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Chief of Staff

Employer
Susquehanna University
Location
Selinsgrove, PA

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Employment Type
Full Time
Institution Type
Four-Year Institution

Job Details

Position Title:

Chief of Staff

Is this position budgeted?:

Yes

Is this position an essential position?:

Yes

About Susquehanna:

As a living, learning and working community, Susquehanna University affirms its commitment to being an engaged, culturally inclusive campus. As we seek to embody the rich diversity of the human community, we commit ourselves to the full participation of persons who represent the breadth of human difference. The university encourages candidates from historically underrepresented groups to apply. Susquehanna University is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Susquehanna University is a national liberal arts college committed to excellence in educating students for productive, creative and reflective lives of achievement, leadership and service in a diverse, dynamic and interdependent world. Its more than 2,300 undergraduates come from 35 states and 22 countries, and all students study away through Susquehanna’s unique Global Opportunities program. Susquehanna University’s 325 acre campus, noted for its beauty, is located in Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania, 50 miles north of Harrisburg in the scenic Susquehanna River Valley, about a three hour drive from Philadelphia, Washington, D.C., and New York City. For more information, please visit https://www.susqu.edu.

Position Summary:

Job Summary
The chief of staff is the principal aide and trusted advisor to the president focused on setting operational standards and administrative process that facilitate necessary cross-functional collaboration to advance the mission of the institution. The chief of staff manages the operations and staff of the president’s office and provides assistance in dealing with a range of student, faculty, staff, community, and trustee issues. The chief of staff coordinates community and government relations for the president’s office; oversees the planning and execution of meetings of the Board of Trustees; manages the agendas of the Executive Leadership Group, Senior Leadership Team, and University Council; and provides guidance to align the work of the Grants Office with the strategies of the University.

Specific Responsibilities
•Support and assist the President and the Board Chair in carrying out the mission of the University.
•Serve as Assistant Secretary of the Board of Trustees and as a liaison to its Executive and Governance Committees.
•Serve as a member of the president’s executive leadership group, advising the president and other senior leaders on a range of institutional issues.
•Supervise the work of the staff of the president’s office.
•Plan and coordinate special projects, events and functions of the Office of the President.
•Plan, monitor, and manage budgets and financial matters in the Office of the President.
•Work with the University Communications staff on message strategies and consistency and help prepare and coordinate communications for the President.
•Advise the President on issues related to University policy, process, and practice.
•Coordinates community and government relations for the president’s office.
•Provides guidance to align the work of the Grants Office with the strategies of the University.
•Handle queries, questions, concerns, and requests on behalf of the President working to solve problems, mediate disputes, and work proactively with issues and people.

Required Qualifications:

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities
Exceptional interpersonal skills and strong managerial ability. Ability to collect and analyze data and information, draw conclusions, and produce reports and recommendations. Deep knowledge of regional and national governmental bodies and the facility to maximize the institutional benefits of effective government relations for the University. Keen understanding of regional business and community issues, how they affect the University, and the strategic capacity to build synergistic partnerships with local and regional businesses and organizations. Ability to maintain strict confidentiality with personnel matters and sensitive information. Working knowledge of policies, operations, and practices in higher education. Ability to represent the President in making decisions that require mature judgment. Expertise in prioritizing workflow, managing resources, and overseeing financial and budget matters. Strong and proven project management competencies. Detail oriented in coordinating activities. Excellent organizational and time management skills.

Education
Master’s degree required.

Experience
Ten years of experience in higher education, business, government relations or relevant experience required.

Physical Demand
Position requires the ability to stand or sit for extended periods of time, as well as the ability to move about campus. Also requires: the ability to talk and to hear instruction, manual dexterity and the ability to use fingers, hands, and arms to feel, handle and reach and occasionally lift up to 10 pounds. Requires adequate visual acuity to use computers and to read and write documents. Must be able to communicate verbally and in writing.

Preferred Qualifications:

Education
Ph.D. preferred

Experience
Experience in an education setting preferred.

Benefits Eligible:

Yes

Number of Months:

12 months

Status:

Full-Time Benefits Eligible

Posting Date:

06/07/2021

Closing Date:

06/30/2021

Open Until Filled:

No

Posting Number:

AH00744

Organization

Susquehanna University is a national liberal arts college committed to excellence in educating undergraduate students for productive, creative and reflective lives of achievement, leadership and service in a diverse and interconnected world. Academic excellence, study away and service learning, student-faculty collaboration, and rich opportunities for creative and personal growth are hallmarks of a Susquehanna University education. About 2,200 undergraduates come from 32 states and 15 countries.

