About Hofstra:

Position Title: Director of Operations, HCLAS Dean's Office

School/Division: Hofstra College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Full Time/Part Time: Full-Time

Description:

• Coordinates the Dean's daily schedule and supports the Dean in focusing on key priorities through strategic calendar and task management; assists in meeting preparation.
• Manages daily operations of the office, including oversight of vacation calendars and coordination of the work of 153 support staff.
• Leverages the latest technology to improve office processes and workflows, and coordinates among offices to drive results.
• Plans, executes, and monitors various processes and functions as the office's process innovation driver.
• Addresses challenges and proactively identifies solutions, easing bottlenecks and making processes more efficient.
• Builds relationships with academic and administrative units to support workflow improvement.
• Helps coordinate cross-functional projects to achieve project goals using technology-driven platforms.
• Provides project management capacity to the Dean and proactively plans for upcoming meeting agendas, events, and gathers documents and data from various stakeholders to support them.
• Assists the Dean in implementing operational strategies that align with the University's goals.
• Defines office processes and identifies key performance indicators that align with the University's and the Dean's priorities.
• Acts as a liaison between the Dean's Office and other stakeholders, as needed.
• Occasionally represents the Dean's Office at meetings that pertain to the Director's areas of responsibility.
• Coordinates submissions to the Provost's Office.
• Produces and manages content for various communication channels.
• Liaises with University Marketing to drive content for University-wide venues.
• Monitors media channels for any content that the office should be aware of (crisis communications, PR management, etc.).
• Organizes and maintains the office's shared drives, ensuring that our documentation is well organized, appropriately archived, and digitally easy to access.
• Experiments to find better technology-driven organization and storage solutions.
• Performs other related duties and projects as assigned by the Dean.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Minimum 5 years of related experience.
• Strong project management skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Ability to establish excellent working relationships with key stakeholders.
• Ability to foster a positive and collaborative work environment.
• Ability to handle sensitive information with absolute discretion.
• Strong interpersonal skills and emotional intelligence as well as an innovative and strategic mindset.
• Demonstrated good judgment and excellent prioritization skills.
• Experienced user of Microsoft Office, Google, and Adobe products.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master's degree (MBA or similar) preferred.
• Strategic planning experience and/or technology implementation experience.

EEO Statement:

About Hofstra University

Hofstra University is a nationally ranked and recognized private university in Hempstead, N.Y. that is the only school to ever host three consecutive presidential debates (2008, 2012 and 2016). At Hofstra, students get the best of both worlds. Our campus is a leafy oasis just a quick train ride away from New York City and all its cultural, recreational and professional opportunities. We offer small classes and personal attention, with the resources, technology and facilities of a large university. Students can choose from more than 160 undergraduate program options and 165 graduate program options in the liberal arts and sciences, education, health professions and human services, the Peter S. Kalikow School of Government, Public Policy and International Affairs, the Fred DeMatteis School of Engineering and Applied Science, the Frank G. Zarb School of Business, the Lawrence Herbert School of Communication, the Maurice A. Deane School of Law, the Hofstra Northwell School of Graduate Nursing and Physician Assistant Studies, and the Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell. Hofstra University is a dynamic community of more than 11,000 students from around the w...orld who are dedicated to civic engagement, academic excellence and becoming leaders in their communities and their careers.

Show more

Show less

Connections working at Hofstra University