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University of Tennessee Job Description:
Executive Vice President
Unit: President’s Staff
FLSA: Exempt
Revised Date: October 28, 2015
Job Code: 30000219
Pay Grade: 75
Supervisory Responsibility: Yes
General Description:
The Executive Vice President shall be the chief operating officer of the University of Tennessee System. In the temporary
absence or unavailability of the President, the Executive Vice President (EVP) shall assume the duties of the President,
unless otherwise directed by the President. The Executive Vice President shall be directly responsible to the President and
shall perform such specific duties as from time to time may be prescribed or assigned by the President, the Board or by
any standing or special committee of the Board. The Executive Vice President shall have the primary responsibility for
assisting the President in maximizing the University of Tennessee System’s operating performance and achieving its
goals. Positions reporting to the Executive Vice President include the Vice President for Academic Affairs and Student
Success, Vice President for Communications and Marketing, Vice President for Government Relations and Advocacy,
Executive Director of Facility Planning and Associate Vice President of Institutional Research.
Duties and Responsibilities:
The Executive Vice President’s primary responsibilities include overseeing the System’s strategic plan, initiating and
managing strategic alliances, participating in the development of operating and capital budgets and establishing guidelines
and procedures for the management of units reporting to the Executive Vice President. The Executive Vice President
will work collaboratively with the President’s Staff and will provide the President and Board of Trustees with regular
updates on the achievement status of the System’s strategic plan. The Executive Vice President will establish and monitor
performance reporting systems, thereby monitoring performance against performance goals of the University. When
requested, the Executive Vice President will assist in fundraising and other development or alumni activities.
Qualifications:
Education:
Ph.D. or appropriate terminal degree is required.
Experience:
Administrative experience in a four-year institution of higher education is preferred and more than ten years of
progressively responsible administrative experience in a multi-campus public university system is preferred.
Specific Preferred Skills:
The Executive Vice President will have significant knowledge and understanding of higher education. Specific preferred
skills include:
 Demonstrated leadership skills and abilities, including ability to lead, plan and manage change.
 Demonstrated ability to multitask
 Commitment to quality and integrity
 Demonstrated experience and achievements with strategic planning and goal achievement
 Demonstrated ability to maintain a “big picture” strategic view and to be a problem solver
 Demonstrated ability to contribute in meaningful ways to the University’s diversity and intercultural goals
 Demonstrated record of outstanding scholarly achievements in teaching, research and/or outreach
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Demonstrated solid negotiation skills
Experience building and managing a team amongst a complex organization
Ability and willingness to delegate effectively and to hold direct reports accountable
Strong communication and interpersonal skills to include written, oral, listening and presentation
Skilled decision-maker, with transparency in decision-making and management
Behaviors:
The Executive Vice President will exhibit qualities of emotional maturity, genuineness, self-confidence, common sense,
judgment, fairness, creativity, discretion, decisiveness, political savvy, diplomacy, tact, resiliency, adaptability, courage of
convictions and tolerance for ambiguity. Demonstrated behavioral expectations include:
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Unquestioned integrity and trustworthiness.
Commitment to the University’s mission and strategic plan, as well as missions and strategic plans for each
campus/institute.
Ability to make good, consistent and fair decisions (based on fact and data).
Ability to work with cross-functional teams and to foster teamwork.
The Search Committee invites letters of nomination, applications (letter of interest, full resume, and contact information
of at least five professional references), or questions to be submitted to the search firm assisting The University of
Tennessee. Review of materials will begin immediately and will continue until the appointment is made. It is preferred,
however, that all nominations and applications be submitted prior to January 6, 2016.
Laurie C. Wilder, President
Porsha L. Williams, Vice President
770-804-1996 ext.: 109
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The University of Tennessee is an EEO/AA/Title VI/Title IX/Section 504/ADA/ADEA institution in the provision of its education and employment
programs and services. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin,
religion, sex, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, or covered veteran status.
The intent of this job description is to provide a representative and level of the types of duties and responsibilities that
will be required of positions given this title and shall not be construed as a declaration of the total of the specific duties
and responsibilities of any particular position. Employees may be directed to perform job-related tasks other than those
specifically presented in this description.
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System Human Resources, Conference Center Building, Suite 115, 600 Henley Street, Knoxville, TN 37996 Phone: (865) 974-5420 Fax: (865) 974-9602