Coordinator Unit Operations
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Founded in 1819, the University of Cincinnati ranks among the nation’s best urban public research universities. Home to more than 53,000 students, 12,000 faculty and staff, and over 350,000 living alumni, UC, a Carnegie 1 institution, combines research prowess with a physical setting The New York Times has called “the most ambitious campus design program in the country." UC's momentum has never been stronger as the anchor of the Cincinnati Innovation District, the oldest cooperative education (co-op) program in the country with students earning $88.8 million annually through paid experiences, an academic health system, and as a member of the Big 12 Conference. The university contributes $10.6 billion in economic impact to the city and $22.7 billion to the state of Ohio. At UC, next is all of us. Learn more at uc.edu.
UC is a mission-driven organization where we are committed to student success and positively transforming the community through scholarship and service. We thrive on innovation, making an impact, and fostering an environment where staff and faculty are key contributors to UC’s success.
Job Overview
We are seeking a full-time professional to assist with Integrated Planning across UC's campuses. This individual will help identify and align plans, strategies, and resources across UC's Provostal units using data and additional guidance from key partners across the institution.
A vital component of this role is a demonstrated ability to work both autonomously and as a member of multiple cross-disciplinary teams with initiative and critical and creative thinking to drive projects and initiatives forward.
Essential Functions
- Support strategic alignment through research, planning, and coordination of specialized and complex administrative, operational, and educational activities to implement major changes across the institution.
- Coordinate processes for the assigned projects, events, and service unit; make recommendations regarding the development of operating processes; continuously update and improve processes, identify problems and recommend and implement solutions.
- Provide leadership by serving as a unit resource, consultant and liaison for directors and administrators within designated unit, as well as external offices and agencies to ensure conformity and compliance with operating procedures, university policies, collective bargaining agreements, state regulations and federal laws.
- Assist administrator with analyzing and interpreting data and other related activities. Must have strong Microsoft Excel skills and the ability work with databases and large data sets.
- Review, evaluate and implement grants, project proposals, agreements, training programs and other projects; and monitor and evaluate progress.
- Lead and communicate business workflows and processes to the UC Community via documents, reports, presentations, web sites, intranet, and other mediums. Must have strong writing skills.
- Facilitate communication and collaboration across various university units. Act as both an influencing partner and change agent to implement solutions.
- Oversee the administrator's calendar including daily schedule, monitoring and reviewing meeting requests, establishing appointment priorities, and coordinating travel arrangements and related requirements (e.g., preparing expense claims and verifying expenditures are within university guidelines).
- Represent the university in a positive manner and attend meetings/conferences and may represent the administrator with moderate authority to make commitments.
- Perform related duties based on departmental need. This job description can be changed at any time.
Required Education
- Bachelor’s Degree
- Five (5) years of relevant work experience and/or other specialized training can be used in lieu of education requirement.
Required Experience
One (1) year of relevant experience.
Physical Requirements/Work Environment
- Sitting - Continuously
- Repetitive hand motion (such as typing) - Continuously
- Hearing, listening - Often
- Talking - Often
- Standing - Seldom
- Reaching overhead - Seldom
- Pulling, pushing - Seldom
- Lifting - up to 20 pounds - Seldom
- Walking -Not Required
- Bending - Not Required
- Stooping - Not Required
- Climbing stairs/ladders - Not Required
- Kneeling, squatting - Not Required
- Crouching - Not Required
- Crawling - Not Required
- Shoveling - Not Required
- Lifting - up to 50 pounds - Not Required
- Lifting - over 50 pounds - Not Required
Compensation and Benefits
UC offers an exceptional benefits package designed to support your well-being, financial security, and work-life balance. (UC Benefits Link) Highlights include:
Comprehensive Tuition Remission
UC provides tuition remission for you and your eligible dependents, covering tuition costs for nearly all undergraduate and graduate programs offered by the university.
Robust Retirement Plans
As a UC employee, you won’t contribute to Social Security (except Medicare). Instead, you’ll choose between state pension plans (OPERS, STRS) or an Alternative Retirement Plan (ARP), with UC contributing 14–18% of your salary based on position.
Real Work-Life Balance
UC prioritizes work-life balance with a generous time-off policy, including:
Vacation and sick time
11 paid holidays and additional end-of-year paid time off (Winter Season Days)
6 weeks of paid parental leave for new parents
Additional Benefits Include:
- Competitive salary based on experience
- Comprehensive health coverage (medical, dental, vision, prescription)
- Flexible spending accounts & wellness programs
- Professional development & mentorship opportunities
To learn more about why UC is a great place to work, please visit our careers page at https://www.uc.edu/careers.html
UC is an E-Verify employer. If hired into this position, you will be required to provide satisfactory proof of employment eligibility by providing acceptable, original forms of identification for employment verification via the Federal I-9 employment verification process. A list of acceptable documents can be seen here: https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents
Important: To apply you must create a profile and submit a complete job application through the UC applicant portal. We are unable to consider “easy apply” applications submitted via other websites. For questions about the UC recruiting process or to request accommodations with the application, please contact Human Resources at jobs@uc.edu.
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Coordinator Unit Operations
Cincinnati, OH, US
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