Chief of Staff to EVP Finance and Administration

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Chief of Staff to the EVP for Finance and Administration

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The University of New Mexico seeks a collaborative, strategic, andaccomplished administrator to serve as Chief of Staff to the Executive Vice President for Finance and Administration (EVPFA). Asa senior deputy to the EVPFA, the Chief of Staff plays a central role in advancing institutional priorities, strengthening executive leadership, and ensuring coordinated execution across one of the University's largest and most complex portfolios. UNM's Finance and Administration organization supports the University's administrative, financial, and infrastructurefunctions, encompassing a broad portfolio that includes financial services, budgeting, human resources, information technology,public safety, environmental health and safety, capital and space,institutional policy, and campus support services.

The Chief of Staff plays a key role in ensuring that resources, systems, and operations are aligned with institutional priorities. Reporting directly to the EVPFA, the Chief of Staff helps advance strategic priorities, coordinating complex cross functional initiatives, facilitating executive decision making, and ensuringorganizational priorities remain aligned across the division. The Chief of Staff works closely with university leadership, the President's Office, the Board of Regents, faculty and staff leaders, and external partners on matters of strategic importance.

This is not only an advisory or coordinating role. The Chief of Staff carries delegated authority to decide, commit, and direct onbehalf of the EVPFA within defined limits, and has supervisory responsibility for critical enterprise functions, including the University Policy Office, Crisis Management and Emergency Preparedness, and the EVPFA executive office. The successful candidate must be comfortable moving betweenstrategic advising and hands-on execution, counseling leadership onsensitive institutional issues, providing oversight to assigned departments, and developing high-quality work under tight deadlines.

The Chief of Staff's portfolio may evolve over time asadditional enterprise functions or institutional priorities are assigned to the office.

Strategic Executive Partnership and Delegated Authority

• Serve as the EVPFA's principal strategic advisor on organizational priorities, emerging issues, and executive decision making.
• Exercise delegated authority on behalf of the EVPFA on operational and administrative matters, applying judgment aboutwhat to decide, what to bring forward with a recommendation, andwhat to elevate immediately.
• Research, analyze, and synthesize complex information tosupport executive decisions and institutional strategy.
• Anticipate issues requiring executive attention and develop recommendations and options.
• Represent the EVPFA in meetings, committees, and institutional initiatives, as appropriate.

Oversight of Assigned Enterprise Functions

• On behalf of the EVPFA, oversees the University Policy Officeand Crisis Management and Emergency Preparedness department; setsgoals and performance expectations, evaluates staff, makes staffingdecisions, and administers budgets for assigned units.
• Lead the EVPFA executive office, including supervision of executive office staff, management of the office budget, and continuous improvement of office operations.

Divisional Operating Leadership and Enterprise Initiatives

• Strengthen the effectiveness of the Finance and Administrationleadership team by ensuring that significant issues receive appropriate attention and that commitments made by divisionalleaders are carried through.
• Design and lead divisional leadership activities,…