Associate Director Purpose Purpose: Assist the Division's Executive Director in providing administrative and financial advising and reporting to support all business units in the Division for Enterprise Development. Essential Functions Function 1: Authors, reviews and prepares contracts for recommendation of executive signature. Frequently engages with customers in the development and financial /administrative oversight of contracts and grants. Maintains all original documentation and files as per retention policy in the required formats. 40 % Time Function 2: Provides overall administrative and financial assistance in the direction of the grants and contracts supporting all DED business units. 10 % Time Function 3: Directs the standard Human Resource process which includes authoring original materials and programs, evaluation and processing requests for hires, reclassifications, performance and salary actions for all DED business units. 35 % Time Function 4: Directs the preparation and submittal of all divisional administrative reporting requirements such as The Unit Effectiveness Process and Space Inventory Reporting. Frequently engages with other University Departments regarding financial and administrative matters. 15 % Time Function 5: % Time Function 6: % Time Function 7: % Time Function 8: % Time Marginal/Incidental Functions Marginal/Incidental Functions: Other functions as assigned. Qualifications Required Qualifications: Bachelor Degree in Business, Finance, Human Resources or other related field. Ten years professional experience in similar work; five years in a management position. Outstanding interpersonal/written/verbal communication skills; strong management, financial and leadership skills; proven ability to manage multiple projects, prioritize work for themselves and others, and work with a high degree of creativity, independence and autonomy. General computing proficiency with word processing, spreadsheet, email, and internet software. Outstanding follow-up skills. Applicants must include in their online resume the following information: 1) Employment history: name of company, period employed (from month/year to month/year), job title, summary of job duties and 2) Education: college or college degree, list school name, degree type, major, graduated or not, and hours completed if not graduated. Preferred Qualifications: Graduate degree in a related field. Experience working in a University or State Agency Environment.