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$83,659 - $117,659 a year
Atlanta, GA 30332
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About Us
Overview
Georgia Tech prides itself on its technological resources, collaborations, high-quality student body, and its commitment to building an outstanding and diverse community of learning, discovery, and creation. We strongly encourage applicants whose values align with our institutional values, as outlined in our Strategic Plan. These values include academic excellence, diversity of thought and experience, inquiry and innovation, collaboration and community, and ethical behavior and stewardship. Georgia Tech has policies to promote a healthy work-life balance and is aware that attracting faculty may require meeting the needs of two careers.
About Georgia Tech
Georgia Tech is a top-ranked public research university situated in the heart of Atlanta, a diverse and vibrant city with numerous economic and cultural strengths. The Institute serves more than 45,000 students through top-ranked undergraduate, graduate, and executive programs in engineering, computing, science, business, design, and liberal arts. Georgia Tech's faculty attracted more than $1.4 billion in research awards this past year in fields ranging from biomedical technology to artificial intelligence, energy, sustainability, semiconductors, neuroscience, and national security. Georgia Tech ranks among the nation's top 20 universities for research and development spending and No. 1 among institutions without a medical school.
Georgia Tech's Mission and Values
Georgia Tech's mission is to develop leaders who advance technology and improve the human condition. The Institute has nine key values that are foundational to everything we do:
1. Students are our top priority.
2. We strive for excellence.
3. We thrive on diversity.
4. We celebrate collaboration.
5. We champion innovation.
6. We safeguard freedom of inquiry and expression.
7. We nurture the well-being of our community.
8. We act ethically.
9. We are responsible stewards.
Over the next decade, Georgia Tech will become an example of inclusive innovation, a leading technological research university of unmatched scale, relentlessly committed to serving the public good; breaking new ground in addressing the biggest local, national, and global challenges and opportunities of our time; making technology broadly accessible; and developing exceptional, principled leaders from all backgrounds ready to produce novel ideas and create solutions with real human impact.
Department Information
The School of Materials Science & Engineering (MSE) has 42 academic faculty, 30 research faculty and post-docs, approximately 100 visiting scholars and Tech Temps, and 27 administrative and technical staff. The School is housed in five buildings and continues to diversify and expand the academic and research programs. To learn more about MSE, visit: www.mse.gatech.edu
Job Summary
Oversee the daily operations of multiple administrative functions within an academic or business unit. Functions usually include all or most of the following: financial records and reporting, human resources, building management and general administrative support to unit staff. This position will interact on a consistent basis with: unit management and staff and management/staff in campus-wide support units (e.g. Human Resources, Facilities, etc.). This position typically will advise and counsel: unit management and staff. This position will supervise: assigned unit administrative staff.
Responsibilities
Job Duty 1 -
Coordinate unit budget preparation, monitor and prepare related reports.
Job Duty 2 -
Supervise unit human resources administrative functions and coordinate efforts with OHR.
Job Duty 3 -
Ensure that unit facilities are maintained.
Job Duty 4 -
Manage preparation of financial related reports and schedules. May include grant administration.
Job Duty 5 -
Coordinate unit space planning and usage.
Job Duty 6 -
Develop unit administrative policies and procedures (or major portions thereof) consistent with Institute policy.
Job Duty 7 -
Coordinate provision of administrative services to unit management and staff.
Job Duty 8 -
Organize the activities of and supervise assigned support staff.
Job Duty * -
Perform other duties as assigned
Required Qualifications
Educational Requirements
Bachelor's Degree in business, communications, or related field or equivalent combination of education and experience
Other Required Qualifications
Some travel is required.
Required Experience
Eight to ten years of job related experience
Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities
SKILLS
This job requires working knowledge of a broad range of office management functions and processes including those related to accounting records, human resources, facilities management, records management and related areas. Use of office related computer applications and systems is required. Previous people management experience is also required.
USG Core Values
The University System of Georgia is comprised of our 25 institutions of higher education and learning as well as the System Office. Our USG Statement of Core Values are Integrity, Excellence, Accountability, and Respect. These values serve as the foundation for all that we do as an organization, and each USG community member is responsible for demonstrating and upholding these standards. More details on the USG Statement of Core Values and Code of Conduct are available in USG Board Policy 8.2.18.1.2 and can be found on-line at https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section8/C224/#p8.2.18_personnel_conduct.
