Administrative Manager, Labor and Employment Law Program, ILR School – Hybrid

Cornell University•New York City, NY

6d•Hybrid

About The Position

The School of Industrial and Labor Relations at Cornell University has an immediate opening for an Administrative Manager in the Labor and Employment Law Program in the NYC Extension/Outreach Division. ILR’s Labor and Employment Law Program (LEL) merges law and social science research to provide attorneys, legislators, social scientists, and policymakers with multifaceted perspectives through forums and conferences. Current and emerging legal issues affecting the workplace are analyzed with the goal of influencing research, legislation, policy, and litigation. LEL’s emphasis is on emerging issues in law, social equity employment, and workplace drug testing under new state laws. The Administrative Manager, Labor and Employment Law Program (LEL) is responsible for managing the day-to-day administration of LEL’s programmatic activities, overseeing operational and financial needs to ensure that goals are met. This position is also responsible for managing administration of all projects under the LEL program (NYS Cannabis Workforce Initiative (CWI), Criminal Justice and Employment Initiative (CJEI), NYC Government and Community Relations, High Road NYC, and Employee Relations Professional Programs).

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and relevant work experience
Three to four years of experience in operations and finance management, program administration and development, budgeting, customer service, event planning, and marketing
Excellent communication (both oral and written), interpersonal, and organizational skills
Ability to direct and guide the work of others, engaging with team members to accomplish goals and objectives, set clear expectations, and provide feedback
Demonstrated ability to develop, manage, and monitor projects from inception to completion; manage multiple projects simultaneously
Ability to multitask and shift priorities; aptitude for working under tight deadlines with competing priorities
Ability to excel in a fast-paced, team-based, participatory environment, as well as work independently
Significant experience in financial management, including developing and monitoring annual and grant budgets, monitoring and reporting on financial activities
Discretion in maintaining and working with highly confidential and sensitive information
Prior supervisory experience and demonstrated management skills
Experience motivating others to achieve specific goals in a team-based organization
Expertise with Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.); Outlook; Google Suite; Box, Zoom
Demonstrated skill with database, event management, and/or student registration software such as Monday.com and Salesforce
Experience drafting, editing and proofreading documents, with high level of attention to detail required
Proven performance in dealing with diverse internal and external clients and outside vendors; managing complex and sensitive interactions
Proven experience connecting inclusion, belonging and wellbeing practices to business goals.
Demonstrated skill in understanding cultural differences

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in Business Administration, Management, Human Resources or related field and five or more years of experience
Experience with marketing strategies and development of marketing plans
Knowledge of social network programs and use as marketing tools
Familiarity with legal terminology and form and experience with legal research
High level of proficiency with the technical applications involved in the execution of the job including: Adobe Pro, Qualtrics, SharePoint, Box, Salesforce
Previous experience in high-level program or conference management
Five to seven years’ administrative experience, including budgeting, program development, marketing and contract management
Prior supervisory experience in a union environment
Some travel may be required

Responsibilities

Ensuring that systems and procedures are implemented to accomplish program milestones
Developing annual and grant budgets
Tracking and ensuring that financial activity meets programmatic needs and deadlines and is compliant with ILR and University policies and procedures
Maintaining and utilizing highly confidential and sensitive information
Providing legal research
Overseeing public relations and marketing efforts, including website content development
Overseeing non-academic staff working on scheduling and management of classes, workshops and special events
Monitoring the delivery of effective customer service
Managing recruitment of staff and student interns/fellows
Supervising and managing the administrative program support team that is responsible for LEL's programmatic activities.