Academic Operations Lead — Policy & Systems

University of Kentucky; Lexington (KY); Presencial; USD 90.000 - 120.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

The University of Kentucky seeks an Academic Operations Assistant Director to join the Academic Operations department. This senior role provides administrative, policy, and procedural support for academic affairs, coordinating due process proceedings, honorary degree administration, and system rollout for a new syllabus template through Concourse.

It requires strong policy interpretation, organizational skills, and the ability to collaborate with faculty, registrars, legal counsel, and IT

Formación

• Senior-level administrative and policy support for academic affairs.
• Coordinate academic due process proceedings and honorary degree administration.
• Support academic technology platforms and rollout of syllabus template through Concourse.
• Collaborate with faculty, registrar, Legal Counsel, and partners on governance requirements.

Responsabilidades

• Serve as hearing clerk for Provost-area academic due process proceedings, coordinating logistics, documentation, official records, timelines, and procedural requirements.
• Manage administrative operations for the Honorary Degree Review Council, including nominations, committee materials, scheduling, correspondence, confidentiality protocols, and approval workflows.
• Coordinate with faculty, academic leadership, the University Registrar, Legal Counsel, and other institutional partners on academic processes and governance requirements.
• Support academic technology platforms and databases and lead administrative coordination for the campus-wide rollout of the new syllabus template through Concourse.
• Serve as a liaison among faculty, academic leadership, IT, and vendor partners to support system adoption, documentation, guidance, and ongoing use.
• Monitor workflows, identify process improvements, maintain accurate records and case tracking, and support compliance with university policy and applicable legal requirements.
• Support academic leadership with special projects, data requests, reports, documentation, and institutional initiatives related to academic policy and governance.

Conocimientos

Policy interpretation

Organizational skills

Written communication

Verbal communication

Systems knowledge

Independent work

Five years of related experience

Herramientas

Concourse

Descripción del empleo

The University of Kentucky seeks an Academic Operations Assistant Director to join the Academic Operations department. This senior role provides administrative, policy, and procedural support for academic affairs, coordinating due process proceedings, honorary degree administration, and system rollout for a new syllabus template through Concourse.

It requires strong policy interpretation, organizational skills, and the ability to collaborate with faculty, registrars, legal counsel, and IT