Assistant Department Chair

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Chapel Hill (NC); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is seeking an Assistant Department Chair to lead the business side of the Department of Health Policy and Management. You will oversee budget, financial planning, and compliance as part of the department’s leadership team in Chapel Hill.

The role requires a master’s degree (or a bachelor’s with 0–2 years of experience) and strong knowledge of academic fiscal administration, grants, and contracts, plus supervisory experience.

Qualifications

• Requires a master’s degree, or a bachelor’s degree with 0-2 years of experience, plus comprehensive knowledge of academic fiscal administration and of federal, state, and university regulations governing grants and contracts, with proficiency in pre- and post-award processes.
• Prior supervisory experience and experience administering grant-funded projects and service contracts are required.

Responsibilities

• Manage the department's budget, planning, and financial reporting.
• Participate in strategic planning with the department chair and senior faculty.
• Ensure compliance with policies on business practices, research practices, and HR.
• Oversee administrative staff and services, including IT, student services, and space management.

Skills

Supervisory experience

Budgeting

Financial planning

Compliance

Strategic planning

Grant administration

Regulatory knowledge

Education

Master's degree

Bachelor's degree

Tools

PeopleSoft

CRA/CFRA/CPRA

Job description

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is hiring an Assistant Department Chair. The role runs the business side of the Department of Health Policy and Management in the Gillings School of Global Public Health, managing the department's budget, financial planning, and compliance as a member of its leadership team. It reports to the Associate Dean for Finance and Business, with a secondary reporting line to the department chair.

Highlights

• Manage the department's overall budget, planning, and financial reporting for a department with an annual operating budget above $10 million and more than 50 faculty and staff.
• Take part in strategic planning with the department chair and senior faculty as a key member of the department's leadership team.
• Ensure compliance with external and university policies on business practices, research practices, and human resources.
• Oversee departmental administrative staff and services, including IT, student services support, and space management, and act as the liaison with School and University business units.
• Requires a master's degree, or a bachelor's degree with 0-2 years of experience (or an equivalent combination), plus comprehensive knowledge of academic fiscal administration and of federal, state, and university regulations governing grants and contracts, with proficiency in pre- and post-award processes.
• Requires prior supervisory experience, experience in short- and long-term planning, and experience administering grant-funded projects as well as service contracts, technical assistance agreements, or continuing education funding with government, nonprofit, or public health partners.
• Preferred: three years processing and administering grants and contracts, particularly from the National Institutes of Health, along with PeopleSoft experience and a CRA, CFRA, or CPRA research administration certification.
• Full-time permanent position in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, with a possible hybrid arrangement.