University of Connecticut · 9 hours ago
Administrative Program Coordinator
Farmington, CT
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
6+ years expUConn Health is a vibrant, integrated academic medical center that is entering an era of unprecedented growth in all three areas of its mission: academics, research, and clinical care. The Administrative Program Coordinator will provide administrative management and advanced technical program support for an academic/clinical/administrative program, overseeing logistics, budget management, and coordination of outreach programs.
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Responsibilities
Manages and coordinates program logistics and administrative support for professional staff, making adjustments to accommodate changing priority needs
Directs the work flow and supervises the necessary administrative paperwork, records, complex filing systems to support a program, including fiscal, staff and student records
Assists in planning outreach programs, conferences, meetings, seminars, with responsibility to make all necessary arrangements including travel; coordinates events and details
May recruit, train, supervise and evaluate clerical and/or student staff
Resolves administrative and logistical problems and transactions collaborating with state/federal/international agencies and institutions as appropriate
Acts for and regularly makes decisions in the managers absence within prescribed limits of authority
Represents the department head to other university offices, the public or outside agencies in matters of administrative consequence
Drafts budgets, which usually involve external funding; prepares budget summaries and long-range budget projections
Manages approved budget making decisions related to the appropriateness of requested expenditures
Arranges for international fiscal transactions as required
In a clinical area, may monitor compliance with protocols by assuring appropriateness and eligibility of subjects, reviewing for appropriateness of tests and making follow-up appointments; organizes clinical/laboratory data for clinical research protocols
Coordinates and participates in meetings
Performs related duties as required
Qualification
Required
Knowledge of applicable program rules and regulations
Knowledge of business math
Considerable knowledge of proper grammar, punctuation and spelling
Considerable knowledge of business communications
Knowledge of medical/technical terminology
Considerable knowledge of office procedures
Oral and written communications skills
Considerable interpersonal skills
Data management skills
Ability to schedule and prioritize work
Some supervisory ability
Six (6) years relevant administrative experience
Bachelor's degree and two (2) years of relevant experience may be substituted to the general experience
Preferred
Experience with grant management, including working with Sponsored Program Services (SPS) at UConn Health to submit required forms, budgets, and related documentation
Experience processing contracts and managing subawards for sponsored projects
Proficiency in purchasing project-related materials through HuskyBuy
Experience coordinating and arranging meetings and project-related activities
Benefits
Benefit eligible
Company
University of Connecticut
The University of Connecticut is a public research university that operates multiple campuses across Connecticut.
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$40.68MKey Investors
U.S. Environmental Protection AgencyUS Department of EnergyU.S. Department of Agriculture
2024-10-30Grant· $10M
2024-03-28Grant
2023-06-21Grant· $4.5M
Leadership Team
Douglas Casa
Chief Executive Officer, Korey Stringer Institute, University of Connecticut
Mingyu Qiao
Assistant Professor of Innovation and Entrepreneurship (tenure-track)
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