Senior Academic Program Coordinator

Baltimore, MD - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 30+ days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Overview:

TekWissen is a global workforce management provider headquartered in Ann Arbor Michigan that offers strategic talent solutions to our clients worldwide. The below job opportunity is to one of Our clients who offer biotechnology product development services. The Company focuses on providing laboratory equipment chemicals supplies and services used in healthcare scientific research safety and education.

Job Title: Senior Academic Program Coordinator

Location: Baltimore MD 21211

Duration: 6 Months

Job Type: Temporary Assignment

Work Type: Onsite

Job Description:

The client Krieger School of Arts & Sciences (KSAS) HR is seeking a Faculty Affairs & Academic Council Coordinator.
This role supports KSAS by working in a collaborative work environment and by playing an integral role in the administration of the faculty employment life cycle at the school.
Under the direction of the Faculty and Academic Affairs Lead HR Director and in close partnership with the Vice Deans for Faculty the coordinator provides counsel on faculty matters in the areas of policy procedures and practice of the Academic Council and coordinates all aspects of the Academic Councils administrative functions including management of the faculty appointments and promotions.
The Faculty Affairs & Academic Council Coordinator ensures the schools compliance with university and Academic
Council policies and manages daily administrative activities as they pertain to the administration of human resources functions including but not limited to hiring offboarding leave administration compensation and contract terms for the schools faculty.
This role will also serve as a consultant and subjectmatter expert for faculty and departments providing highquality work with strong attention to detail and accuracy.
Promotes actions that maintain an environment that integrates diversity differences and fairness.

Specific duties & responsibilities:

70% Academic Council Administration

Partners with both the Faculty Affairs & Academic Council Administrator at Krieger School of Arts & Sciences and the Homewood Academic Council Administrator of the Whiting School of Engineering.
Gather Record and Distribute support materials required of the Academic Council to conduct their business.
Schedule Academic Council meetings and invite guest participants for the Krieger School as requested by the council.
Maintain the Academic Council website.
Serve as the administrative liaison between Academic Council subcommittees and standing committee members.
Manage the annual election process.
Actively participate in the yearly junior faculty lunches.
Provides the information needed to the HR Administrative Coordinator to plan and organize lunches.
Attend Academic Council meetings and take and maintain meeting minutes.
Provide administrative support for the Homewood Graduate Board including scheduling meetings distributing material advising on policies and procedures and taking meeting minutes.
Provide guidance to the Krieger school members of the Academic Council on Council policy procedures and practice.
Provides consultation to deans department chairs administrators and faculty regarding Academic Council procedures and the faculty appointment and promotion process.
Provides support to ad hoc committees reviewing appointment and promotion cases including managing external evaluation collection on behalf of ad hoc committees
Drafts Academic Councilrelated correspondence for the deans as requested.

30% Faculty HR Administration

Works closely with department administrators and the HR Operations and Compliance team to assist with preparing and distributing appointments and reappointment letters for signature and ensuring changes are processed promptly.
Communicates incoming and outgoing department chair appointments to ensure records are updated per the agreedupon terms.
Partners with the HR Client Services team on the faculty recruitment process. Maintains search documents shortlists and closes out searches within the lnterfolio system.
Coordinates with leadership on the Letter of Intent process.
In collaboration with the Director of Human Resources devise systems for organizing and executing faculty actions and processes
Disseminate faculty compensation updates to the HR Operations and Compliance team as needed to draft appointment renewals and process changes.
Provide guidance to faculty and/or Sr. HR Coordinators on the sabbatical process.
Verifies sabbatical determination and decisions are communicated and tracked.
Ensures faculty HR records are accurate. Conducts routine data audits and maintains
standard reports to include but are not limited to demographic information contract
lengths renewals academy membership retentions joint and secondary appointments
and retirement eligibility.
Ensures faculty employment files and lists are up to date.
Serves as the school administrator for lnterfolio RPT.
Performs other related duties as requested.

Minimum qualifications (mandatory):

High School Diploma or equivalent.
Five years progressively responsible administrative/academic experience.
Additional education may substitute for required experience to the extent permitted by the clients equivalency formula.

Preferred qualifications:

Bachelors degree preferred.
Five plus years of experience in an institution of higher education within a Deans Office
academic department or corporate executive office is strongly preferred.
Excellent customer service skills.
Executivelevel administrative skills.
High level of attention to detail and organization.
Ability to engage in multiple tasks simultaneously .
Ability to work independently and to set appropriate priorities to meet deadlines.
Excellent oral interpersonal and written communication skills.
Excellent Microsoft Office skills.
Knowledge of SAP and other systems is preferred.
Providing support to ad hoc committees reviewing appointment and promotion cases including managing external evaluation collection on behalf of ad hoc committees.
Drafting Academic Councilrelated correspondence for the deans as requested.
Gathering recording and distributing support materials required by the Academic Council to conduct its business.
Providing consultation to deans department chairs administrators and faculty regarding Academic Council procedures and the faculty appointment and promotion process.

TekWissen Group is an equal opportunity employer supporting workforce diversity.

Overview: TekWissen is a global workforce management provider headquartered in Ann Arbor Michigan that offers strategic talent solutions to our clients worldwide. The below job opportunity is to one of Our clients who offer biotechnology product development services. The Company focuses on pro...