Chief Of Staff To The President

Job Description:

Reporting directly to the President of Brown University and a member of the President’s Cabinet, the Chief of Staff works to support the President as she advances her visions and goals, and oversees all aspects of the operations of the Office of the President. This includes providing strategic advice and support to the President; working collaboratively with members of the President’s senior leadership team to develop and make progress on University priorities; overseeing special projects that are developed in and/or executed by the Office of the President; and helping the President to be as effective as possible in all aspects of her work. The Chief of Staff supervises the President’s Executive Assistant, the Director of Presidential Communications and a Project Manager, and collaborates closely with a range of academic and administrative units across the campus. The Chief of Staff must be extremely well-organized, strategic, collaborative, and must enjoy working in a fast-paced environment.

Key Responsibilities:

• Serves as a trusted and confidential strategic adviser to the President.
• Collaborates closely with the President’s senior academic and administrative leadership team, to ensure that workstreams that cut across units are managed smoothly and effectively, and troubleshoots if projects are not advancing as planned.
• Works with the President to manage her time and prioritize requests for meetings, speaking engagements and roles in events that involve faculty, students, staff, alumni and other external constituents. The Chief of Staff may take meetings and speak on behalf of the President.
• Develops agendas and assembles materials for the President’s meetings with the Cabinet, Executive Committee and other meetings, and monitors progress on action items that come out of meetings.
• Takes responsibility for special projects that are run out of the President’s Office, which may involve working with faculty, staff, students, local community members and other stakeholders.
• Ensures that the President is fully prepared for all meetings and events, collaborating as needed with the Office of Advancement, the Office of University Communications, Events and other units across campus.
• Supervises the staff in the Office of the President who are responsible for communications (e.g. speeches, talking points and social media), events and the President’s calendar.
• Takes responsibility for hiring, supervising and overseeing the professional development of the staff of the Office of the President.
• Manage the President’s Office budget.

Key Characteristics:

• The highest level of commitment to integrity, honesty and confidentiality.
• A demonstrated ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment with numerous competing demands.
• A demonstrated ability to be a strategic, collaborative and creative problem-solver, working with a wide range of colleagues.
• Adept at working effectively with people from a diverse range of backgrounds and experiences.
• Excellent written and oral communications skills
• Excellent organizational skills.
• A commitment to the mission of higher education.

Educations and Work Experience:

• Bachelor's degree required, Master's degree preferred
  5-8 years related work experience required
• Experience working in higher education is preferred but not required. Successful candidates may also have experience working in the public sector or in other complex organizations with multiple stakeholders.
• The candidate should have a proven track record of increased responsibilities over time.
  

Please include a cover letter when submitting your resume and application.

Criminal and education background check satisfactory to Brown University.

Recruiting Start Date:2024-05-14Job Posting Title:Chief of Staff to the PresidentDepartment:Office of the PresidentGrade:Ungraded StaffWorker Type:EmployeeWorker Sub-Type:RegularTime Type:Full timeScheduled Weekly Hours:37.5

Position Work Location:

OnsiteSubmission Guidelines:Please note that in order to be considered an applicant for any staff position at Brown University you must submit an application form for each position for which you believe you are qualified. Applications are not kept on file for future positions. Please include a cover letter and resume with each position application.Still Have Questions?If you have any questions you may contact employment@brown.edu.EEO Statement:Brown University is an E-Verify Employer.As an EEO/AA employer, Brown University provides equal opportunity and prohibits discrimination, harassment and retaliation based upon a person’s race, color, religion, sex, age, national or ethnic origin, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, or any other characteristic protected under applicable law, and caste, which is protected by our University policies.