Associate Vice President & Chief of Staff CLA

Job Title:

Associate Vice President & Chief of Staff for CLA

Location:

UNG-Dahlonega, GA

Regular/Temporary:
Regular

Full/Part Time:
Full-Time

Job

Located in the fastest-growing region of the state, the University of North Georgia is a multi-campus university with an enrollment of over 20,000 students, making it one of the largest institutions in the University System of Georgia. UNG is focused on a mission of educational excellence, leadership development and community engagement opportunities that develop students into leaders for a diverse and global society.

Through a variety of educational pathways that provide access and range from certificates and associate degrees to a professional doctoral program, UNG is responsive to regional education and economic development needs. Federally designated as a senior military college, one of the university's signature leadership programs is its 800-member Corps of Cadets on UNG's Dahlonega Campus.

Dahlonega

The University of North Georgia is currently accepting applications for an Associate Vice President & Chief of Staff for CLA. The Associate Vice President & Chief of Staff (AVP-CoS) serves as the principal executive partner and senior staff officer to the Senior Vice President and Superintendent of the Cadet Leadership Academy (CLA). The AVP-CoS provides strategic oversight and executive management by translating senior-leader intent into synchronized execution across the CLA enterprise while protecting the Superintendent's decision bandwidth.

Acting as the Superintendent's executive agent, the AVP-CoS ensures unity of effort, institutional alignment, and sustained execution of the CLA Campaign Plan and the Deliver the Corps of the future strategy.

Please be advised that any offer of employment is contingent upon your eligibility to work in the United States. The university is aware of recent federal changes that may significantly increase the cost of filing H-1B visa petitions.

As a public institution, the university’s ability to cover such costs is subject to budgetary constraints and state funding policies. Therefore, while we remain committed to supporting international faculty hires, we cannot guarantee payment of any newly imposed or increased visa-related fees.

If you have any questions regarding the visa policy, please contact Monica Arrendale at .

• Executive Integration & Decision Support: Serves as the Superintendent's principal staff integrator and executive agent, directing staff action on the Superintendent's behalf and preparing decision-quality briefs and papers that frame options, risks, and second-order effects for senior-leader decision-making.
• Strategic Planning & Campaign Execution: Leads the development, execution, and continuous assessment of the CLA Campaign Plan across four Lines of Effort: (1) Grow the Corps to 1,000 cadets, (2) Build the Cadet Leadership Academy, (3) Fit to Fight Holistic Health and Fitness, and (4) the 48-Month Curated Cadet Leadership Experience.
• Enterprise Oversight & Unity of Effort: Provides executive oversight of Plans, Programs, and Operations;
  Military Programs; and Cadet Career Success to ensure unity of effort and resolve cross-functional priorities and friction across the CLA enterprise.
• Executive Representation & Policy Coordination (5%): Represents the Superintendent on directed policy development and coordination actions at the senior leadership and Cabinet level.
• Governance, Resource Stewardship, and Institutional Safeguards: Aligns resources with the CLA Campaign Plan while safeguarding institutional, fiscal, and reputational interests; ensures effective governance and stewardship of state, federal, and private funds in accordance with applicable laws, policies, and institutional priorities.
• Institutional & External Alignment: Represents the Superintendent on directed policy and coordination matters; ensures CLA messaging and initiatives are aligned across UNG and with external partners, including the U.S. Army, ROTC, sister Senior Military Colleges, alumni, donors, and industry and defense stakeholders.
• Innovation & Future Capability Development: Oversees the…