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Archdiocese of Chicago Seeks Associate Superintendent of Operations
Released: 11/19/12
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Reporting to Sister Mary Paul McCaughey, Superintendent of
Catholic Schools for the Archdiocese, the Associate
Superintendent for Operations is responsible for the overall
effective and efficient operation and maintenance, financial
stability, marketing and fundraising for the Chicago Catholic school
system.
The Associate Superintendent will oversee a staff of 38 in the Office of Catholic Schools, with 12 direct reports and manage school grants and loans of $20 million. The Associate Superintendent will also oversee the six vicariate teams who advise and support schools in financial management and marketing. For additional information about Chicago Catholic schools, please visit http://schools.archchicago.org/
The Associate Superintendent for Operations will:
- Manage the work of vicariate field teams, composed of
field leaders, marketing consultants and financial
consultants to help schools achieve required
improvements, with a strong focus on financial and
operational management, enrollment growth and
fundraising;
- Assess and hold field team members accountable for performance;
- Identify gaps in local operational competency and capability and work with local schools to identify and implement processes, support and tools to fill those gaps;
- Identify needs for new policies and develop, communicate and implement them;
- Develop and manage detailed work plans to assure consistent performance improvement throughout the organization;
- Work with vicariate field leadership to address school related issues and concerns as they arise.
- Work closely with the Associate Superintendent for Programs to assure excellence in academic programs and the recruitment and retention of strong academic leaders— both principals and teachers.
- Work closely with the Associate Superintendent of Catholicity to assure schools nurture Catholic identity;
- Work closely with the Office of Catholic Schools’ Director of Finance and the Director of Communications to assure consistent implementation of best practices in both areas at the central office and in the field;
- Communicate regularly and clearly with stakeholders in the Catholic School System including the OCS leadership team, Episcopal Vicars and Presbyteral Council.
- Foster a climate of openness, trust and harmony while initiating and fostering necessary change within the Catholic School System;
- Perform other assignments as requested by the Superintendent of Catholic Schools.
This person can demonstrate a minimum of 10 years in a complex and demanding management position in which he/she has been successful overseeing, managing and developing strong financial and marketing programs. He/she can also demonstrate success in developing and implementing strong professional assessment programs and benchmarking within an organization for a variety of positions and programs.
This person is a leader who has a demonstrated interest in faith-based education and has a firm grasp of the management skills required to lead in a complex, de-centralized and changing school system. A bona fide agent for change, he/she can demonstrate the ability to drive change throughout a complex, matrixed organization.
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