Chief of Staff - Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences
 University of Arkansas | |
 United States, Arkansas, Fayetteville | |
| 346 North West Avenue (Show on map) | |
 Jun 12, 2026 | |
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The University of Arkansas works to advance the state and build a better world through education, research, and outreach by providing transformational opportunities and skills, fostering a welcoming climate, and nurturing creativity, discovery, and the spread of new ideas and innovations. Department's Website: The Chief of Staff to the Dean serves as the Dean's principal strategic partner, advisor, and integrator, helping advance the academic, operational, reputational, and external priorities of Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences. This highly visible role supports the Dean in leading the university's largest college by coordinating strategic initiatives, managing executive office operations, supporting governance and institutional accountability, preparing executive communications, and ensuring disciplined follow-through across a complex academic environment. The Chief of Staff works closely with associate and assistant deans, department chairs, school directors, administrative unit leaders, faculty, staff, students, alumni, donors, university leaders, and external partners. The role requires exceptional attention to detail, judgment, discretion, communication skills, organizational leadership, and the ability to manage competing priorities. Key Responsibilities Strategic Leadership and Execution *Serve as a senior advisor to the Dean on college priorities, emerging issues, stakeholder concerns, and strategic opportunities. *Translate the Dean's goals into actionable plans, timelines, ownership structures, and follow-up systems. *Coordinate strategic planning, implementation tracking, leadership retreats, stakeholder engagement, and progress reporting. *Lead or support high-priority projects related to planning, organizational effectiveness, external partnerships, advancement, facilities, and college operations. *Help align work in Fulbright College across academic affairs, finance, HR, IT, advancement, communications and marketing, student success, advising, and other college partners. Executive Office Operations and Management *Oversee the operating rhythm of the Dean's Office, including leadership, chairs', directors', advisory groups, retreats, and other convenings. *Manage the Dean's calendar, priorities, briefing materials, correspondence, travel, and follow-up in partnership with administrative staff. *Triage incoming requests, determine appropriate next steps, and protect the Dean's time for highest-priority work. *Prepare and staff the Dean for meetings, events, donor engagements, governance discussions, and public-facing activities. *Handle confidential personnel, budgetary, reputational, compliance, and institutional matters with discretion. *Supervise, coach, and support Dean's Office administrative staff and other assigned staff, interns, or project teams. *Provide strategic oversight or coordination for major college-wide, employee-facing events (e.g., faculty convocation, end-of-year event, holiday party). *Lead or support executive searches, leadership transitions, onboarding plans, and other special projects requiring confidentiality, coordination, and executive-level follow-through. *Build clear systems for accountability, communication, delegation, and follow-through within the Dean's Office. *Identify opportunities to improve workflows, reduce administrative burden, strengthen coordination, and enhance service to internal and external stakeholders. Governance, Policy, and Institutional Accountability *Support the Dean's engagement with university leadership, governance bodies, advisory councils, and other senior stakeholders. *Prepare agendas, reports, presentations, decision memos, briefing papers, and follow-up materials for executive and advisory audiences. *Coordinate college-level responses to policy changes, legislative requirements, compliance reviews, accreditation-related needs, federal or state inquiries, and other sensitive matters. *Support crisis response and issues management through accurate information flow, stakeholder coordination, documentation, and communication planning. *Serve on college and university committees, councils, and working groups as needed. External Relations, Reputation, and Stakeholder Engagement *Draft or coordinate executive communications for the Dean, including internal messages, speeches, reports, donor correspondence, presentations, policy communications, and crisis communications. *Work closely with communications and marketing colleagues to ensure Dean's Office communications are timely, accurate, clear, consistent, and mission-aligned. *Partner with communications, advancement, university relations, and other units to support major initiatives, events, publications, constituent engagement, and reputation-building efforts. *Partner with development and advancement colleagues to support donor strategy, stewardship, campaign planning, reports, proposals, presentations, and events. *Support engagement with alumni, donors, advisory boards, government officials, philanthropic partners, civic leaders, and other high-priority constituents. *Coordinate constituent relations systems and identify opportunities for strategic outreach from the Dean or college leadership. Regular, reliable, and non-disruptive attendance is an essential job duty, as is the ability to create and maintain collegial, harmonious working relationships with others. Qualifications: Minimum Qualifications:
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Additional Information: Salary Information: Required Documents to Apply: Optional Documents: Recruitment Contact Information: All application materials must be uploaded to the University of Arkansas System Career Sitehttps://uasys.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/UASYS Please do not send to listed recruitment contact. Special Instructions to Applicants: Pre-employment Screening Requirements:Criminal Background Check, Financial Credit Check, Sex Offender RegistryThe University of Arkansas is committed to providing a safe campus community. We conduct background checks for applicants being considered for employment. Background checks include a criminal background check and a sex offender registry check. For certain positions, there may also be a financial (credit) background check, a Motor Vehicle Registry (MVR) check, and/or drug screening. Required checks are identified in the position listing. A criminal conviction or arrest pending adjudication or adverse financial history information alone shall not disqualify an applicant in the absence of a relationship to the requirements of the position. Background check information will be used in a confidential, non-discriminatory manner consistent with state and federal law. The University of Arkansas seeks to attract, develop and retain high quality faculty, staff and administrators that consistently display practices and behaviors to advance a culture that embeds equal opportunity, educational excellence and unparalleled access for all. The University of Arkansas is an equal opportunity institution. The University does not discriminate in its education programs or activities (including in admission and employment) on the basis of any category or status protected by law, including age, race, color, national origin, disability, religion, protected veteran status, military service, genetic information, sex, sexual preference, or pregnancy. Questions or concerns about the application of Title IX, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex, may be sent to the University's Title IX Coordinator and to the U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights.Persons must have proof of legal authority to work in the United States on the first day of employment. All Application information is subject to public disclosure under the Arkansas Freedom of Information Act. Constant Physical Activity:N/A Frequent Physical Activity:N/A Occasional Physical Activity:N/A Benefits Eligible:Yes | |