Associate Vice President for Auxiliaries Search

Ohio University seeks a strategic, collaborative, and forward-thinking leader who can balance the educational mission of the institution with sound business practices. The successful candidate should be prepared to lead through complexity, build trust across multiple constituencies, and create an environment in which people and operations can thrive. 

The ideal candidate will demonstrate: 

• Strategic and entrepreneurial leadership: The ability to recognize emerging opportunities, evaluate changing market conditions, and position auxiliary operations for long-term success. 
• Financial and operational acumen: Experience overseeing complex budgets, revenue-generating operations, facilities, services, and large or multifaceted teams. 
• A student-centered perspective: A clear understanding of how housing, dining, retail, conference, and related services contribute to student success and the overall campus experience. 
• Collaborative leadership: The ability to work effectively with university leaders, departmental directors, employees, students, shared-governance groups, and external partners. 
• Talent development and accountability: A record of coaching leaders, establishing clear expectations, supporting professional growth, and building high-performing teams. 
• Commitment to service and innovation: A willingness to examine existing practices, use data to inform decisions, and improve services in response to stakeholder needs. 
• Capital and facilities planning experience: The capacity to guide long-range planning, renovation, maintenance, safety, and renewal efforts across a substantial physical portfolio. 
• Sound judgment: The ability to make thoughtful and timely decisions, particularly when addressing urgent operational needs or ensuring continuity of essential services. 
• Clear communication: The ability to articulate direction, explain complex decisions, and engage stakeholders with transparency and credibility. 
• Integrity and professionalism: A commitment to responsible stewardship, ethical leadership, legal and regulatory compliance, and the university’s mission. 

• A master’s degree in business administration, higher education administration, hospitality management, finance, public administration, facilities management, or a related field.  
• 10+ years of progressively responsible leadership experience in auxiliary services, higher education administration, hospitality, housing, dining, retail, conference services, facilities, or another comparably complex operational environment. 
• A bachelor's degree and an additional two years of progressively responsible leadership experience beyond the experience requirement listed above may also be considered.
• Demonstrated experience managing significant budgets, revenue-producing operations, and multidisciplinary teams. 
• Experience leading strategic planning, operational improvement, financial stewardship, and organizational change. 
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with a broad range of internal and external stakeholders. 
• Strong communication, decision-making, and problem-solving skills. 

• An advanced degree in a relevant field. 
• Senior-level leadership experience within higher education or a similarly complex, mission-driven organization. 
• Experience overseeing multiple auxiliary or enterprise operations. 
• Experience with capital planning, facilities renewal, construction, renovation, or preventive maintenance. 
• Experience working in a collective-bargaining environment. 
• Demonstrated success developing new programs, services, partnerships, or revenue opportunities. 
• Experience using data, benchmarking, and performance measures to support decision-making and continuous improvement. 
• Familiarity with legal, compliance, safety, and risk-management considerations associated with large-scale auxiliary operations.