before applying, read the college or university's current strategic plan. Search committees frequently ask candidates to connect their leadership philosophy directly to the institution's stated priorities, so referencing those goals specifically sets your application apart.
Prepare a written leadership philosophy
Most provost searches request a formal leadership statement alongside your CV. Keep it under two pages, anchor it in concrete decisions you have made, and explain the institutional values that guided them. Generic statements are easy for search committees to spot.
Negotiate start date and transition support
Provost transitions often require leaving mid-academic-year commitments behind. When you reach the offer stage, ask about start-date flexibility and whether the institution provides a formal onboarding period with outgoing leadership before full responsibilities transfer.
Follow up after finalist visits
After an on-campus interview, send a brief note to the search committee chair within two days. Reference one specific conversation from your visit. Provost searches can run months, and a timely, specific follow-up keeps your candidacy visible without appearing impatient.
Provost Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
Which companies are hiring the most provosts?
The companies hiring the most provosts right now include Johns Hopkins University, City University of New York, and University at Albany, State University of New York, with the largest share of openings in New York, Texas, and Pennsylvania, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Openings are distributed across public universities, private colleges, and community college systems nationwide.
How many provost jobs are remote?
About 69% of provost openings are fully remote or hybrid as of November 2026, reflecting the predominantly on-campus nature of executive academic leadership. The sub-areas most likely to allow some remote flexibility include online program oversight and system-level administrative roles at multi-campus university networks.
How do you become a provost?
Becoming a provost typically starts with earning a doctorate and building a faculty career that leads to departmental leadership. From there, candidates move into roles like department chair, associate dean, or dean to gain budget and personnel experience. A successful provost candidacy usually requires demonstrated outcomes in faculty development, accreditation, and academic strategy at the dean level or above.
Can you get hired as a provost with little academic leadership experience?
Candidates with limited formal academic leadership experience face a steep path, since most search committees require prior dean-level or associate provost experience. However, strong candidates from adjacent executive roles, such as a chief academic officer at an edtech organization or a senior administrator at a professional school, can be competitive if they frame their experience around faculty governance, curriculum oversight, and institutional outcomes.
What does the provost interview process look like?
Provost searches typically run in multiple stages. An initial screening call with a search firm or committee is followed by a semifinalist round, often conducted virtually, focused on leadership philosophy and institutional fit. Finalists are invited for a multi-day on-campus visit that includes open forums with faculty, staff, and students, as well as closed sessions with the president, board members, and senior leadership. References are checked after finalist visits.
Where can I find and apply to provost jobs?
You can find and apply to provost jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from across the United States. Find roles that match your background and apply directly to each listing from the same place.
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