University of Colorado Anschutz Campus

Colorado School of Public Health | Department of Health Systems, Management & Policy

Department Manager   
Position #: 00846346 – Requisition #: 39405

Job Summary:

Join the Colorado School of Public Health as a Department Manager (Business Services Program Manager). This position is a key member of the school’s Department of Health Systems, Management & Policy (HSMP), which leads scientific research, graduate education, and public service activities designed to optimize health and wellbeing by improving the organization, financing, and delivery of health services in American and global health systems.

The Department Manager will provide critical administrative support by providing fiscal management of funds from different sources, monitoring budgets, supporting human and capital resources, event planning, and managing the day-to-day operations of the department.

This position plays a major role in proactively anticipating related issues/problems, suggesting a range of options with an analysis of advantages and disadvantages, and recommending solutions to the Department Chair. This position will work with department faculty to manage support for educational, research, and service activities and serve as the primary liaison among departmental faculty and various other ColoradoSPH departments and CU Anschutz organizational units.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide day-to-day support to the Department Chair and the program directors of the department’s graduate and professional education programs.

• Coordinate applications to the graduate and professional education programs; create student tracking systems.

• Manage tuition and scholarship funding allocations and awards for graduate and professional education programs.

• Support assignment of faculty advisors for students; assist with scheduling advising meetings and other curriculum committee meetings.

• Assist with hiring of student employees and teaching assistants.

• Provide fiscal management of funds by creating department budgets in conjunction with Department Chair.

• Monitor all assigned budgets/funds by preparing reports and projections on a recurring basis and reviewing to ensure all expenditures are appropriate.

• Review and approve all procurement transactions for the department (purchases, contracts, monthly commercial card expenses); serve as resource to faculty and staff regarding purchasing and travel policies.

• Manage the payroll processing for faculty and staff.

• Manage the calendar of the Department Chair; schedule and coordinate departmental activities (student events, seminars, workshops, annual performance reviews, short courses, visiting faculty, student receptions, etc.).

• Serve as the primary communication liaison between the department and other ColoradoSPH/CU Anschutz units.

• Support the onboarding process for faculty, staff, and student employees of the department.

This is a full-time (1.0 FTE) position that reports to the Department Chair. 

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