Distinguishing Characteristics: ADMINISTRATIVE PROFESSIONAL Career Progression

PROFESSIONAL PROFESSIONAL SENIOR
Nature of Work
  • Perform administrative/business operations; implement and coordinate organizational processes for designated University areas.
  • Apply judgment in prioritizing work, solving problems, and selecting methods within framework of area guidelines
  • Influence area operations 
  • Oversee and provide leadership in facilitating highly specialized technical services and operational planning to influence, define, and support University facilities project goals
  • Use judgment in prioritizing work, solving problems, and selecting and applying methods with general guidance
  • Influence area operations and University processes 
Expertise
  • Compile, monitor, analyze and prepare data
  • Coordinate activities and processes
  • Develop and provide reports
  • Use standard and specialized software applications
  • Monitor, analyze and interpret data
  • Coordinate functions for a major, high-impact area, department or division
  • Administer and oversee multiple complex budgets and resources
  • Use standard and specialized software applications
Interaction
  • Serve as liaison with internal and external constituents
  • Address inquiries and provide guidance, advice, or mediation
  • Interpret and communicate complex internal/external policy, procedural, and process information
  • Use comprehensive knowledge and understanding of University policies and procedures
  • Use judgment in use of sensitive/confidential information
  • Serve as liaison with internal and external constituents and represent the University to community and regulatory agencies
  • Address inquiries and provide guidance, advice, or mediation
  • Interpret, analyze, and communicate complex internal/external policy, procedural, and process information
  • Provide leadership in advising and facilitating outcome resolution
  • Use thorough knowledge and understanding of University policies and procedures
  • Exercise discretion in disclosure of sensitive/confidential information
Supervision
  • May provide functional or administrative supervision to exempt, non-exempt and student employees
  • Provide functional or administrative supervision to exempt, non-exempt and student employees
Conditions
  • External deadlines may apply
  • External deadlines may apply
  • Environment may be highly charged
Minimum Qualifications
  • Bachelor's degree in a related field and two to four years' related experience
  • Bachelor's degree in a related or specialized field and five to six years' related or specialized experience