Chief Business Officer

Job Description

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Tuition reduction benefits for you or your qualifying dependents at OSU or the additional six Oregon Public Universities.
Robust Work Life programs including Dual Career assistance resources, flexible work arrangements, a Family Resource Center, Affinity Groups and an Employee Assistance Program.

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Position Summary

Oregon State University Cascades is seeking a Chief Business Officer. This is a full-time 1.00 FTE, 12-month, professional faculty position.

The Chief Business Officer (CBO) at Oregon State University-Cascades has a critical role in steering the institution towards successful execution of the academic mission of the campus. The CBO will be a member of the senior leadership of the campus and work with the Chancellor and Dean and senior academic leaders on developing a strategic and financially sound business plan for delivering academic priorities. The role requires aligning operational and financial strategies with the universitys growth objectives; assessing and managing risks; and developing strategic partnerships, joint ventures, and alliances to deliver on the academic mission. This position involves making strategic decisions that not only align with OSUs overall objectives for the campus but also guide the campuss sustainability strategies.

The CBO will have operational oversight of all business operations of the campus, working closely with senior leaders in finance and operations, and will be the point-of-contact for major functions led from the Corvallis campus such as human resources and information technology. The CBO will be responsible for cultivating a culture of adaptability, trust, flexibility, and openness to change in the business and operations staff.

The ideal Chief Business Officer will have a more extensive skill set and experiences than just finance or operations. The successful CBO will possess strong financial knowledge alongside leadership experience that ranges from strategic planning to financial strategy to day-to-day operations. They should exhibit flexibility, integrity, and ethics in their decision-making processes and have a solid interdepartmental perspective that enables effective collaboration across functions. Their strategic thinking, project planning, negotiation, and communication skills are essential for developing and executing business plans that align with the academic strategy.

OSU-Cascades, in Bend, Oregon, is a branch campus of Oregon State University. Established in 2001, the university currently enrolls more than 1,300 students in bachelors and masters degree programs. The campus expanded to a four-year university in 2015 and opened its new campus in 2016. The campus master plan involves remediating 118 acres of a construction landfill and abandoned pumice mine to build a campus that will support 3,000 to 5,000 students. OSU-Cascades is engaged in building a culturally diverse and community-centric educational environment on a campus with net zero energy, water, and waste goals.

Duties:

30% Strategic planning and execution.

25% Management & Supervision

15% Community Relations and Partnerships

20% Fiscal & administrative oversight and liaison10% Other projects as assigned by the Chancellor and Dean

Qualifications:

• A minimum of five years in progressively responsible leadership roles in a complex organization with experience in strategic planning, budget and financial planning, and oversight or collaboration with diverse organizational operations.
• A bachelors degree in a relevant discipline or work experience providing equivalent depth of knowledge in a relevant sector.
• Experience managing operations with federal and/or state compliance and legal requirements.
• Evidence of a collaborative, team-oriented, results-oriented, and evidence-based leadership style.
• A demonstrated ability to provide management oversight, leadership, and strategic direction to diverse operational units.
• Demonstrated ability to recruit, retain, and reward high quality staff.
• Demonstrated commitment to promoting and enhancing diversity, equity, and inclusion.
• Strong interpersonal skills: ability to foster collaboration and trust and to cultivate a culture of adaptability, trust, flexibility, and openness to change in the business and operations staff

This position is designated as a critical or security-sensitive position; therefore, the incumbent must successfully complete a criminal history check and be determined to be position qualified as per University Standard: 05-010 et seq. Incumbents are required to self-report convictions and those in youth programs may have additional criminal history checks every 24 months.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $153,324.00 – $275,928.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Employee discount
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Professional development assistance
• Relocation assistance
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person