Director of Administration

Education Requirement

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, or equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.  Typical minimum relevant experience is 3 – 5 years. 

Required Qualifications

• Experience in leading administrative processes and associated operating requirements and experience working with a customer service focus; ability to apply this knowledge appropriately to diverse situations. 
• Demonstrates extensive experience in leading, motivating, evaluating and rewarding personnel, including supervision of administrative staff. 
• Demonstrates extensive experience working with a variety of individuals and groups in a constructive and collaborative manner.  
• Demonstrates a high level of integrity, dependability, discretion and confidentiality.   
• Demonstrated job-related experience with diversity and inclusion in the work/academic environment. 
• Demonstrates extensive knowledge and ability to utilize tools, techniques and processes for gathering and reporting data including Microsoft Office Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint. 
• Demonstrates extensive knowledge and application of oral and written communication techniques and relationship building skills that develop the ability to clearly communicate. 
• Demonstrates extensive experience managing multiple concurrent objectives, projects, groups, or activities, making effective judgments as to prioritizing and time allocation. Demonstrates high attention to detail and problem-solving skills. 

Desired Qualifications

• Master’s Degree desirable in Business, Higher Ed Administration, or related field. 
• Experience working in higher education. 

Application Details

In order to be considered for an interview, applicants must upload:

• Resume
• Cover Letter

Job openings are posted for a minimum of 14 calendar days. This job may be removed from posting and filled any time after the minimum posting period has ended. Successful candidates will be required to self-disclose any conviction history and will be subject to a criminal background check and credential/education verification. 5 professional references will be requested at a later step in the recruitment process. 

For questions, contact Alex Schutman at Alex-Schutman@uiowa.edu

Benefits Highlights

Regular salaried position. Located in Iowa City, Iowa.
Fringe benefit package including paid vacation; sick leave; health, dental, life and disability insurance options; and generous employer contributions into retirement plans.
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