Administrative Manager, General Engineering

New York University • New York, NY

23h • $70,000 - $77,000

About The Position

The Administrative Manager in the General Engineering program reports to the Director of General Engineering and provides professional, executive-level administrative and operational support for the program. The manager will plan and execute administrative and operational systems, supervise staff, manage budget, and ensure program compliance with university-wide policies and procedures.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in a related area
• 3+ years experience in a highly matrixed, highly active, academic program or department
• experience developing new policies and processes, overseeing the effective, efficient execution of administrative functions utilizing complex systems
• experience in a student services function, using databases to manage information, managing budgets and staff, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• High degree of initiative.
• Excellent organizational abilities.
• Ability to set priorities and to work on multiple projects simultaneously.
• Excellent oral and written communications skills; excellent listening skills.
• Strong customer service orientation.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and knowledge of customer/student services best practices.
• Ability to work independently with little oversight, to execute tasks in a timely, accurate and efficient manner.
• MS Office proficiency.

Nice To Haves

• 5+ years experience in a highly matrixed, highly active, academic program or department
• experience developing new policies and processes, overseeing the effective, efficient execution of administrative functions utilizing complex systems
• experience in a student services function, using databases to manage information, managing budgets and staff, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Familiarity with the academic cycle in higher education
• familiarity with and ability to effectively use complex financial andHR databases to execute tasks in a timely manner
• ability to navigate complex processes in highly matrixed organization
• ability to form strong partnerships across an organization in order to execute work
• service oriented.

Responsibilities

• plan and execute administrative and operational systems
• supervise staff
• manage budget
• ensure program compliance with university-wide policies and procedures

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees