Sr Director-Strategic Initiatives & Operations

Georgia Tech prides itself on its technological resources, collaborations, high-quality student body, and its commitment to building an outstanding and diverse community of learning, discovery, and creation. We strongly encourage applicants whose values align with our institutional values, as outlined in our Strategic Plan. These values include academic excellence, diversity of thought and experience, inquiry and innovation, collaboration and community, and ethical behavior and stewardship. Georgia Tech has policies to promote a healthy work-life balance and is aware that attracting faculty may require meeting the needs of two careers.

About Georgia Tech

Georgia Tech is a top-ranked public research university situated in the heart of Atlanta, a diverse and vibrant city with numerous economic and cultural strengths. The Institute serves more than 45,000 students through top-ranked undergraduate, graduate, and executive programs in engineering, computing, science, business, design, and liberal arts. Georgia Tech's faculty attracted more than $1.4 billion in research awards this past year in fields ranging from biomedical technology to artificial intelligence, energy, sustainability, semiconductors, neuroscience, and national security. Georgia Tech ranks among the nation's top 20 universities for research and development spending and No. 1 among institutions without a medical school.
Georgia Tech's Mission and Values

Georgia Tech's mission is to develop leaders who advance technology and improve the human condition. The Institute has nine key values that are foundational to everything we do:

1. Students are our top priority.

2. We strive for excellence.

3. We thrive on diversity.

4. We celebrate collaboration.

5. We champion innovation.

6. We safeguard freedom of inquiry and expression.

7. We nurture the wellbeing of our community.

8. We act ethically.

9. We are responsible stewards.

Over the next decade, Georgia Tech will become an example of inclusive innovation, a leading technological research university of unmatched scale, relentlessly committed to serving the public good; breaking new ground in addressing the biggest local, national, and global challenges and opportunities of our time; making technology broadly accessible; and developing exceptional, principled leaders from all backgrounds ready to produce novel ideas and create solutions with real human impact.

Serve as a strategic and analytical leader who oversees key programs and strategic initiatives. Serve as a key deputy and work in close consultation with the leadership. Provide oversight for areas that include administrative operations; communication, marketing and events, academic analytics, development, data and assessment, and strategic planning. Support staff development and inclusion, coordinate various advisory boards and collaborate on new programs, services, and initiatives. Perform special assignments and lead projects as requested. Responsible for establishing group/departmental/division goals, determining the resources needed to meet those goals, assessing group/departmental/division performance feedback, and making pay decisions. This position will interact on a regular basis with: Staff and executive leadership. This position typically will advise and counsel: leadership, staff, and executive leadership offices. This position will supervise: Assigned staff.

Job Duty 1 -
Collaborate with directors and other staff/faculty on the development of services and programs, projects, and initiatives.

Job Duty 2 -
Research, design, write, and edit project reports to internal and external entities. Prepare annual reports and other submissions; compile or prepare additional reports as needed.

Job Duty 3 -
Perform other related duties as assigned.

Job Duty 4 -
Supervise professional staff and oversee and coordinate with leadership on their efforts regarding day-to-day operations (including, finance/budget), marketing and events, data and assessment, and strategic planning.

Job Duty 5 -
Perform higher-level executive tasks, including chairing meetings/work groups/committees, documenting/taking notes for meetings that include sensitive/confidential information, preparing analyses, and conducting research to benchmark performance and develop recommendations.

Job Duty 6 -
Support professional development committee and professional development funding. Plan town hall events, research, design, write, and edit project reports to internal and external entities. Prepare annual reports and other submissions; compile or prepare additional reports as needed. leadership retreats, and other events and activities.

Job Duty 7 -
Serve as a key point of contact for directors/leadership that require escalation in coordination with other leadership for Administrative Operations. Identify key issues, conduct research, manage follow-up, and make appropriate referrals to other offices as needed.

Job Duty 8 -
Coordinate communications with leadership and Communications, in a manner consistent with the College and Institute communication style.

Job Duty 9 -
Supervise and coordinate strategic planning, implementation, assessment, and continuous improvement effort across the division in coordination with leadership. Ensure alignment of assessment plans and reports with Institute requirements.

