Associate Director
MSCCN - Pullman, WA
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Associate Director Online applications must be received before 12:00am on: October 28, 2024 If a date is not listed above, review the Applicant Instructions below for more details. Available Title(s): 1158-NNADMINPRO - Associate Director Business Title: Associate Director Employee Type: Admin. Professional Position Details: The Opportunity: The William D. Ruckelshaus Center invites you to join us as an Associate Director at Washington State University (WSU). In the role, you will collaborate with the Director in designing, establishing, and maintaining an organizational structure and staffing to effectively accomplish the Ruckelshaus Center's administrative and financial goals and objectives. Provide vision, leadership, and direction for center staff development. Continually develop forward looking planning of administrative staff to adapt and increasing positive support and service. Provide best-practice methodology and toolsets for units to implement with administrative staff. Work jointly with the Director, and appropriate leadership to establish and implement short- and long-term organizational goals, objectives, strategic plans, and policies to optimize resources and support the mission. Collaborate with the Director in areas encompassing financial operations, budgeting, personnel, and financial information technology, including data management, financial systems, budget reporting and information/data gathering. Recommend and execute decisions. Oversees the grants and contracts administration both pre- and post-award. Review, complete, and approve documents for personnel, effort certification, and cost sharing. Coordinate with the appropriate center staff, Director, Office of the Provost, Sponsored Programs Services (SPS), and the Office of Research Support and Operations (ORSO) to assure adherence to University, State and Federal guidelines. Job Duties: 40% Administrative 15% Personnel 15% Strategic Planning 15% Fiscal Management? 10% Policies/Procedures 5% Performs additional job-related as assigned Required Qualifications: Positions require a Bachelor's degree in a relevant field and five (5) years of progressively responsible experience in a related field which has included at least two (2) years of management experience. A Master's degree in a relevant field may be substituted for up to one (1) year of the required experience. Any combination of relevant education and experience may be substituted for the educational requirement on a year-for-year basis. Must have successfully demonstrated the following attributes: Strong Team Attitude and Approach - the ability and willingness to share ideas, to be open to the ideas of others, work toward organizational goals and interests. Strategic Thinking - the ability to formulate effective area strategies consistent with accomplishing the business and mission of the Center. Having a long-term perspective and the ability to assess the impacts of proposals - both pro and con. Systems Thinking - the ability to focus on how an issue being reviewed interacts with the other components of our systems. Commitment to Diversity - an understanding and appreciation of the benefits of a diverse workplace and the knowledge of how to shape processes and procedures that reflect and enhance the diversity of the communities the Center interacts with. Must have, or be able to obtain by time of hire, a valid driver's license and meet requirements in accordance with and departmental driving standards. Preferred Qualifications: Demonstrated leadership experience. Knowledge of collaborative governance and collaborative policymaking. Additional Information: Area/College: Office of the Provo
Created: 2024-10-10