Program Coordinator

Office Location
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
1201 W. University Drive
Human Resources
MASS Building 2 nd Floor
Edinburg, TX 78539

Edinburg:
Brownsville:
Office hours:
Monday-Friday
8:00a.m.

- 5:00p.m.

Faculty Recruitment:
College of Engineering & Computer Science: cecs

Robert

C. Vackar College of Business & Entrepreneurship: cobe

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Position Information Posting Number

SRGV
9231

Working Title

PROGRAM COORDINATOR

Number of Vacancies

1

Location Department

Office of Research

FTE

1.0

FLSA

Exempt

Scope of Job

To assist in the operation of the Research Business Center ( RBC ), exercising independent judgment and authority as required. Responsible for multiple business functions of the RBC , including division-wide administrative support for departments. Responsible for all phases of the program, including budget recommendations, program selection, staff supervision, recommendations for future planning, and innovation. Ability to also provide administrative support to faculty and staff that have issues with their grants and any sponsored projects or cost centers coded as function 200 as needed.

Description

of Duties

• Responsible for providing support to the division’s main office(s) and expected to greet divisional/departmental visitors.
• Coordinates business functions of the Research Business Center ( RBC ), including travel, purchasing, and division events to ensure that implementation and logistics are carried out per specified division objectives.
• Initiates and supervises the day-to-day activities of the business functions within the RBC .
• Responsible for the coordination of special projects assigned by the Senior Vice President of Research.
• Participates in the division’s budget planning process, travel, purchasing, and events/meetings and is responsible for controlling expenditures by the specified budget allocations for the specified business function.
• Represents department in official functions.
• Coordinates with department leadership to prepare reports, proposals, manuals, and other documentation as required for all RBC business functions.
• Prepares recurring RBC business function reports for management and division leadership.
• Attends meetings, conferences, and seminars related to the program’s mission and goals.
• Supervises and organizes seminars, conferences, and presentations for all division departments.
• Initiates and maintains records and reports of business function activities to ensure and measure progress accomplishment towards the RBC’s objectives;
  Makes necessary modifications to standard…