Academic Department Administrative Supervisor

• Serve as departmental liaison with administrative and professional personnel concerning University policies and procedures, personnel administration, grant administration, and budgetary preparation and control. Serves as the contact person for University offices.
• Interview, hire, and make salary decisions on support staff the position directly supervises. Disciplinary actions generally require coordination with the Program Director.
• Coordinate faculty search hire processing, student employee recruitment and hiring, staff and wage hires, and temporary PT faculty hiring.
• Supervise and coordinate work of designated employees; manage personnel activities to meet University and departmental objectives in training, equal pay, equal employment, and wage and salary administration; advise on employment terms of faculty and administration of appointment procedure.
• Oversee central funding and research funding budget and forecasting, maintain fund tracking sheets for all faculty funding sources, Visa processing, website content creation, social media content creation, and fellowship award processing.
• Represent department head in meetings and conferences, and other affairs of an administrative nature.
• Prepare reports and analyses to include financial reports, setting forth progress, adverse trends, and appropriate recommendations or conclusions. Problems encountered in this position may involve the interpretation and application of university policy, federal and state regulations, and complex financial data.
• Performs other related duties as assigned. The omission of specific duties does not preclude the supervisor from assigning duties that are logically related to the position.

Qualified candidates will hold a high school diploma/GED plus 4 years of relevant professional experience, or, a Bachelor's degree or higher in a relevant area of study. Degree must be conferred by the start date of the position. Degree requirements may be substituted with an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.

• Experience managing budgets, payroll, accounts payable, and grants, with a strong ability to prepare financial reports and ensure compliance with university policies.

• Proven ability to supervise and manage staff, including hiring, training, and evaluating personnel, while ensuring smooth departmental operations.

• Strong understanding of university operations, including faculty and staff hiring, grant administration, and compliance with federal, state, and university regulations.

How is pay for new employees determined at GW?

The university is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer that does not unlawfully discriminate in any of its programs or activities on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or on any other basis prohibited by applicable law.