Assistant Director

Position Summary:

This role is an Assistant Director role that works across multiple categories based on the College of Nursing's daily business needs. Coordinates, manages, and supports academic and assessment processes for the College of Nursing on Omaha and Phoenix campuses utilizing multiple systems and software. This position will also provide administrative coordination and technical expertise for the College of Nursing pursuit of internal and external funding. Works directly with partners both internal and external. Personal commitment to Creighton's Mission and Jesuit Values as well as supporting the College of Nursing's efforts to educate nurses for the future.

Essential Functions:

* Pre-award grants support: budget preparation, documentation, compliance, coordination, communication, grant management.

* Post-award grants support: financial/grants budget administration, project tracking, and reporting.

* Coordinates and supports the CoN's academic, assessment, and evaluation processes using practices based on curriculum, assessment, and evaluation timelines and data management infrastructure with Director.

* Manage all communication of changes, needs, support appropriate to internal or external team members. Prepare and maintain academic support and compliance documentation related to procedures, policies, and training information needed for the success of faculty, staff and students.

* Prepare and maintain academic support documentation related to procedures, policies, and training information needed for the success of faculty, staff, preceptors, and students.

* Data support, management and reporting. Proficient in Excel.

* Manages Academic Support Team.

Education & Experience:

• Bachelor's Degree preferred; may consider combination of other work/education experiences.
• 3-5 years of administrative or project management experience.
• CPRA: Certified Pre-award Research Administrator preferred or ability to obtain upon hire.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Proficiency with Windows PC, Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook), browser-based applications, and electronic file management.
• Demonstrated ability to handle confidential information.
• Strong customer service focus on internal and external customers.
• Demonstrated ability to navigate seamlessly between multiple systems and computer applications.
• Ability to compile data and generate reports.
• Ability to make procedural decisions based on scope of position.
• Ability to train stakeholders.
• Strong interpersonal and written communication skills, and the ability to work effectively with a wide range of constituencies in diverse communities.
• Ability to coordinate and prioritize work with multiple and conflicting demands, in a deadline-oriented environment.
• Self-awareness of personal training needs: ability to locate available training materials, learn from materials, and use the training in day-to-day work environment.
• Hours are 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. normally but will need to be available in off hours due to Phoenix campus time difference.