Additionally, USG supports Freedom of Expression as stated in Board Policy 6.5 Freedom of Expression and Academic Freedom found on-line at https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section6/C2653.
Equal Employment Opportunity
The Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. The Institute is committed to maintaining a fair and respectful environment for all. To that end, and in accordance with federal and state law, Board of Regents policy, and Institute policy, Georgia Tech provides equal opportunity to all faculty, staff, students, and all other members of the Georgia Tech community, including applicants for admission and/or employment, contractors, volunteers, and participants in institutional programs, activities, or services. Georgia Tech complies with all applicable laws and regulations governing equal opportunity in the workplace and in educational activities.
Equal opportunity and decisions based on merit are fundamental values of the University System of Georgia ("USG") and Georgia Tech. Georgia Tech prohibits discrimination, including discriminatory harassment, on the basis of an individual's race, ethnicity, ancestry, color, religion, *** (including pregnancy), national origin, age, disability, genetics, or veteran status in its programs, activities, employment, and admissions. Further, Georgia Tech prohibits citizenship status, immigration status, and national origin discrimination in hiring, firing, and recruitment, except where such restrictions are required in order to comply with law, regulation, executive order, or Attorney General directive, or where they are required by Federal, State, or local government contract.
Other Information
Salary range: $83,659.00 - $117,659.00
Location: Atlanta, GA
Job grade: A10
This is not a supervisory position.
This position does not have any financial responsibilities.
This position will be required to drive.
This role is considered a position of trust.
This position does not require a purchasing card (P-Card).
This position will not travel
This position does not require security clearance.
Other Information
The HR Assistant Director collaborates closely with the school's leadership team to guide decisions and advance strategic initiatives that shape the faculty, staff, and student experience.
The ideal candidate will have strong experience with managing and resolving employee relations matters, mitigating workplace conflict, and leading teams toward positive outcomes.
Experience administering personnel actions for academic and research faculty is highly desirable.
Background Check
A successful candidate must be able to pass a background check. Please visit http://policylibrary.gatech.edu/employment/pre-employment-screening
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Atlanta, GA 30332
Profile insights
Here’s how the job qualifications align with your profile.
Skills
Team management
Supervising experience
Personnel management in education
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Do you have experience in Team management?
Full job description
About Us
Overview
Georgia Tech prides itself on its technological resources, collaborations, high-quality student body, and its commitment to building an outstanding and diverse community of learning, discovery, and creation. We strongly encourage applicants whose values align with our institutional values, as outlined in our Strategic Plan. These values include academic excellence, diversity of thought and experience, inquiry and innovation, collaboration and community, and ethical behavior and stewardship. Georgia Tech has policies to promote a healthy work-life balance and is aware that attracting faculty may require meeting the needs of two careers.
About Georgia Tech
Georgia Tech is a top-ranked public research university situated in the heart of Atlanta, a diverse and vibrant city with numerous economic and cultural strengths. The Institute serves more than 45,000 students through top-ranked undergraduate, graduate, and executive programs in engineering, computing, science, business, design, and liberal arts. Georgia Tech's faculty attracted more than $1.4 billion in research awards this past year in fields ranging from biomedical technology to artificial intelligence, energy, sustainability, semiconductors, neuroscience, and national security. Georgia Tech ranks among the nation's top 20 universities for research and development spending and No. 1 among institutions without a medical school.
Georgia Tech's Mission and Values
Georgia Tech's mission is to develop leaders who advance technology and improve the human condition. The Institute has nine key values that are foundational to everything we do:
1. Students are our top priority.
2. We strive for excellence.
3. We thrive on diversity.
4. We celebrate collaboration.
5. We champion innovation.
6. We safeguard freedom of inquiry and expression.
7. We nurture the well-being of our community.
8. We act ethically.
9. We are responsible stewards.
Over the next decade, Georgia Tech will become an example of inclusive innovation, a leading technological research university of unmatched scale, relentlessly committed to serving the public good; breaking new ground in addressing the biggest local, national, and global challenges and opportunities of our time; making technology broadly accessible; and developing exceptional, principled leaders from all backgrounds ready to produce novel ideas and create solutions with real human impact.
