Strategic Initiatives Advisor-Business Office

Job Description

The Business Office Strategic Initiatives Advisor serves as a trusted strategic partner to the Vice President for
Finance and Treasurer, driving high-impact initiatives and advancing the division’s priorities. This role provides leadership across
strategic planning, operational excellence, communication strategy, governance support, and special projects, ensuring alignment and
momentum across the Business Office.

Working in close collaboration with departmental leaders in Human Resources, Accounting, Risk
Management, Facilities Management, and Auxiliary Services (Dining Services, Pioneer Bookshop, the Mail Room, the GC Golf Course, and the
Office of Event Coordination and Scheduling), the Advisor helps shape and execute initiatives that enhance operational effectiveness,
support informed decision-making, and deliver measurable outcomes on complex, cross-functional projects.

As a central connector
within the Business Office, the Advisor serves as a key liaison among senior leadership, trustees, departmental teams, and campus
stakeholders. Through this work, the role ensures strong alignment between strategic goals, operational priorities, communications, and
project execution-ultimately strengthening the division’s impact and cohesion.

Key Responsibilities

Drive High-Impact
Initiatives: Lead and orchestrate cross-functional strategic, operational, technology, and process improvement efforts. Develop clear
project roadmaps, implementation timelines, milestones, and success metrics that ensure measurable outcomes.

Champion Transformation
and Innovation: Support the implementation of new systems, technologies, and operating models-helping departments modernize, streamline
operations, and enhance service delivery.

Serve as a Trusted Strategic Partner: Act as a key advisor and thought partner to the Vice
President for Finance and Treasurer, facilitating alignment across the division and ensuring effective communication and coordination with
senior leaders and trustees.

Shape and Amplify the Division’s Voice: Develop and deliver compelling communications-ranging from
presentations and reports to newsletters and announcements-that clearly articulate priorities, progress, and impact to internal and external
audiences.

Translate Data into Insight: Lead data collection, analysis, and reporting efforts, including the development of
dashboards and performance metrics, to inform strategic planning, enable data-driven decision-making, and track progress against divisional
goals.

ABOUT GRINNELL COLLEGE

Grinnell College is a top-ranking private liberal arts institution that values diversity,
equity, inclusion, intellectual freedom, and social responsibility. We seek candidates that align with these values and have the ability and
desire to advance our values and belonging within our community and the communities we engage. Ideal candidates will be prepared to
collaborate and contribute to the mission and values of the college across all constituencies.

Qualifications

Minimum
Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in business or public administration, communications, Higher Education administration, Finance,
Management or related field

Five to seven years of progressively responsible project or operations management/strategic planning,
communications

Champions Diversity Equity and Inclusion

Demonstrated experience leading complex projects

Experience
preparing executive-level reports, presentations, communications, and recommendations.

Proven ability to manage multiple priorities
while maintaining attention to detail and quality.

Preferred Qualifications

Masters Degree in any of the forementioned fields

Experience working in higher education

Project management certification or equivalent training preferred.

Proven
experience with website content management systems, project management software, and data reporting tools.

Experience supporting
executive leadership and governance activities

Employment Category

Regular

Employment Status

Full-time

Work Location Type

Available for Hybrid

FLSA Category

Exempt

Career Level

P3S

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