Harvard University

Harvard University

Chief of Staff to the University Chief Information Officer

Cambridge, MA, United States · Exec

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About the role

  • Reporting directly to the VP & UCIO, the COS serves as connective tissue across the organization, strengthening coordination, information flow, and follow-through.
  • Areas of focus will change as the VP & UCIO's agenda, priorities, and opportunities evolve.
  • Track decisions, commitments, dependencies, and results, and ensure timely information flow to and from the Office of the VP & UCIO.

Responsibilities

  • Advance and support VP & UCIO priorities: The COS anticipates needs, synthesizes information, and identifies gaps, emerging issues, and areas requiring leadership attention.
  • In collaboration with HUIT communications staff and other subject-matter experts, conduct research and prepare briefings, presentations, documents, talking points, and other executive materials for the VP & UCIO.
  • Perform complex duties on behalf of the VP & UCIO: Provide executive preparation and, as requested and within delegated authority, represent the VP & UCIO in selected meetings, committees, or calls.
  • Develop and coordinate agendas, background materials, and follow-up for key committee, leadership, and staff meetings.
  • Cross-HUIT coordination: Communicate the VP & UCIO's priorities and work closely with the SLT and teams across HUIT to support alignment, coordinated action, and timely follow-through.
  • Support the effective and timely delivery of key events and high-priority initiatives, particularly those requiring coordination across organizational boundaries.
  • Maintain close contact with SLT and CIO Council members and other key stakeholders, monitor progress on shared priorities and commitments, and support reporting that enables timely information flow into and out of the Office of the VP & UCIO.
  • Support HUIT's organization-wide goal setting and portfolio coordination processes, monitor progress toward agreed goals, and surface risks, dependencies, and decisions requiring leadership attention.
  • Support for families and caregivers

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree and a minimum of eight years of progressively responsible experience in executive communications, stakeholder engagement, project or portfolio coordination, or related work in a complex organization.
  • Experience supporting senior executives is required.
  • Provide or coordinate the advance work required for the VP & UCIO's upcoming meetings, presentations, and institutional engagements.

Nice to have

  • Prior experience as a Chief of Staff or in a comparable role is preferred.
  • engage diverse constituencies diplomatically
  • exercise sound judgment and discretion
  • and synthesize complex issues for senior leaders.
  • Strong project and portfolio coordination skills, with the ability to establish practical structures for tracking decisions, commitments, dependencies, and follow-through.
  • Proven commitment to maintaining the highest ethical and professional standards
  • professional integrity above reproach.

Skills

  • The following qualifications are strongly preferred.
  • Harvard experience, strongly preferred
  • Commitment to excellence in work products and executive materials.
  • Prior experience at Harvard University, in higher education, or in another large, decentralized institution is preferred.
  • Proven attention to detail and ability to balance multiple simultaneous projects and changing priorities.
  • Proven commitment to maintaining the highest ethical and professional standards; professional integrity above reproach.
  • Certificates and Licenses:
  • Completion of Harvard IT Academy specified foundational courses (or external equivalent) preferred.
  • Additional Information
  • Human-centered
  • University-focused
  • Innovation-driven

Benefits

  • Our benefits include, but are not limited to:
  • Generous paid time off including parental leave
  • Medical, dental, and vision health insurance coverage starting on day one
  • Retirement plans with university contributions
  • Wellbeing and mental health resources
  • Professional development opportunities including tuition assistance and reimbursement
  • Commuter benefits, discounts and campus perks
  • Learn more about these and additional benefits on our Benefits & Wellbeing Page.

Company info

  • huit.harvard.edu/about
  • We empower the Harvard community with essential and transformative technologies to advance education, knowledge, and discovery.
  • HUIT's core values are:
  • Team-oriented
  • IT Academy (designed for IT Staff):
  • HUIT's IT Academy aims to enable each IT staff person to grow professionally and become a trusted partner to her or his team.
  • The IT Academy is built on the belief that every IT staff member across the University (including technology employees at each school and campus) can grow in her or his area of expertise as well as building strong people and project management skills.
  • Learn more here: https://itacademy.harvard.edu/.
  • We seek talent from all parts of society and the world, and we strive to ensure everyone at Harvard thrives.

Equal opportunity

  • EEO/Non-Discrimination Commitment Statement
  • equal opportunity and non-discrimination.

Visa & Work Authorization

  • Visa Sponsorship Information: Harvard University is unable to provide visa sponsorship for this position
  • Certain visa types and funding sources may limit work location.
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