Associate Provost and Chief of Staff

Associate Provost and Chief of Staff

Seattle University

Seattle, WA

Seattle University (SU), a leading Jesuit Catholic institution, seeks a dedicated and strategic professional to serve as Associate Provost and Chief of Staff (COS) to the Provost. The COS will join a dynamic institution committed to ensuring a transformative education at both the undergraduate and graduate level in an urban setting and will serve as an integral member of the Office of the Provost to advance the university’s ambitious goals across academic and student affairs. The COS will be a strategic partner and advisor to the Provost and provide strategic connectivity, oversight, and support between the portfolios and projects of the Provost’s Office at SU.

One of 27 Jesuit universities in the United States, and a premier independent college in the Pacific Northwest, Seattle University is recognized for its undergraduate teaching and community engagement. The University enrolls approximately 4,000 undergraduates and 3,000 graduate students across seven schools and colleges and two campuses. Its 758 faculty members engage in teaching, research, and service with a clear focus on academic excellence, justice, leadership, and diversity, emphasizing the student experience of learning in all of its forms – in the classroom, on campus, and around the world. Immersed in a dynamic urban environment, Seattle University provides many opportunities for student engagement on and off campus. Seattle, a hub city for technology, health sciences, entrepreneurship, and the arts, offers students a unique laboratory for learning.

The Associate Provost and Chief of Staff will be joining Seattle University at an exciting moment. With the recent acquisition of Cornish College of the Arts and a new President joining the university later this year, the campus is poised for innovation and change. The COS will serve a long-standing Provost and act as a pivotal liaison between the Provost’s and President’s offices and will work collaboratively across Academic and Student Affairs to ensure strategy and cohesion across the Provost’s office and its collaborating faculty and staff. The COS will bring an understanding of and appreciation for higher education, a drive to foster strategic discussions and forward institutional planning, excellent project management skills, and an ability to diplomatically operate and build relationships with a broad range of individuals internal and external to the university.

The Associate Provost and Chief of Staff will be tasked with overseeing the following key responsibilities:

• Act as a thought partner, confidant, and strategic resource for the Provost
• Support and facilitate the work of the Provost’s office and university leadership teams
• Serve as a liaison and resource between the Provost and the Board of Trustees
• Engage internal and external constituents in a meaningful and transparent manner

Screening of complete applications will begin immediately and continue until the completion of the search process. Inquiries, nominations, referrals, and resumes with cover letters should be sent via the Isaacson, Miller website for the search: https://www.imsearch.com/open-searches/seattle-university/associate-provost-and-chief-staff. Electronic submission of materials is strongly encouraged.

The anticipated hiring range for this role is $170,000-$200,000.

Julie Filizetti, Lauren Wilkes, Gabi Nayar

Isaacson, Miller

Seattle University is an equal opportunity employer.