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Senior Associate Vice President for Strategy, Planning, and Decision Support
University of Nevada, Reno - Main Campus · Exec · Full-time
Sponsorship not specified$194k-$291kDetected 30 days ago
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About the role
- The University of Nevada, Reno (UNR) appreciates your interest in employment at our growing institution.
- For UNR Med professional job postings, please contact the Office of Professional Recruitment at (775) 784-6778.
- Reporting to the Vice President for Administration and Finance (VPAF), the Senior AVP serves as the principal deputy and second-ranking executive officer of the Division of Administration and Finance.
Responsibilities
- The University of Nevada, Reno seeks an experienced and forward-thinking professional for the Senior Associate Vice President for Strategy, Planning, and Decision Support (Senior AVP).
- The Senior AVP leads campus-wide strategic planning, institutional effectiveness, and decision support in partnership with the Office of the Provost and academic leadership, advancing the University's mission as a Carnegie R1 land-grant institution.
- Financial and Analytical Fluency - reading, interpreting, and acting on complex budget, financial, and operational data; translating analytics into clear executive recommendations; integrating planning, budget, and institutional research into unified decision support.
- Executive Presence and Political Acumen - representing the VPAF and the University with credibility before NSHE, the Board of Regents, the Legislature, donors, and community partners; reading political and institutional dynamics accurately; maintaining confidentiality and discretion in sensitive matters.
- Collaborative Leadership - building productive working relationships across the Division of Administration and Finance, the Office of the Provost, academic leadership, and external stakeholders; leading through influence as well as line authority.
- Team Development - recruiting, developing, and retaining high-performing professional staff; setting clear expectations and accountability; fostering an inclusive, service-oriented culture across reporting units.
- Mountain EAP supports employees (and eligible dependents) through life's difficult moments. Mountain EAP is located in Reno and specializes in counseling and advising services for personal or interpersonal issues.
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree and seven (7) years OR Master's Degree and five (5) years of progressively responsible managerial and/or related professional work experience.
- Final applications must be submitted prior to the close of the recruitment.
- Dependents of faculty have unlimited credits, but in order to be eligible children must be unmarried and under the age of 24 and must receive at least 50% of their financial support from the employee and/or employee's spouse or domestic partner.
Nice to have
- Experience at a Carnegie R1 or land-grant institution.
- Direct experience with strategic and institutional planning at a research university.
- Experience overseeing or partnering with business intelligence, institutional research, or analytics functions.
- Certification and Licensure
- Driver's License
- Schedule or Travel Requirements:
- Within state, regionally, or nationally as needed
- Compensation Grade
Compensation
- Generous annual, sick leave, long-term disability and life insurance - Faculty Benefits
- E. L. Wiegand Fitness Center offers annual or semester memberships and spouse/domestic partner membership options. E.L. Wiegand Fitness Center
- $194,200-$291,300
- Salary is competitive and commensurate with related education and experience.
- All permanent employees on an annual "A" or "B" contract who are employed at least 50% full-time are eligible to participate in the NSHE retirement program unless they are members of PERS of Nevada.
Benefits
- The Senior AVP ensures alignment of University planning and resource allocation with the strategic plan, the Nevada System of Higher Education (NSHE) requirements, and Board of Regents priorities.
- Health insurance options including dental and vision
- Remarkable Retirement
- Our retirement plan is beyond compare.
- With the faculty retirement plan, you are 100% vested your first day.
- Sit back and watch your retirement dollars grow!
- Perks of Working at UNR
- The University is proud to provide a reduced-rate tuition benefit to faculty and qualified dependents.
Company info
- The University of Nevada, Reno is a leading public research university committed to the promise of a future powered by knowledge. Founded in 1874 as Nevada's original land-grant university, the University serves more than 23,000 undergraduate and graduate students from all 50 states and 63 countries.
- Classified by the Carnegie® Classification of Institutions of Higher Education as an R1 ("Very High Research") university, it is also recognized in the Carnegie® Community Engagement classification. The University is also ranked by U.S. News & World Report among the "Best National Universities" and "Best National Public Universities." It also ranks in the top tier of the WSJ/Times Higher Education World University Rankings and the New York Times' "Top Colleges for Economic Diversity."
- Since 2009, nearly $1 billion has been has invested in advanced labs, facilities, and residence halls on the main campus. The University is home to Nevada's first medical school - the University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine and the Wayne L. Prim Campus at Lake Tahoe, where education, research, and creative work thrive in a stunning mountain setting. The University delivers on its original land-grant mission with outreach across the state through the University of Nevada, Reno Extension, Nevada Agricultural Experiment Station, Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology, Nevada Small Business Development Center, the Nevada Seismological Laboratory, and Wolf Pack Athletics.
- The main campus is in Reno, Nevada, a burgeoning global technology hub with a vibrant midtown and downtown. Found where the high desert of the Great Basin meets the High Sierra and Lake Tahoe, the beautiful, 290-acre m
- The University of Nevada, Reno is a leading public research university committed to the promise of a future powered by knowledge.
- Founded in 1874 as Nevada's original land-grant university, the University serves more than 23,000 undergraduate and graduate students from all 50 states and 63 countries.
- Classified by the Carnegie® Classification of Institutions of Higher Education as an R1 ("Very High Research") university, it is also recognized in the Carnegie® Community Engagement classification.
- The University is also ranked by U.S. News & World Report among the "Best National Universities" and "Best National Public Universities." It also ranks in the top tier of the WSJ/Times Higher Education World University Rankings and the New York Times' "Top Colleges for Economic Diversity."
- Since 2009, nearly $1 billion has been has invested in advanced labs, facilities, and residence halls on the main campus.
- The University is home to Nevada's first medical school - the University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine and the Wayne L.
- Prim Campus at Lake Tahoe, where education, research, and creative work thrive in a stunning mountain setting.
- The University delivers on its original land-grant mission with outreach across the state through the University of Nevada, Reno Extension, Nevada Agricultural Experiment Station, Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology, Nevada Small Business Development Center, the Nevada Seismological Laboratory, and Wolf Pack Athletics.
- The main campus is in Reno, Nevada, a burgeoning global technology hub with a vibrant midtown and downtown.
- Found where the high desert of the Great Basin meets the High Sierra and Lake Tahoe, the beautiful, 290-acre m
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