Administrative Manager

Overview:
**Term: 18 Months**

Accountable to the academic Chair or Director for human resources administration, financial oversight, the management of facilities and equipment and health and safety responsibilities required to support the teaching and research missions of the department.

The Administrative Manager provides leadership by educating all department members of relevant policies, guidelines and practices related to financial, recruitment, space, and health and safety matters. As the senior administrative staff member in the Department, the Administrative Manager provides continuity as academic leadership changes and oversees all administrative functions of the department in partnership with the Chair.

**Responsibilities**:
Academic program delivery support and administrative management
- Advises Department members of schedules, deadlines, and documents to be submitted to the Chair
- Manages confidential voting processes for selection of members to the Department’s elected committees for report to the Chair
- Provides support and assistance to new faculty and sessional instructors as required
- Ensures the operation of the committees (such as DACA, DTPC); serving as a resource to committees
- Manages the document submission process for certification, program proposals and surveys
- Prepares contracts for continuing faculty, temporary staff, sessional instructors and adjuncts
- Prepares and maintains minutes and agendas for department meetings; follows up on relevant business as required
- Manages department resources and facilities (space, equipment and furnishing purchases and maintenance, telephone maintenance)
- Establishes procedures for maintenance of departmental records, course evaluations and student advising
- Serves as a resource within the department for the interpretation of policies, guidelines and practices and provides leadership in the regular review and updating of departmental administrative policies and procedures

Financial planning and management
- Works in partnership with the Chair to develop budget priorities and strategies and process improvements
- Ensures funds are available to support the department’s operations and oversees monthly and causal payroll, expense and travel claims
- Monitors appropriate use of department accounts for accuracy and consistency with UW policies
- Completes purchase requisitions or uses the P-card as required for faculty and staff purchases
- Provides advice and reviews all department expenses: operating, faculty professional expenses, endowment, research expenses and casual payroll prior to Chair’s authorization
- Reconciles department expenditure, including P-card, on a monthly basis
- Liaises with the Office of Research for departmental activities; monitors expenditures and commitments on faculty research grants and projects under the framework of Research Financial Compliance
- Participates with Executive Officer and Financial Officer in developing more efficient approaches to budget management throughout the Faculty

As the department’s Graduate Coordinator
- Advises graduate students on a range of academic procedural matters; provides assistance on any non-academic matters as needed, redirecting concerns to appropriate resources on campus
- Organizes graduate student orientation, including student office allocation
- Organizes scheduling of graduate courses for the year in consultation with the Chair and Associate Chair as appropriate
- Facilitates preparation of graduate course submissions; makes electronic submissions to Graduate Affairs Group (GAG)
- Attends meetings of the Graduate Affairs Group (GAG), and Graduate Studies Office/Faculty/Department meetings
- Allocates and manages teaching assistantships in consultation with the Associate Chair
- Processes graduate scholarships and payment of awards

Human Resources Administration, including but not limited to
- Maintains personnel files, work schedules and vacation records for faculty and staff in accordance with University policies
- Ensures processes are in place for recruitment, evaluation and pay of temporary employees, co-op and graduate students
- Provide supervision of a administrative support role (if applicable)

Faculty appointments, annual review and tenure and promotion
- Manages faculty recruiting procedures in partnership with the Chair and the DACA
- Organizes applicant interview schedules and agendas with Chair and Committee; arranges travel and accommodation plans
- Works with the Chair to organize and prepare a draft of the UARC report
- In consultation with the Chair, develops, distributes and collects all documents related to the annual faculty activity report process
- Supports the department DTPC as required
- Prepares tenure and promotion packages consistent with university requirements; works with the Chair in preparing briefs as require for DTPC review; submits formal documents to the Dean’s office

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