Administrative Manager, Radio-Television-Film, Moody College of Communication

Administrative Manager, Radio‑Television‑Film, Moody College of Communication

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Hiring Department: Department of Radio‑Television‑Film

Position Open To: All Applicants

Weekly Scheduled

Hours:

40

FLSA Status: Exempt

Earliest

Start Date:

Immediately

Position Duration: Expected to Continue

Location: UT MAIN CAMPUS

Purpose: This position will provide administrative oversight of the Radio‑Television‑Film department working with various departments across Moody College to accomplish objectives and support the needs of students.

• Department Administration: The position is responsible for overseeing the day-to-day operations and overall workflow of department business, including ensuring compliance with policies, procedures, and systems, keeping department leadership and staff updated on any changes, and directly supervising department staff. The role establishes priorities, procedures, and deadlines, sets work schedules, reviews work priorities for staff, evaluates progress and overall work performance, and coordinates the overall human resource function for the department.
  
  The administrative manager provides administrative stability and leadership to the Director, Faculty, Staff, and Students by balancing independent judgment with appropriate consultation. Additionally, the manager attends weekly leadership meetings with the Department Chair, leads weekly administrative staff meetings, schedules and provides agendas for departmental and budget council meetings, assists the Chair and department leadership with reports, projects, issues, and initiatives, informs the Chair of deadlines, ongoing processes, and departmental updates, and provides administrative stability and leadership.
  
  The manager also attends regular meetings with college leadership, liaises with various offices across campus, and serves on college committees as requested.
• Financial Management: The position manages and collaborates with department leadership regarding all department budget and resource allocation, participates in the planning of academic courses each semester, manages within instructional budget limits and projections, supervises scholarship programs in conjunction with departmental staff, development, undergraduate education, and graduate studies.
• Faculty Affairs: Serves as front-line coordinator and advisor to faculty regarding the promotion process, works with the Director, School’s Budget Council, and Dean’s Office to assemble dossiers and ensure compliance with all procedures and requirements, initiates and coordinates preparation of materials for mid-tenure and post-tenure reviews, attends and participates in School, College, and University meetings, training, events, coordinates faculty annual evaluations, reports, comprehensive periodic reviews, third-year reviews, committee assignments, commencement assignments, peer teaching reviews, and teaching award nomination packets.
  
  The position is responsible for managing all aspects of the faculty recruitment and onboarding process, including collecting and processing all documents necessary for faculty hires and maintaining professional track faculty contracts, and managing all aspects of the faculty life cycle including course releases, leave requests, and summer compensation.
• Human Resources: Coordinates with Moody HR and UT HR teams on all aspects of the staff and student employment life cycle, including recruiting, hiring, and onboarding of faculty, staff, and students, collaborates with UT HR and Moody HR on employee relations and performance management, acts as timekeeper for RTF faculty, staff, and students, and collaborates with Moody HR regarding absence and leave requests.
• Other Duties As Assigned: Performs additional duties as needed.

Bachelor’s degree and five years of responsible level experience in program management and coordination of programs, OR Master’s degree and three years of above experience. Proven ability to prioritize responsibilities and manage concurrent projects…