Tarleton State University invites nominations and applications or expressions of interest for Assistant Vice President of Auxiliary & Business Services. Applications must include a cover letter, resume or curriculum vitae, and list of references. For full consideration, application materials should be submitted via Tarleton jobs website by January 31, 2025. Confidential review of materials will begin immediately and continue until ideal candidate is found.

The Assistant Vice President (AVP) of Auxiliary & Business Services leads a portfolio of revenue-generating units including Dining Services Contract Administration, Campus Stores, Convocation & Events Center, and e-Commerce activities. The AVP is charged with providing vision, oversight, direction, and leadership for Auxiliary & Business Services, ensuring the effective management and efficient operation of these service operations in manners that best support and serve the university's varied constituents, its mission, and its strategic priorities while encouraging and supporting an entrepreneurial spirit to revenue generation. The AVP reports to the Executive Vice President for Finance & Administration and CFO.

Position is located on the main campus in Stephenville, Texas with in-office work hours of Monday to Friday from 8am to 5pm or as work requirements indicate, which may include afterhours, evenings, weekends and some holidays.

• Leads the overall strategic and operational activities for the Auxiliary & Business Services units.

• Drives innovation and transformational change to support achievement of strategic

  outcomes and revenue optimization.

• Builds a strong working partnership with key university leaders to identify, encourage, and develop revenue-generating activities.

• Develops and implements programs, policies, and initiatives which contribute to an exceptional student and customer experience.

• Provides leadership in improving processes that enhance collaboration and service delivery.

• Ensures the overall performance (financial, service, productivity) of the Auxiliary & Business Services units.

• Promotes a culture of accountability and ownership, by establishing the vision, strategy

  and departmental goals.

• Optimizes contracts for the benefit of the university while creating strong partnerships.

• Develops a communications and outreach strategy that builds confidence and cultivates strong relationships and collaboration across the university that in turns helps the

  university community understand, embrace, and support new directions.

• Creates a service culture that is responsive and rooted in customer service, operational

  excellence, revenue optimization, goal-setting, and customer-outcomes focus.

• Creates a positive work environment, empowering employees to use their full range of talents and abilities.

• Collaborates with campus and external partners to develop robust e-Commerce platforms which support and encourage revenue-generating activities.

• Enhances employee engagement and drives and supports the development of action plans to address issues.