The university is located in Selinsgrove, Pa., a town of about 5,000 situated on the banks of the Susquehanna River, 50 miles north of the state capital, Harrisburg. The campus is about 90 minutes from the Pocono Mountain recreational areas, and about a three-hour drive from New York City, Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington, D.C.

Founded in 1858 by Lutherans, Susquehanna University welcomes individuals of all backgrounds and beliefs. It is a community that expresses its Lutheran heritage through the free and open exploration of ideas, commitment to service and development of individual talents.

Students may enroll in one of two schools: the School of Arts and Sciences or the Sigmund Weis School of Business. A Susquehanna education is distinguished by a strong liberal arts program enhanced by equally strong professional programs in areas such as business, education and communications. Degrees are offered for the Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Music and Bachelor of Science.

Susquehanna University is recognized in several guidebooks to selective colleges, including The Fiske Guide to Colleges and Peterson's Competitive Colleges. U.S. News & World Report’s America's Best Colleges includes Susquehanna among National Liberal Arts Colleges. Susquehanna is small enough to be academically flexible, yet large enough to offer a wide variety of choices—more than 50 major emphases, 45 minors and 850 courses. Susquehanna offers a challenging Honors Program for exceptional students and emphasizes experience-based learning, including internships, study-abroad semesters and award-winning community service programs.

Small classes and a student-faculty ratio of about 13 to 1 offer students personal attention and challenging opportunities. Student participation and team learning are encouraged, as is faculty-student research that exposes students to current, practical applications in their field of study. Students are offered extensive opportunities for involvement and leadership in university life. They can choose from more than 100 student organizations, 23 intercollegiate sports, numerous intramural and club sports and a full schedule of lectures, concerts, films, plays and social events.

Susquehanna's strong academic and career advising programs have led to strong post-graduation success. Typically, 94 percent of the graduating class is working full time or enrolled in graduate or professional school within six months.

Diversity Profile: Susquehanna University

Diversity Matters at Susquehanna. Through our commitment to academic excellence, in which diversity is a core element, we affirm the dignity and worth of all persons and strive to ensure that all in our community feel supported in their differences. Current and emerging research underscore the positive educational benefits that manifest in a diverse living and learning community.

As an institution of higher learning, we understand that we will be judged increasingly by how well we prepare our students to succeed in a smaller, flatter and increasingly diverse world. We intentionally seek to create opportunities for understanding the ways that power and privilege influence individual and collective behavior and systems, and to use that knowledge to guide us productively inside the classroom and beyond.

Affirmative Action - Susquehanna University is committed to making every effort to enhance the diversity of our community – students, faculty, and staff. The hiring process is important to achieving our strategic goals to recruit and retain staff from diverse backgrounds. Through the affirmative action process, we work together to ensure a diverse community while remaining diligent in our commitment to selecting the most qualified candidate for open positions.

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Diversity Matters at Susquehanna. Through our commitment to academic excellence, in which diversity is a core element, we affirm the dignity and worth of all persons and strive to ensure that all in our community feel supported in their differences. Current and emerging research underscore the positive educational benefits that manifest in a diverse living and learning community.

As an institution of higher learning, we understand that we will be judged increasingly by how well we prepare our students to succeed in a smaller, flatter and increasingly diverse world. We intentionally seek to create opportunities for understanding the ways that power and privilege influence individual and collective behavior and systems, and to use that knowledge to guide us productively inside the classroom and beyond.

In the classroom, on the campus and beyond

We use experiential learning to engage students in a multicultural education that prepares them for life in a diverse and interconnected world. Our new Central Curriculum, taught by a diverse faculty with different viewpoints and experiences, challenges students in their ways of perceiving and knowing the world. The unique Global Opportunities (GO) requirement prompts students to experience ways of knowing and being that are unfamiliar, and to reflect on those experiences. In the process, we expect that all students will examine their world view and how it is constructed.

A diverse and vibrant campus community fosters relationships marked by mutual curiosity and respect. Students, faculty and staff are supported in these relationships by the Chief Diversity Officer, Center for Diversity and Social Justice, Center for Civic Engagement, Office of Residence Life, and the Bias Response and Education Team.

The university also understands its physical and emotional connection to residents of the Susquehanna River Valley. Arts and educational events open to the community create possibilities for healthy dialogue regarding difference. Relationships built through interaction and dialogue with the greater Selinsgrove community serve to broaden and enhance the community in which we live and learn.

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