Position available: Executive Director NYSHEI

This position is offered through the SUNY System Sponsored
Programs 
Office, an operating location of the Research Foundation of
State 
University of New York, a private, nonprofit educational
corporation 
supporting research, education and public service at the
State 
university of New York.

NYSHEI Executive Director

The New York State Higher Education Initiative (NYSHEI), a 
collaborative member-governed organization of public and
private 
academic libraries and institutions in New York State 
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20SettingsTemporary%20Internet%20FilesOLK1www.nyshei.org&
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.org>.nyshei.org], 
seeks an Executive Director to be responsible for
development and 
implementation of policies, procedures and programs to carry
out the 
directions set by the NYSHEI Board of Directors. Advocacy
and member 
relations are major responsibilities of the Executive
Director.   In 
performing these duties, the Director works closely with the
Board; 
advocates for legislative support; communicates regularly
with the 
membership, facilitates team building and collaboration,
prepares 
progress reports and working papers, oversees budget
preparation and 
accounting, and promotes the organization in higher
education arenas.
QUALIFICATIONS:
Minimum:   Master's degree; five years of professional
experience in 
an academic library or higher education agency; working
knowledge of 
issues and trends affecting academic libraries and higher
education; 
excellent oral and written communication skills with
demonstrated 
ability to write analytical policy documents and briefings
and 
demonstrated public speaking ability; effective team
building and 
community building skills; strong commitment to fostering
internal 
and external collaboration . Preferred: experience with a
membership 
organization governed by a board; evidence of successful
advocacy 
efforts; working knowledge of New York State legislative
environment.
Minimum salary $80,000.
To apply, please send a resume and cover letter as Word or
RTF 
documents as email attachments to:

<mailto:Maryanne.Vigneauxstonybrook.edu>Maryanne.Vigneauxstonybrook.edu. 
Address the letter to:

E. Christian Filstrup
Dean of Libraries, Stony Brook University
Chair, NYSHEI Search Committee
Melville Library
Stony Brook University
Stony Brook, NY 11794-3300

Review of applications begins on November 1, 2006.

For a full position description, please go the NYSHEI
website 
<http://www.
nyshei.org/>www.nyshei.org.
The Research Foundation at SUNY at System Administration is
an EEO/AA employer.


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