President, Maryknoll School

The next President at Maryknoll will:

•Be a practicing Catholic in full communion with the Roman Catholic Church and be able to present sacramental records for verification to date;

•Embrace the School’s Catholic values and assure that they are cherished and lived throughout the School;

•Build trust, stability, and excellence in the administra:ve team, faculty, and staff;

•Have proven team building skills and is able to delegate responsibility and authority with accountability;

•Be a strategic thinker and leader who is able to effectively collaborate with the administra:ve team, the Board, and the Pastor;

•Maintain astute and trusted leadership skills with a proven record of budgetary and business acumen and plant oversight;

•Possess strong fundraising experience and capabilities;

•Have energetic and compelling communication skills with the unique ability to cap:vate others with the School’s history, story and mission and a proficiency and drive to become the chief marketer of the School;

•Be the “authentic people-person” with an approachable manner to manage complex rela:onships among faculty, parents, students, and other stakeholders;

•Be humble, caring, sincere, genuine, confident and trustworthy;

•Possess an effec:ve knowledge of Maryknoll School, retain a strong understanding of diversity, equity and inclusion, and maintain an affinity for Hawaii’s unique culture and traditions;

•Maintain an ability to strike a right balance between a warm, compassionate and approachable demeanor with clear, honest, firm and decisive judgments and actions;

•Promote and instill judicious use of technology and innovation in schools;

•Build enrollment, which has declined in recent years due to the pandemic and attrition, and define the pace of growth, and work together with the Board and the School’s administra:on, faculty and staff to create a strategic and achievable rate of (re)growth;

•Understand the School’s tradi:ons and exemplify Noblesse Oblige in word, deed and action;

•Ensure continued improvements to campus facilities with strong support for the School’s mission and vision;

•Effectively solve problems, both independently and collaboratively;

•Recruit and retain strong administrators and quality teachers and staff;

•Lead by example, is respectful, and has the personal integrity to inspire respect of others; and

•Retain an active involvement and visible presence in the School and the local Honolulu community, and bring national and global perspectives of excellence in K-12 education.

APPLICATION PROCESS

Qualified candidates may apply online at

:https://rg175.com/candidate/signup

Deadline: Friday, November 20, 2020.

The application includes:

•Cover letter explaining interest in Maryknoll School;

•A fully updated and current Resume/CV;

•A writing sample that may be a personal statement, an article for a school publication, a recent speech or a submitted scholarly article— whatever can help inform the Search CommiOee of expertise, interests, academic focus and/or experience;

•At this stage, references are not required, but encouraged. They can be filled out as part of the online application.  Please do not hesitate to text, call or e-mail with questions and comments to either of the consultants.

Jim Scott - 808-349-8132  jim.scott@rg175.com

Doreen Oleson - 626-676-5203  doreenoleson@gmail.com

We are grateful for your interest in Maryknoll School and look forward to learning more about your background and experience.