The Professional Affairs Manager manages day-to-day unit operations and administrative functions, in collaboration with unit leadership. This role implements, and recommends changes to, policy and ensures the effective, compliant, and efficient completion of unit administrative operations. This role is the unit’s primary point of contact for all matters relating to faculty affairs and human resources, serving as a liaison to central school and university representatives.
The Professional Affairs Manager for Neurology specifically facilitates, collaborates, and oversees many activities in the following function areas (including direct supervision of related support staff):
Department Space/Facilities
Medical Education
Human Resources
Communications
Faculty/Provider Affairs
Specific Responsibilities:
Leads faculty and staff recruiting, interviewing, hiring, on-boarding, mentoring, developing, promoting, discipline, termination, record management (including Visa requirements and reappointment schedules), etc.
Reviews and recommends ideas to increase efficiencies, ensure consistent administration, and compliance.
Ensures that all procedures and practices adhere to associated department budget.
Ensures human resources programs, policies, & procedures are implemented & consistently applied.
Executes and administers employee relations solutions.
Maintains excellent working relationship with Office of Human Resources.
Oversees day-to-day unit operations, including program and/or educational support, facilities management, IT liaison and compliance requirements.
Minimum Qualifications:
Bachelor’s in business, accounting or a related field +3 years administrative experience including budgets, finance, grants, facilities, and/or human resources; OR 5 years administrative experience.
Preferred Qualifications:
5+ years prior experience including budgets, finance, grants, facilities and/or human resources.
5+ years of experience with significant responsibility with management and supervision of staff or teams with 2 or more direct reports.
Preferred Competencies: (Skills, knowledge, and abilities)
Ability to navigate and lead through complex organizational structures and teams.
Foundational understanding of higher education administrative processes in research and medicine (research and clinical).
Excellent customer service skills and ability to prioritize and communicate at all levels of a unit.
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Northwestern University is a major private research university with 12 academic divisions located on three campuses in Evanston, Chicago, and Education City in Doha, Qatar. We have approximately 2,500 full-time faculty members, 17,000 graduate and undergraduate students, and over 5,700 full and part-time staff. Northwestern University combines innovative teaching and pioneering research in a highly collaborative environment. It provides students and faculty exceptional opportunities for intellectual, personal and professional growth.
