Chief Business and Operations Officer
Chief Business and Operations Officer
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$ 130000 - 192000
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Job Description
Overview
The Chief Business and Operations Officer will oversee our organizations operations and procedures to ensure we are operating efficiently and in compliance with state guidelines and also equipped to advance the institutions strategic priorities. The Business Office Facilities and Capital Planning Technology Systems Compliance and Nutrition Services report to the Chief Business and Operations Officer. The position may also include supervision of Human Resources should the candidate have necessary qualifications. The Chief Business and Operations Officer reports to the President and is a member of the Presidents Cabinet. As a member of the Cabinet the Chief Business and Operations Officer will help advance our strategic priorities described in IMSA 2033: Elevating IMSA Everywhere which involves engaging crossdepartment teams.
Hours/Shift/Work Schedule: As an exempt employee the incumbent is expected to work the necessary schedule to successfully complete the requirements of the position; typically M F 8:00 A.M. 4:30 P.M with some evening and weekend hours.
The internationally recognized Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy (IMSA) develops creative ethical leaders in science technology engineering and mathematics. As a teaching and learning laboratory created by the State of Illinois IMSA enrolls academically talented Illinois students (grades 1012 in its advanced residential college preparatory program. It also serves thousands of educators and students in Illinois and beyond through innovative instructional programs that foster imagination and inquiry www.imsa.
The Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy (IMSA) is committed to an equitable diverse and inclusive teaching and learning environment. Through a model of Equity and Excellence IMSA has committed to advancing equity in STEM education and representation and creating a diverse inclusive community of global citizens who can realize their full potential and execute our mission to advance the human condition.
This position will support IMSAs Equity and Excellence work by ensuring the delivery of quality equitable and inclusive support while promoting and maintaining an inclusive work environment and culture that embraces the diversity of people and perspectives collaborating at IMSA to ignite and nurture creative ethical scientific minds that advance the human condition. The Chief Business and Operations Officer is instrumental in devising strategies to fund necessary support programs to ensure students from Culturally Linguistically and Economically Diverse (CLED) backgrounds are successful.
Responsibilities
To perform this job successfully an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable Accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The Chief Business and Operations Officer will be responsible for but not limited to:
- Provide visionary strategic and operational leadership and management of all financial facilities and capital planning activities including the development and maintenance of policies practices procedures.
- Manage Academys annual State appropriation budget request for both operating and capital needs in collaboration with an Executive Director of Business and Financial Services and participating in state hearings
- Develop an optimal financial strategy for supporting capital development
- Ensure our personnel operations are financially efficient and establish financial projections to support staffing as well as financial guidelines for hiring.
- Establish a capital maintenance plan pursue high quality with reasonable cost structures in collaboration with an Executive Director of Facilities and Capital Planning
- Ensure our technology services and systems support student and staff needs and operate with maximum efficiency in collaboration with a Director of Technology as well as supporting our strategic interests that require the use of technology.
- Supervise Business and Finance Facilities and Capital Planning Technology Systems Compliance and Nutrition Services. Supervision of Human Resources will also be considered if the candidate has the skills and experience.
- Play a key role in all aspects of the collective bargaining process for all employee work groups
- Provide leadership in the state financial and compliance audit process through wellmanaged records and action plans to address areas of improvement.
- Actively serve in a consultative and leadership role in the Presidents cabinet particularly in leading a Vision 2033 team related to a strategic priority.
- Other duties as assigned
Qualifications
- Senior level leadership experience in an institution of comparable complexity dynamics creativity and vitality
- MBA or related Masters degree required; high level of knowledge in accounting finance budget and resource planning. Human resource experience is also helpful. A CSBO license or comparable credentials are desired.
- Extensive knowledge and experience in the principles and practices of budgeting and financial management including modeling analysis projections and financing
- Experience in capital development or major projects that reflect financing and projecting new revenue against costs
- Experience in developing and maintaining multimillion dollar budgets as well as financial audits
- Experience in staffing and managing business and facilities operations
- Proficient in the use and integration of technology for accounting business and operations management and an understanding of the collaboration needed across other departments
WORKING CONDITIONS AND PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
Work is performed in an office setting with minimal exposure to health or safety hazards. Substantial time is spent working on a computer. This role generally requires mobility written and verbal communication hearing and visual capabilities. However reasonable accommodations including assistive technology may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform such requirements.
SALARY AND BENEFITS
This leadership position is a fulltime exempt 12month employmentatwill position. Salary regionally commensurate with training and experience in likeinstitutions with a range of $130000 to $192000. IMSA offers a comprehensive state benefits package (major medical dental vision and prescription) with rates found here a generous paid time off plan and a retirement plan through the State University Retirement System SURS. SURS is reciprocal with other Illinois public retirement systems such as the Teachers Retirement System of Illinois (TRS) and the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund (IMRF).
The Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer providing equal employment opportunities without regard to race color sex age religion or national origin. This policy also includes the handicapped and all disabled Vietnam era veterans. IMSA utilizes only jobrelated criteria in making decisions concerning applicants and employees.
Required Experience:
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