Coordinator Of Undergraduate Affairs and Special Projects, Academic Affairs

Coordinator of Undergraduate Affairs and Special Projects (Administrative Professional 1 – MR10)

Academic Affairs

University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

The Coordinator of Undergraduate Affairs and Special Projects serves as primary support for academic affairs projects. The position provides coordination for the many programs, initiatives, and community partnerships that come to Academic Affairs, handles a wide range of matters that support academic and student success, and provides significant oversight of office operations, including support for community partners on campus, student workers, and volunteers for undergraduate affairs. This includes providing confidential counsel on behalf of Academic Affairs in a manner reflecting the campus' mission, goals, values, and priorities.

The Coordinator of Undergraduate Affairs and Special Projects manages and advises the Vice Provost for Undergraduate Affairs on special projects and day-to-day operations ensuring efficiency and effectiveness and optimizes use of available resources. The position helps ensure linkages with campus constituents, support staff, as well as project stakeholders off campus. The Coordinator of Undergraduate Affairs and Special Projects maintains oversight for multiple ongoing projects supporting the Vice Provost for Undergraduate Affairs and academic affairs projects that support the Provost's agenda to ensure that all are effectively moving according to plan.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Leadership, Management, Administration, and Planning

Serves as the principal support to the Vice Provost for Undergraduate Affairs and community/academic projects, handling matters of institutional importance on behalf of the Academic Affairs as requested and as appropriate; contributes professional expertise to projects and programs to University High, undergraduate initiatives, and other duties as assigned; coordinates support for Vice Provost for Undergraduate Affairs and academic projects; analyzes and interprets data, identifies areas of concern, and recognizes when there is a problem related to major Academic Affairs initiatives; and assists the Vice Provost for Undergraduate Affairs on community/academic projects in the development and monitoring of the campus strategic plan that align with Academic Affairs.

Liaison

Ensures the adequate flow of information within Academic Affairs to help maintain cohesive and effective teamwork; ensures regular flow of communication from Provost to Vice Provost; be an important link between Vice Provost for Undergraduate Affairs and academic projects to campus groups, individual stakeholders, including standing and ad hoc committees, dual enrollment, strategic planning work groups, search committees, etc., ensuring regular flow of information within Academic Affairs.

Works closely with Vice Provost for Undergraduate Affairs and academic projects to ensure effective strategic communications; be a local liaison with community and campus stakeholders for undergraduate affairs initiatives; analysis and judgment in alignment with broad principles, practices, and professional standards within Academic Affairs; and understands government and granting agency regulations from the state of Tennessee associated with priority areas in Academic Affairs.

Planning and Special Projects

Staffs and manages special projects as assigned; supports the engagement of Vice Provost for Undergraduate Affairs with academic projects on campus development initiatives, in collaboration with other academic and student success offices; addresses problems that come to the Academic Affairs, including directing faculty, students, staff, and other stakeholders to the appropriate administrator or office for resolution; schedules and staffs committees appointed by the Vice Provost for Undergraduate Affairs and community/academic proje