Academic Business Coordinator
Academic Business Coordinator
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Job Description
Department: Knight Campus
Appointment Type and Duration: Regular Ongoing
Salary: $21.64 $26.44 per hour
Compensation Band: OHOA04Fiscal Year
FTE: 1.0
Application Review Begins
June 6 2025; position open untill filled
Special Instructions to Applicants
Along with your completed application form please also provide a current resume and a cover letter of interest detailing your skills and experience.
Department Summary
The Knight Campus for Accelerating Scientific Impact is an ambitious initiative designed to fasttrack scientific discoveries into innovations that improve the quality of life for people in Oregon the nation and the world. The campus creates the intellectual infrastructure to establish Oregon as a center for both research and development making Oregon a place where companies can startup and grow. The Knight Campus is reshaping the higher education landscape in Oregon by training the next generations of scientists forging tighter ties with industry and entrepreneurs and creating new educational opportunities for graduate and undergraduate students. The Knight Campus supports a dynamic externally sponsored research portfolio a diverse set of graduate academic programming innovation and entrepreneurship initiatives and an active external affairs program.
The Knight Campus Business Operations and Administration Team (BOAT) operates as a hub of experts who provide high quality exceptional business operations and administrative services to all units and programs in the Knight Campus. Service areas include fullcycle activities in human resources operations financial operations research administration/operations academic administration/operations and general business operations. The BOAT provides business services to all Knight Campus units which are continually growing at a remarkable pace as we scale up to achieve our mission of science advancing society with a vision to dramatically shorten the timeline between discovery and societal impact through worldclass research training and entrepreneurship.
Position Summary
The Knight Campus seeks a detailoriented adaptable organized and communicative individual to provide highlevel business support for our growing graduate academic programs.
The Academic Business Coordinator will be responsible for a broad set of assignments related to the Knight Campus which regularly requires the ability to exercise independent judgment while executing the priorities identified by the Assistant Director of Academic Administration (ADAA). This position is responsible for providing essential financial business and regulatory services for the Knight Campus Masters Instructors students and academic programs. This position will require the ability to work independently demonstrate sound judgment and exercise creative problemsolving skills while providing business operations support to multiple Knight Campus academic units.
Additionally this position provides strong business operations and administration support to the graduate academic programs in the Knight Campus. Responsibilities will include coordinating the student admissions cycle enrollment processes course scheduling and registration cycles tracking tuition generation budgets vs. actuals annual budgeting support event management purchasing A/P and A/R financial reporting onsite classroom management coordinating large group meetings and facilitating collaboration discussions generating and sending unit wide communications managing complicated travel itineraries project management and more. This position will regularly interface with external constituents administrative colleagues faculty and students on behalf of the Knight Campus Masters Program and other academic programs.
This position will report directly to the ADAA and will be an essential role on a growing team. The Academic Business Coordinator will be a crucial element of the support structure that is necessary for the billiondollar academic research and innovation enterprise of the Knight Campus.
Minimum Requirements
A bachelors degree PLUS 2 years of progressively responsible business operations or administration experience. OR
6 years of progressively responsible business operations or administration experience.
Professional Competencies
Strong interpersonal skills including the ability to communicate and work effectively with individuals from diverse backgrounds and cultures.
Commitment to promoting an inclusive work environment.
Strong organizational and analytical skills with close attention to detail.
Effective communication skills.
Ability to manage multiple priorities with overlapping deadlines and frequent interruptions while maintaining a high level of customer service and professionalism.
Proficiency with software programs including: HRIS/FIS platforms MS Office Suite Google Suite and Adobe.
Preferred Qualifications
A Bachelors or advanced degree in Business Finance Management Public Administration or a closely related field.
1 year of project management experience related to business or finance administration in higher education research organizations or a related environment.
1 year of experience with financial transactions governed by regulations and complex policies.
Experience providing customer service in a professional environment.
Experience with BANNER Concur and/or similar financial information system.
FLSA Exempt: No
All offers of employment are contingent upon successful completion of a background check.
The University of Oregon is proud to offer a robust benefits package to eligible employees including health insurance retirement plans and paid time off. For more information about benefits visit University of Oregon is an equal opportunity affirmative action institution committed to cultural diversity and compliance with the ADA. The University encourages all qualified individuals to apply and does not discriminate on the basis of any protected status including veteran and disability status. The University is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with disabilities. To request an accommodation in connection with the application process please contact us at or.
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