Department Information
The School of Materials Science & Engineering (MSE) has 42 academic faculty, 30 research faculty and post-docs, approximately 100 visiting scholars and Tech Temps, and 27 administrative and technical staff. The School is housed in five buildings and continues to diversify and expand the academic and research programs. To learn more about MSE, visit: www.mse.gatech.edu
Job Summary
Oversee the daily operations of multiple administrative functions within an academic or business unit. Functions usually include all or most of the following: financial records and reporting, human resources, building management and general administrative support to unit staff. This position will interact on a consistent basis with: unit management and staff and management/staff in campus-wide support units (e.g. Human Resources, Facilities, etc.). This position typically will advise and counsel: unit management and staff. This position will supervise: assigned unit administrative staff.
Responsibilities
Job Duty 1 -
Coordinate unit budget preparation, monitor and prepare related reports.
Job Duty 2 -
Supervise unit human resources administrative functions and coordinate efforts with OHR.
Job Duty 3 -
Ensure that unit facilities are maintained.
Job Duty 4 -
Manage preparation of financial related reports and schedules. May include grant administration.
Job Duty 5 -
Coordinate unit space planning and usage.
Job Duty 6 -
Develop unit administrative policies and procedures (or major portions thereof) consistent with Institute policy.
Job Duty 7 -
Coordinate provision of administrative services to unit management and staff.
Job Duty 8 -
Organize the activities of and supervise assigned support staff.
Job Duty * -
Perform other duties as assigned
Required Qualifications
Educational Requirements
Bachelor's Degree in business, communications, or related field or equivalent combination of education and experience
Other Required Qualifications
Some travel is required.
Required Experience
Eight to ten years of job related experience
Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities
SKILLS
This job requires working knowledge of a broad range of office management functions and processes including those related to accounting records, human resources, facilities management, records management and related areas. Use of office related computer applications and systems is required. Previous people management experience is also required.
USG Core Values
The University System of Georgia is comprised of our 25 institutions of higher education and learning as well as the System Office. Our USG Statement of Core Values are Integrity, Excellence, Accountability, and Respect. These values serve as the foundation for all that we do as an organization, and each USG community member is responsible for demonstrating and upholding these standards. More details on the USG Statement of Core Values and Code of Conduct are available in USG Board Policy 8.2.18.1.2 and can be found on-line at https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section8/C224/#p8.2.18_personnel_conduct.
Additionally, USG supports Freedom of Expression as stated in Board Policy 6.5 Freedom of Expression and Academic Freedom found on-line at https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section6/C2653.
Equal Employment Opportunity
The Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. The Institute is committed to maintaining a fair and respectful environment for all. To that end, and in accordance with federal and state law, Board of Regents policy, and Institute policy, Georgia Tech provides equal opportunity to all faculty, staff, students, and all other members of the Georgia Tech community, including applicants for admission and/or employment, contractors, volunteers, and participants in institutional programs, activities, or services. Georgia Tech complies with all applicable laws and regulations governing equal opportunity in the workplace and in educational activities.
Equal opportunity and decisions based on merit are fundamental values of the University System of Georgia ("USG") and Georgia Tech. Georgia Tech prohibits discrimination, including discriminatory harassment, on the basis of an individual's race, ethnicity, ancestry, color, religion, *** (including pregnancy), national origin, age, disability, genetics, or veteran status in its programs, activities, employment, and admissions. Further, Georgia Tech prohibits citizenship status, immigration status, and national origin discrimination in hiring, firing, and recruitment, except where such restrictions are required in order to comply with law, regulation, executive order, or Attorney General directive, or where they are required by Federal, State, or local government contract.
Other Information
Salary range: $83,659.00 - $117,659.00
Location: Atlanta, GA
Job grade: A10
This is not a supervisory position.
This position does not have any financial responsibilities.
This position will be required to drive.
This role is considered a position of trust.
This position does not require a purchasing card (P-Card).
This position will not travel
This position does not require security clearance.
Other Information
The HR Assistant Director collaborates closely with the school's leadership team to guide decisions and advance strategic initiatives that shape the faculty, staff, and student experience.
The ideal candidate will have strong experience with managing and resolving employee relations matters, mitigating workplace conflict, and leading teams toward positive outcomes.
Experience administering personnel actions for academic and research faculty is highly desirable.
Background Check
A successful candidate must be able to pass a background check. Please visit http://policylibrary.gatech.edu/employment/pre-employment-screening
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Seeking a career-building opportunity? The Assistant Director-Human Resources position is now open for candidates interested in the Operations Executive Jobs sector. This role in Atlanta offers a professional environment and growth potential.
Requirement Snapshot: Candidates should possess basic communication skills, a proactive attitude, and the ability to work in a team. Experience in Operations Executive Jobs is a plus.
