Chief of Staff

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Posted: 05-Mar-24

Location: Chicago, Illinois

Type: Full-time

Salary: Open

Categories:

Other Staff/Administrative
Staff/Administrative

Internal Number: JR24933

Location: Chicago, IL

Job Description:

• Builds and leads the daily operations of the office of the AVP.
• Builds and runs cadence for Polsky leadership meetings, council and advisory meetings, and leadership offsites, including structuring and helping to deliver Polsky-wide communication.
• Leads cross-functional strategic initiatives, facilitates special projects, and ensures action items are executed on behalf of the AVP.
• Operates at a tactical, strategic, and operational level, handling the oversight of projects that do not neatly fit within the organizational chart or that fall between units or leadership areas of responsibility.
• Acts as an extension of the AVP and information funnel, filter, and facilitator with internal and external stakeholders.
• Assesses all inquiries directed to the AVP, determining priority and the proper course of action.
• Acts as the point of contact for the AVPâ™s direct reports. Triages all incoming requests for the AVPâ™s time and work collaboratively with the AVPâ™s Executive Assistant to ensure the calendar is aligned with the priorities of the organization.
• Works with SING and Polsky leadership to define, deliver, monitor, and communicate progress on key organizational metrics aligned with long term plan.
• Proactively follows up with the AVPâ™s team if and when goals are not being achieved to determine why objectives are not being met. Provides actionable recommendations for improvement.
• Promotes team integration as well as cross-functional communication and collaboration.
• Manages key relationships and builds a process to track and nurture key stakeholders, faculty members, donors, and program participants.
• Tracks high priority initiatives for the AVP to identify any potential obstacles.
• Serves as a thought partner and strategic advisor to AVP, standing in on meetings, challenging ideas and offering a different perspective, and following up on action items with the team accordingly.
• Provides analysis, recommendations, and options to the AVP regarding high impact decisions.
• Manages the AVPâ™s brand and reputation.
• Develops and maintains an active database of peer and competitor profiles. Helps establish and maintain a database of faculty (international) research topics and international inter-institutional collaborations.
• Identifies new external partners to advance strategic priorities. Communicates and collaborates with internal and external community members and leadership to achieve strategic priorities.
• Performs other related work as needed.

Preferred Qualifications

Education:

• Masterâ™s degree in business, management, or related field.

Experience:

• More than 10 years of experience with increasing responsibility strongly preferred.
• Broad government, industry, and/or higher education experience driving execution and adoption of key strategic programs across large teams strongly preferred.
• Development and implementation of a strategic plan strongly preferred.

Preferred Competencies

• A dedicated professional who leads through ambiguity and independently runs projects with minimal direction.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and executive presence.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with a focus on structure and execution.
• Force for change who is open to new insights, accepts challenges, and leads with positive energy.
• Trusted professional with the ability to lead strong personalities and drive open items to effective resolution.
• Think and act creatively, championing and promoting new ideas that contribute to the goals of the organization and the department.
• Influential leader with robust critical thinking, strategic mindset, and transform abstract concepts into actionable solutions.

Application Documents

• Resume/CV (required)
• Cover Letter (required)

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