Search for EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT and/or CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER CLARK UNIVERSITY WORCESTER, MA THE SEARCH Clark University seeks a collaborative, innovative, and proven leader to serve as Executive VicePresident (EVP) and/or Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Reporting to the president and serving as a key partner to him, the provost, senior colleagues, and trustees, the EVP will provide strategic financial counsel, ensure consistent excellence in execution of the University's financial affairs, and play a lead role in administrative management to help shape the vision and direction for this highly respected, small, private, liberal arts-based research university. The EVP will lead careful stewardship and management of all of Clark's assets, overseeing budgeting and financial planning; business services; all controller and treasury functions; human resources; information technology, enterprise risk assessment and management; compliance, including Title IX; campus safety/police, and legal services; and will work closely with related committees of the board, including the investment committee in overseeing an outsourced investment management firm. The EVP's full portfolio could change as strategic priorities and organizational structures evolve, and in response to the strengths and interests of the selected candidate. The EVP will be a gifted senior leader and manager with broad-gauged financial and administrative skills and extensive experience in several functional areas in the portfolio. The ideal candidate will bring at least ten years of progressively responsible experience and a track record of success leading in comparably complex higher education settings, ideally including a research element. The EVP will be an accessible, resourceful, results-oriented colleague who demonstrates both a keen understanding of the trends and issues facing institutions of higher education and a deep respect and appreciation for the distinctive culture and pace of the academy. Strong oral and written communication skills are essential. An MBA or other relevant advanced degree is strongly preferred. Clark University has retained Isaacson, Miller, a national executive search firm, to assist in conducting this important search and to help identify outstanding candidates. All inquiries, applications, and nominations for this opportunity should be directed to the search firm as indicated below. Contact Information:
- Dan Rodas, Partner
- Amble Ryan, Senior Associate
- Rachel Banderob, Senior Search Coordinator
- Isaacson, Miller Application Link: Clark University embraces equal opportunity and affirmative action as core values: the University believes that cultivating an environment that embraces and promotes diversity is fundamental to the success of our students, its employees, and its community. This commitment applies to every aspect of education, services, and employment policies and practices at Clark. Clark's commitment to diversity informs its efforts in recruitment, hiring, and retention. All positions at Clark share in the responsibility for building a community that values diversity and the uniqueness of others by exhibiting integrity and respect in interacting with all members of the Clark community to create an atmosphere of fairness and belonging. Clark strongly encourages members from historically underrepresented communities, inclusive of all women, to apply. #J-18808-Ljbffr