Senior Advisor, Operations, and Strategy

Loyola Marymount University•Lewisboro, NY

6d•$0 - $25

About The Position

The Senior Advisor, Operations, and Strategy is a per-diem, project-based assignment designed to provide experienced senior-level strategic and analytical support to the Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer and members of the COO leadership team on selected institutional priorities. The assignment provides flexible, as needed capacity for discrete projects requiring significant institutional knowledge, cross-functional analysis, executive judgment, and coordination across multiple areas of the university. This role is not expected to assume ongoing responsibility for the day-to-day management or operation of University departments or functions. The initial assignment will focus on a comprehensive university space assessment, analysis, and evaluation intended to inform LMU's evolving space optimization and capital planning strategies. Future assignments may be identified based on institutional priorities and may include work within the university's capital planning ecosystem, operational excellence initiatives, organizational and administrative effectiveness, resource optimization, and other strategic priorities within the COO portfolio.

Requirements

Experienced senior-level strategic and analytical support
Significant institutional knowledge
Cross-functional analysis
Executive judgment
Coordination across multiple areas of the university
Ability to work through existing university leaders and departments rather than assume ongoing operational responsibility for their functions.

Nice To Haves

Experience in capital planning and prioritization
Experience in operational excellence and organizational effectiveness
Experience in facilities and infrastructure strategy
Experience in resource allocation and optimization
Experience with cross-functional institutional processes and data
Experience in development of decision frameworks, options, and recommendations for senior leadership
Experience with other strategic or operational initiatives within the COO portfolio requiring senior-level analysis, institutional perspective, or project leadership.

Responsibilities

Lead a comprehensive assessment of LMU's utilization and allocation of physical space, working in collaboration with Facilities Management and Planning, academic leadership, Human Resources, Information Technology Services, and other university partners.
Establish an appropriate data framework and identify authoritative institutional data sources.
Review LMU's inventory of owned and leased space and relevant space classifications and utilization data.
Evaluate space utilization in relation to employee headcount, enrollment and academic program trends, classroom and learning-space usage, and other relevant institutional measures.
Consult with deans, senior administrators, and other stakeholders to understand current and anticipated space requirements.
Review previous studies, planning efforts, and available benchmarking or comparative information.
Identify opportunities for improved utilization, consolidation, reallocation, shared use, or other approaches to space optimization.
Assess the relationship between space needs and LMU's broader capital priorities and planning assumptions.
Develop findings, frameworks, recommendations, and presentation materials to inform executive leadership and, as appropriate, Board-level planning and decision-making.
As institutional needs arise, this role may be assigned additional discrete, time-limited analyses, assessments, or special projects at the direction of the Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer.
Assignments will emphasize assessment, analysis, consultation, recommendations, and implementation planning as appropriate.