Executive Director of Strategic Initiatives

Job Title:

Executive Director of Strategic Initiatives

Location:

CCGA
- Main Campus (Brunswick)

Regular/Temporary:
Regular

Full/Part Time:
Full-Time

Job

Join our Team at the College of Coastal Georgia! Located on the southeast Atlantic coast in Brunswick, midway between Savannah, Georgia and Jacksonville, Florida, the College of Coastal Georgia is an undergraduate college in the University System of Georgia with an additional outreach through the Camden Center in Kingsland, Georgia. The College provides an affordable and interactive education in the natural beauty and abundant sunshine of Georgia's Golden Isles, an area noted for world-class golf courses and resorts as well as amazing diversity of maritime habitats, wildlife and sea creatures.

To learn more about the College of Coastal Georgia's Vision, Mission and Values please : https://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)./

Our campus is located at One College Drive Brunswick, GA 31520.

The Executive Director provides executive-level leadership, project management, and strategic support to the President by coordinating high-priority institutional initiatives and driving Presidential priorities. Acting as a community liaison between the President's office and campus and community stakeholders, the Executive Director exercises a high degree of independent judgment and discretion to navigate complex projects, conducts policy analysis, and facilitates transparent communication across the college.

The Executive Director collaborates with internal departments and external community partners to ensure that strategic milestones are executed, advancing the President's institutional vision.

• 1
  - -Presidential Priority Coordination:
  Coordinates Presidential initiatives and strategic priorities, including the development of comprehensive project plans, timelines, deliverables, and follow-up actions.
• 2
  - -Project Leadership:
  Leads complex, cross-functional institutional projects involving multiple divisions and facilitates collaboration among senior leaders and other stakeholders.
• 3
  - -Executive Document Briefing & Preparation:
  Prepares executive reports, recommendations, presentations, briefing materials, correspondence, and other documents in support of Presidential decision-making.
• 4
  - -System & Stakeholder Liaison:
  Serves as a liaison between the President and campus leadership, the University System of Georgia (USG), governmental entities, community partners, and other internal and external stakeholders.
• 5
  - -Executive Representation:
  Represents the President on assigned committees, task forces, meetings, and institutional or community initiatives, communicating Presidential priorities.
• 6
  - -Strategic Institutional Relations:
  Coordinates matters involving the Board of Regents, accreditation, legislative activities, executive initiatives, and other high-level institutional priorities as assigned.
• 7
  - -Research & Analysis:
  Conducts research and analysis on complex institutional issues and develops options and recommendations for the President's consideration.
• 8
  - -Discretion & Confidentiality:
  Exercises discretion in managing sensitive and confidential information and institutional matters with significant operational, reputational, or strategic implications.
• 9
  - -Performs related duties as assigned.

Baccalaureate degree from an accredited institution.

• -Position of Trust; successful completion of a background check required.

• -Seven years of progressively responsible professional experience involving executive-level support, strategic initiatives, project management, organizational leadership, public administration, higher education, or related areas.

• -Masters degree from an accredited institution.

• -Experience supporting a president, chief executive, governing board, or senior leadership team.
• -Experience managing institution-wide strategic initiatives and complex projects.
• -Experience in higher education, government, public administration, or a similarly complex organization.

• -Core Administration Knowledge:
  Thorough knowledge of executive administration, organizational operations, strategic planning frameworks, and formal project management principles.
• -Higher Education Governance Knowledge:
  Knowledge of public higher education governance models, system structures, and the regulatory functions of public institutions (preferred).
• -Multi-Project Management
  
  Skills:
  
  Proven skill in simultaneously managing multiple high-priority projects, aggressive timelines, and highly diverse, competing stakeholder interests.
• -Executive Written Communications
  
  Skills:
  
  Exceptional skill in preparing clear, accurate, and highly persuasive executive-level written materials, policy memos, and board presentations.
• -Collaborative Relationship
  
  Skills:
  
  Advanced skill in building…