Head, Strategy Execution and Operations

About the role

To make sure the Velez College's strategic plan turns into real, measurable results. Velez College has set out nine institutional strategies and a cascade of departmental action plans. Your job is to drive their delivery: bring all strategic initiatives into one prioritized portfolio, help departments plan and deliver their commitments, keep cross-departmental work moving, and give the President and executive team a clear, honest view of progress. You will also lead the operations function, so that strategic projects and day-to-day operations run on one schedule, one budget view, and one set of priorities. Strategy-setting remains with the President and executive team; you own execution, integration, and reporting.

Key responsibilities

• Drive delivery of nine institutional strategies and departmental action plans
• Bring all strategic initiatives into one prioritized portfolio
• Help departments plan and deliver their commitments
• Keep cross-departmental work moving
• Give the President and executive team a clear, honest view of progress
• Lead the operations function
• Ensure strategic projects and day-to-day operations run on one schedule, one budget view, and one set of priorities
• Own execution, integration, and reporting

About you

• Master's degree in Business Administration, Management, Educational Leadership or Management, or a related field
• At least 8 years of progressive experience, including at least 3 years in a management role leading strategy execution, a project management office, or institutional operations
• Strong skills in portfolio and project management, KPI and scorecard design, budgeting and capital planning, and dashboard reporting
• Ability to lead through influence across academic and administrative units, and to make and defend clear recommendations to senior leadership
• Clear, concise communication in English and Filipino
• Doctorate degree (preferred)
• Experience in a Philippine higher education institution; exposure to PAASCU or CHED requirements (preferred)
• PMP, PRINCE2, or equivalent certification; training in Balanced Scorecard, OKRs, or Lean Six Sigma (preferred)
• Working knowledge of school information systems and digital transformation projects (preferred)