Job Duty 10 -
Supervise and coordinate strategies across the Institute in coordination with leadership. This includes Georgia Tech's Strategic Plan as well as a range of University System of Georgia initiatives.

Educational Requirements
Bachelor's degree or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Required Experience
Ten or more years of job-related experience.

Additional Preferred Qualifications
Project Management Certification.

Preferred Educational Qualifications
Master's degree or Doctorate.

Preferred Experience
5 years of previous leadership experience at the director or above level within an academic or student affairs programmatic area/unit in a research university, including supervision of professional staff.

Additional Job Responsibilities:
Position will report to the Dean of the College
Track and report progress on strategic goals
Represent and communicate the Dean's priorities to stakeholders.
Serve as a liaison between the Dean and Institute partners.
Advise leadership on strategic issues and decisions.
Build and maintain key stakeholder relationships.
Assess and improve the effectiveness of the Office of the Dean.
Identify and mitigate risks impacting College priorities.
Develop reports, presentations, proposals, and briefings.
Manage special projects and initiatives assigned by the Dean

ABILITIES
Ability to organize and prioritize multiple tasks and consistently meet deadlines. Ability to establish effective working relationships to accomplish objectives, an expert in working both independently and in a team environment. Ability to lead and implement strategic planning initiatives.

KNOWLEDGE
Broad understanding of undergraduate education and academic programs preferably within a research university. Project management and strategic planning experience. Understanding and fluently using data and analytics to inform decision making. Demonstrated understanding of Finance and HR practices within higher education setting.

SKILLS
Experience with Qualtrics or comparable survey design software. Ability to translate and explain data. Advanced knowledge of MS Office platforms (Excel, Word, PowerPoint) to produce high-quality, professional documents, reports, analyses, infographics, and presentations. Proactive decision-making and problem-solving skills to respond to high-pressure situations. Excellent customer service skills with proven knowledge of how to work effectively and professionally with all levels of internal and external stakeholders on complex issues and problems. Exceptional organizational skills and attention-to-detail.

The University System of Georgia is comprised of our 25 institutions of higher education and learning as well as the System Office. Our USG Statement of Core Values are Integrity, Excellence, Accountability, and Respect. These values serve as the foundation for all that we do as an organization, and each USG community member is responsible for demonstrating and upholding these standards. More details on the USG Statement of Core Values and Code of Conduct are available in USG Board Policy 8.2.18.1.2 and can be found on-line at https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section8/C224/#p8.2.18_personnel_conduct.

Additionally, USG supports Freedom of Expression as stated in Board Policy 6.5 Freedom of Expression and Academic Freedom found on-line at https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section6/C2653.

The Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. The Institute is committed to maintaining a fair and respectful environment for all. To that end, and in accordance with federal and state law, Board of Regents policy, and Institute policy, Georgia Tech provides equal opportunity to all faculty, staff, students, and all other members of the Georgia Tech community, including applicants for admission and/or employment, contractors, volunteers, and participants in institutional programs, activities, or services. Georgia Tech complies with all applicable laws and regulations governing equal opportunity in the workplace and in educational activities.

Equal opportunity and decisions based on merit are fundamental values of the University System of Georgia ("USG") and Georgia Tech. Georgia Tech prohibits discrimination, including discriminatory harassment, on the basis of an individual's race, ethnicity, ancestry, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, disability, genetics, or veteran status in its programs, activities, employment, and admissions. Further, Georgia Tech prohibits citizenship status, immigration status, and national origin discrimination in hiring, firing, and recruitment, except where such restrictions are required in order to comply with law, regulation, executive order, or Attorney General directive, or where they are required by Federal, State, or local government contract.

This is not a supervisory position.
This position does not have any financial responsibilities.
This position will not be required to drive.
This role is not considered a position of trust.
This position does not require a purchasing card (P-Card).
This position will not travel.
This position does not require security clearance.
This position is located in Atlanta, GA
Salary Job Grade A11
Salary range is dependent on candidates experiences and skills that ranges from $114,031 - $155,082.

Successful candidate must be able to pass a background check. Please visit https://usg.policystat.com/policy/19298143/latest/.