Assistant Director of Academic Personnel for the Humanities and Arts
University of California Riverside
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Posted: 31-Oct-24
Location: Riverside, California
Type: Full-time
Salary: Open
Internal Number: 5765358
Assistant Director of Academic Personnel for the Humanities and Arts
Job ID: Location: Main Campus - UCR Schedule: 8AM - 5PM Category: Student Affairs and Advising Salary: $90,400 - $169,000 Full/Part Time: Full-time(100%) Organization: College of Humanities Arts & Social Sciences Department: CHASS Deans Office Dept Application Deadline: Open Until Filled
Position Information: Under the leadership and supervision of the Director of CHASS Academic Personnel the Assistant Director serves as a critical member on the CHASS Academic Personnel team and will oversee a team of analysts fulfilling the portfolio of AP actions including appointments, reappointments, merits, promotions, retentions and leaves. The Assistant Director will participate in strategic planning, perform in depth analysis of policies and procedures and formulate recommendations in a wide variety of academic personnel areas. This position supervises 3 staff supporting the processes for 13 departments and is responsible for ensuring timelines are met and files are in compliance with policies and procedures. The Assistant Director will provide a high level of customer service and support on complex issues to the Dean, Associate Deans, department chairs and staff within CHASS.
This position is eligible for a hybrid remote work schedule.
The full salary range for the Assistant Director of Academic Personnel for the Humanities and Arts is $90,400 - $169,000. We base salary offers on a variety of considerations, such as education, licensure and certifications, experience, and other business and organizational needs.
Applicants must have current work authorization when accepting a UCR staff position. Currently, we are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa for staff.
As a University employee, you will be required to comply with all applicable University policies and/or collective bargaining agreements, as may be amended from time to time. Federal, state, or local government directives may impose additional requirements.
Requirements: Educational Requirements
Bachelor's degree in related area and/or equivalent experience/training. Required
Master's Degree in related field is preferred. Preferred
Experience Requirements
6 - 10 years of related experience. Required
Demonstrated experience with employee and labor relations issues including interpretation of applicable laws, regulations, policies, and contracts. Required
Previous experience working closely with faculty in a higher education institution. Preferred
Requires strong knowledge of organization and system academic HR policies, guidelines, and procedures.
Requires political acumen and risk management awareness to prevent potentially litigious personnel actions.
Comprehensive understanding of the academic review process.
Able to provide guidance and coaching of process and policies to individual academics, unit management, and various committee groups.
Able to interpret complex academic HR policies and procedures with risk management exposure to the organization.
Strong decision making, analytical, problem solving, critical thinking, and resource management skills.
Superior communication skills to effectively and professionally communicate using tact and diplomacy.
Skill in organizing tasks, documents and materials with efficiency and accuracy.Ability to manage a large portfolio of functions, tracking and prioritizing critical tasks to completion.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office; skill in creating spreadsheets and reports using Word,Access, Excel or other software applications.
Preferred Qualifications
Demonstrated knowledge of policies and procedures in Academic Personnel for the UC system including APM, CALL, Unit 18. Knowledge of Affirmative Action and Recruitment guidelines.
Knowledge of campus Academic Personnel applications, AP Recruit.
Additional Information: Additional Information In the Heart of Inland Southern California, UC Riverside is located on nearly 1,200 acres near Box Springs Mountain in Southern California; the park-like campus provides convenient access to the vibrant and growing Inland region. The campus is a living laboratory for the exploration of issues critical to growing communities' air, water, energy, transportation, politics, the arts, history, and culture. UCR gives every student, faculty and staff member the resources to explore, engage, imagine and excel.
UC Riverside is recognized as one of the most ethnically diverse research universities in the country boasting several key rankings of which we are extremely proud.
UC Riverside is proud to be ranked No. 12 among all U.S. universities, according to Money Magazine's 2020 rankings, and among the top 1 percent of universities worldwide, according to the 2019-20 Center for World University rankings.
UC Riverside is the top university in the United States for social mobility. - U.S. News 2020
UCR is a member of the University Innovation Alliance, the leading national coalition of public research universities committed to improving student success for low-income, first-generation, and students of color.
Among top-tier universities, UC Riverside ranks No. 2 in financial aid. - Business Insider 2019
Ranked No. 2 in the world for research, UCR's Department of Entomology maintains one of the largest collections of insect specimens the nation. - Center for World University Rankings
UCR's distinguished faculty boasts 2 Nobel Laureates, and 13 members of the National Academies of Science and Medicine.
The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer with a strong institutional commitment to the achievement of excellence and diversity among its faculty and staff. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Provides interpretation of complex academic HR policies and procedures with risk management exposure for the organization, such as final appraisal and security of employment reviews.
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Acts as unit's Labor Relations officer with respect to academic complaints or grievances.
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Participate as a team member at the campus level (working with campus Academic Personnel Analysts, Labor Relations, Affirmative Action, etc.), providing analysis of current and proposed policies. Make recommendations for revisions to campus policies and procedures as appropriate. Review system-wide and campus-wide policies and advise of any potential impact to the College.
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Generate annual reports for the Director to be used by senior leadership for long and short term planning purposes. Maintain databases for all appointees; retrieve, query, and analyze data from various internal/external systems to produce meaningful reports,