Metro New York & Southern Connecticut

1.    Strategic Partner:  Achievement of the unit's mission and goals by working in close partnership with the unit leader, faculty, staff, students and service providers to develop and implement the unit's strategy. Understands and monitors external and internal factors influencing the unit's mission and goals. Plans for financial and non-financial resources required for the unit to achieve its goals.  Supports, and when necessary drives, the unit's process for strategic planning with key faculty and staff. 2.    University Citizen: Connect the unit and University through communication, alignment of priorities, implementation of initiatives, and active engagement on University administrative priorities.  Effectively represents unit needs, challenges, and opportunities at the University level.  Proactively shares knowledge and best practices with others. 3.    Risk Management Administrator:  Implement and maintain strong internal controls to provide reasonable assurance of effective and appropriate resource use, adherence to contractual obligations and agreements, policies, procedures, and external regulatory requirements.  Identify, communicate, address and escalate risks in a timely and appropriate manner to protect the assets, resources, information and reputation of the department and the University.   4.    Talent Manager and Developer:  Ensure the Unit employs effective practices for retaining, attracting and developing talent in line with University guidelines and contractual agreements.  Ensure that all department staff participate in the University's performance management and career development processes.  Cultivate a diversity of backgrounds and perspectives in the department.  Assure that the department follows appropriate School and University policies and procedures related to Human Resources. 5.    Academic and Administrative Services Leader:  Ensure efficient and effective completion of all academic and administrative services provided to the department. Ensure high quality delivery of administrative services by providers outside the department, including human resources, information technology, procurement, student services, post-doctoral affairs and faculty affairs. Responsible for building and managing a team of high-performance administrative and financial professionals.

Required Skill/ability 1:  Demonstrated possession of sound independent judgment, intuition, and common sense with excellent attention to detail and ability to prioritize and handle many tasks and priorities simultaneously in a complex, fast paced academic and administrative environment.