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Center Administrator
Job Group: Administration
Job Subgroup: Administrative Services
Salary Range (Annual):
Scaled (expand for details) Employee Category: Academic Staff
Job Code: AD044
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Job Summary:
Manages the day-to-day operations of a center or institute. Serves as the primary representative of the center or institute to stakeholders and/or external partners. Develops strategic plans, interacts with donors, supervises staff, determines space planning and information system needs; and develops and administers the unit budget in support of unit goals.
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Job Responsibilities:
- Directs strategic planning initiatives and establishes unit objectives to ensure appropriate use of financial, administrative, space, staffing resources, and alignment with the strategic plan. Obtains and validates data needed for strategic decision-making
- Provides leadership and oversight of all staffing, compliance, information systems, and facility needs for the center or institute
- Responsible for effective communication and marketing of unit center activities, philanthropic opportunities, community outreach, and accomplishments
- Provides leadership in center philanthropic activities including donor interaction and coordination of stewardship and prospect development
- Partners with Center Director and other senior leaders to advance the Center/Institute to a position of academic and professional distinction by fostering excellence in all programs and maintaining, supporting, and successfully renewing appropriate federal, state, and local designations and accreditations
- Provides leadership and oversight in financial operations including developing and administering budgets and oversight of grants management, contracts, and other funds to ensure adherence to accounting practices and compliance with sponsor rules, regulations, and law
- Exercises supervisory authority, including hiring, transferring, suspending, promoting, managing conduct and performance, discharging, assigning, rewarding, disciplining, and/or approving hours worked of at least 2.0 full-time equivalent (FTE) employees
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Education:
Bachelor's Degree Preferred Minimum
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FLSA Status:
Exempt
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Institution Job:
No
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Required Supervisory Duty of at Least 2.0 Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) Employees:
Yes
- Employee Category:
Academic Staff
- Scaled Job:
Yes
- Salary Range (Annual):
- 24: $63,800-130,240
- 23: $58,000-118,360 (B)
- 23: $58,000-118,360 (C)
- Job Code:
- AD044: Center Administrator
- AD055: Center Administrator (B)
- AD064: Center Administrator (C)
- Link directly to this job title: https://hr.wisc.edu/standard-job-descriptions/?q=AD044