at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, United States
Job Description
Job Opening Id: 50529
Department: Kellogg GPRL
Salary/Grade: EXS/6
Job Summary:
Provides direction in reviewing & recommending policy & procedure designed to enhance operational excellence of a program/project in order to ensure success. Ensures the effective, compliant, & efficient daily management of all operational, financial, & business functions in support of the business area's mission & in coordination with central offices such as HR, Budget, Facilities, IT, & Provost. Represents program/project on internal & external administrative affairs by recommending alternatives & suggestions.
Specific Responsibilities:
Administration
- Oversees & ensures that day-to-day operations are appropriately managed, efficient and effective.
- Develops, maintains & reports on quantitative and qualitative performance measures.
- Oversees documentation of agreements between NU and partner organizations, ensuring that agreements are completed, appropriately reviewed, approved, and adhered to by all parties.
- Acts as liaison to IT to ensure technology systems are properly installed & maintained & meet the informational, analytical & computing needs of users.
- Ensures necessary hardware, software & network infrastructure services are appropriated from central or internal IT.
- Issues work order requests for maintenance, repairs & upgrades.
Budgets & Financial
- Oversees accurate, efficient and compliant workflow of all transactional processes across areas/units.
- Creates & ov