Unit Administrative Officer

Georgia Tech prides itself on its technological resources, collaborations, high-quality student body, and its commitment to building an outstanding and diverse community of learning, discovery, and creation. We strongly encourage applicants whose values align with our institutional values, as outlined in our strategic plan. These values include academic excellence, diversity of thought and experience, inquiry and innovation, collaboration and community, and ethical behavior and stewardship. Georgia Tech has policies to promote a healthy work-life balance and is aware that attracting faculty may require meeting the needs of two careers.

About Georgia Tech
Georgia Tech is a top-ranked public research university situated in the heart of Atlanta, a diverse and vibrant city with numerous economic and cultural strengths. The Institute serves more than 45,000 students through top-ranked undergraduate, graduate, and executive programs in engineering, computing, science, business, design, and liberal arts. Georgia Tech's faculty attracted more than $1.4 billion in research awards this past year in fields ranging from biomedical technology to artificial intelligence, energy, sustainability, semiconductors, neuroscience, and national security. Georgia Tech ranks among the nation's top 20 universities for research and development spending and No. 1 among institutions without a medical school.

Georgia Tech's Mission and Values
Georgia Tech's mission is to develop leaders who advance technology and improve the human condition. The Institute has nine key values that are foundational to everything we do:

1. Students are our top priority.
2. We strive for excellence.
3. We thrive on diversity.
4. We celebrate collaboration.
5. We champion innovation.
6. We safeguard freedom of inquiry and expression.
7. We nurture the wellbeing of our community.
8. We act ethically.

9. We are responsible stewards.

Over the next decade, Georgia Tech will become an example of inclusive innovation, a leading technological research university of unmatched scale, relentlessly committed to serving the public good; breaking new ground in addressing the biggest local, national, and global challenges and opportunities of our time; making technology broadly accessible; and developing exceptional, principled leaders from all backgrounds ready to produce novel ideas and create solutions with real human impact.

About the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) at the Georgia Institute of Technology
The School of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) at the Georgia Institute of Technology is one of the largest producers of electrical engineers and computer engineers in the United States. Almost 2,600 students are enrolled in the School's graduate and undergraduate programs, and in the last academic year, 801 degrees were awarded. All ECE undergraduate and graduate programs are in the top five of the most recent college rankings by U.S. News & World Report.

In addition to the main campus in Atlanta, Georgia, ECE also has permanent operations at Georgia Tech-Lorraine in France. Graduate students who spend at least one semester each at of the Georgia Tech locations (Atlanta, Lorraine, on two continents, North America and Europe) can earn the Georgia Tech Global Engineering Immersion Program (GEIP) Certificate when they receive the Georgia Tech M.S. degree.

Over 110 ECE faculty members are involved in 11 areas of research and education: bioengineering, computer systems and software, digital signal processing, electrical energy, electromagnetics, electronic design and applications, nanotechnology, optics and photonics, systems and controls, telecommunications, and VLSI systems and digital design: and the School is either home to or a key player in almost 20 research centers and consortia.

ECE is key to Georgia Tech's growing reputation as an internationally recognized educational and research and development university. ECE is firmly committed to sustaining excellence in traditional areas of strength and venturing into burgeoning areas of opportunity.

Provide a wide variety of duties in direct support of the Chair's strategic and administrative activities and responsibilities for the unit. Provides administrative operational support to School Administration, faculty, classified staff, researchers, and students. Responsible for setting employee goals, assessing performance, providing feedback, and making pay recommendations. This incumbent will be responsible for managing the front office operations, manage the RPT and PPR process for the school, oversee all school events internal and external, manage the Administrative Support team as well as establishing administrative procedures/practices to improve the day-to-day operations of the school.This position will interact on a regular basis with: Faculty, Classified Staff, Researchers, Students, Alum and Corporate/Industry Sponsors. This position typically will advise and counsel: All levels including School Administration. This position will supervise: Admin Supervisors, Event Coordinator, and Admin Professional staff

Job Duty 1 -
Manage administrative support staff in the School, including setting goals and managing performance; managing the support assignments for the admin team and communicate changes to faculty and school operations as needed.

