Program Manager 2 - Electrical Engineering (Grant Management) - (496849 )

University of Houston; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Houston seeks a Department Administrator to oversee day-to-day operations of a large academic program in Electrical and Computer Engineering. You will supervise staff and student workers, coordinate programs and processes, and ensure smooth administrative workflow across the department.

Key duties include planning procedures, managing procurement and budgets, guiding staff performance, preparing abstracts and reports, administering grants, developing policies, and serving as a

Qualifications

• Requires a minimum of one (1) year of directly job-related experience.
• Master’s level degree and above preferred.
• Experience with grants, procurement and budgeting is favorable.

Responsibilities

• Plans and develops procedures for administering a large or complex department or program.
• Manages fiscal activities, including procurement and budget analysis.
• Provides guidance to subordinate staff and evaluates performance.
• Prepares abstracts, research reports, funding proposals, operations and procedure manuals, and other written material and documentation.
• Creates and reviews reports of expenditures and activities.
• May administer grants and grant-related communications, scholarships and other operations.
• Develops, implements and maintains appropriate policies and procedures.
• May serve as property custodian for the department.
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

Job description

Department

ElectricalEngineering

Salary

Commensurate withExperience/Education

Description

Manages the day-to-day operations of a large university programor department, including the supervision of staff employees,student workers, programs or processes.

1. 1. Plans and develops procedures for administering a large orcomplex department or program.
2. 2. Manages fiscal activities, including procurement and budgetanalysis.
3. 3. Provides guidance to subordinate staff and evaluatesperformance.
4. 4. Prepares abstracts, research reports, funding proposals,operations and procedure manuals, and other written material anddocumentation.
5. 5. Creates and reviews reports of expenditures andactivities.
6. 6. May administer grants and grant-related related communications,scholarships and other operations.
7. 7. Develops, implements and maintains appropriate policies andprocedures.
8. 8. May serve as property custodian for the department.
9. 9. Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

Additional duties that the department would like to be consideredfor this position include: provides guidance, administer trainings,and evaluate performance of front office staff; assist chair,faculty and staff with event planning; coordinate programs for thedepartment and centers, (e.g. locating venues, finding caterers andsetting up for events); works with chair and financial team ondeveloping budget for events, especially fundraisers; coordinatewith student advisory committee and relevant staff on campusoutreach programs; serve as liaison for the chair, faculty andstaff with other university departments and offices; make travelarrangements for chair and guests, screens all incoming telephonecalls, sorts and prioritizes mail; draft routine responses tocorrespondence as needed; manage the process for the developmentand completion of dossiers for chair to review for university rank,tenure and promotion for approval; drafting offer, reappointment,and summer agreement letters for faculty; essential duty ofassisting the department chair with creating, developing andentering the master course schedule for classes offered by theElectrical & Computer Engineering Department each academic yearand summer sessions;

Preferences

• Familiarity working in higher education and particularly directlywith faculty.
• Master’s level degree and above preferred.
• Experience in immigration processes for internationalhires.
• Experience in Campus Solutions and Ad Astra

Education: Requires a thorough understanding of both theoreticaland practical aspects of an analytical, technical or professionaldiscipline; or the basic knowledge of more than one professionaldiscipline. Knowledge of the discipline is normally obtainedthrough a formal, directly job-related 4 year degree from a collegeor university or an equivalent in-depth specialized trainingprogram that is directly related to the type of work beingperformed.

Experience: Requires a minimum of one (1) year of directlyjob-related experience.

Certification/Licensing: None.

All positions at the University of Houston-System are securitysensitive and will require a criminal history check.

The University of Houston System and its universities are EqualOpportunity Institutions. Everyone is encouraged to apply.