Job Duty 2 -
Serve as project manager for key initiatives and projects as assigned by the school chair.

Job Duty 3 -
Participate in the collaboration of outreach initiatives with the school Development & Communication teams.

Job Duty 4 -
Accompany school chair when requested, for high level visits from alums, donors and corporations.

Job Duty 5 -
Review the administrative, event, and administrative office suite budgets.

Job Duty 6 -
Coordinate faculty evaluation process and maintain files; provide oversight of annual and special event planning for the Chair; coordinate school search committee activities.

Job Duty 7 -
Perform other duties as assigned

Educational Requirements
Bachelor's Degree or an equivalent combination of education and experience

Required Experience
Eight to ten years job related experience

SKILLS
This job requires effective interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to work with a wide range of constituencies in a diverse community. Strong leadership, coaching, and mentoring skills.

The University System of Georgia is comprised of our 25 institutions of higher education and learning as well as the System Office. Our USG Statement of Core Values are Integrity, Excellence, Accountability, and Respect. These values serve as the foundation for all that we do as an organization, and each USG community member is responsible for demonstrating and upholding these standards. More details on the USG Statement of Core Values and Code of Conduct are available in USG Board Policy 8.2.18.1.2 and can be found on-line at https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section8/C224/#p8.2.18_personnel_conduct.

Additionally, USG supports Freedom of Expression as stated in Board Policy 6.5 Freedom of Expression and Academic Freedom found on-line at https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section6/C2653.

The Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. The Institute is committed to maintaining a fair and respectful environment for all. To that end, and in accordance with federal and state law, Board of Regents policy, and Institute policy, Georgia Tech provides equal opportunity to all faculty, staff, students, and all other members of the Georgia Tech community, including applicants for admission and/or employment, contractors, volunteers, and participants in institutional programs, activities, or services. Georgia Tech complies with all applicable laws and regulations governing equal opportunity in the workplace and in educational activities.

Equal opportunity and decisions based on merit are fundamental values of the University System of Georgia ("USG") and Georgia Tech. Georgia Tech prohibits discrimination, including discriminatory harassment, on the basis of an individual's race, ethnicity, ancestry, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, disability, genetics, or veteran status in its programs, activities, employment, and admissions. Further, Georgia Tech prohibits citizenship status, immigration status, and national origin discrimination in hiring, firing, and recruitment, except where such restrictions are required in order to comply with law, regulation, executive order, or Attorney General directive, or where they are required by Federal, State, or local government contract.

Salary range: $65,202.00 - $88,673.00

Location: Atlanta, GA

Job grade: A9

This is not a supervisory position.
This position does not have financial responsibilities.
No, this position will not be required to drive.
This role is not considered a position of trust.
This position does not require a purchasing card (P-Cd).
This position will not travel
This position does not require security clearance.

A successful candidate must be able to pass a background check. Please visit https://usg.policystat.com/policy/19298143/latest

The Responsibilities for this position will be to:

• Lead and coordinate faculty personnel processes for tenure-track, non-tenure-track, and research faculty, including reappointment, promotion, and tenure reviews, ensuring compliance with institutional policies and deadlines. (Faculty Affairs/RPT)
• Provide executive-level support to senior leadership, managing complex calendars, travel, expenses, and scheduling priorities for the School Chair and other key stakeholders. (Executive Support, Calendar & Travel Management)
• Lead and execute school-wide initiatives, programs, and events, coordinating stakeholders and resources to achieve strategic objectives. (Strategic Initiatives & Events)
• Lead committees, working groups, and engagement programs, including staff recognition initiatives, awards programs, technical interest groups (TIGs), and other strategic projects. (Committee & Program Leadership)