Manager of Administration

Ensured Consideration Date:
August 21, 2026

Michigan Technological University is an R1 technological research university founded in 1885 in Houghton. Our rural campus is situated just miles from Lake Superior in Michigan's scenic Upper Peninsula and is home to nearly 7,500 students from more than 60countries around the world. Consistently ranked among the bestuniversities in the country for return on investment, Michigan’sflagship technological university offers more than 185 undergraduate and graduate degree programs.

Researchfocus areas include defense, health, energy, automotive,environment, and aerospace.

The area’s waters, forests, and snowfall support year-roundrecreation, including skiing, snowboarding, hiking, biking, andpaddling. The University is an integral part of the region,supported by a friendly and welcoming community that takes pride inbeing a true college town. We embrace our size, climate, sense of adventure, and originality.

Michigan Technological University is seeking a Manager of Administration for our College of Business. The Manager of Administration (MA) works with the Dean, faculty, and other staffto oversee the budget of the college, including budget projections,reporting, and regular balancing of accounts and indices. The MAcollaborates with the Dean to advance the mission of the college and to promote collegiality and the harmonious operation of the college.

The MA also assists the Dean and supervises the UAWAdministrative Aide and student workers.

• Serve as Dean’s executive assistant, managing the calendar,maintaining office files and records, communicating to internal and external constituents on the Dean’s behalf, and participating in meetings.
• Perform complex administrative duties for the Dean, including overseeing the implementation and management of the Collegepriorities and special projects.
• Analyze, compare, and evaluate various courses of action and make independent decisions on matters of significance, free fromimmediate direction, within the scope of the positionresponsibilities to implement MTU policies and COBpriorities.
• Promote effective communication, coordination, and workflow within the College.
• Monitor and ensure the College meets MTU and COB timelines forkey events (tenure, faculty reviews, etc.)
• Maintain and coordinate COB internal scholarships in coordination with MTU Scholarships
  Maintain the Reach digital signage system.
  Maintain COB card swipe access to labs and building.
  Work collaboratively with Dean’s office personnel and faculty(Associate Dean, Assistant Dean, Directors, Coordinators, Committeechairs).
• Oversee COB staff and collaborate with other staff, as necessary.
• Troubleshoot problems, resolve concerns, and respond to inquiries with diplomacy and tact.
• Track and maintain College of Business activities.
• Assist students with attending conferences, flights, hotels,registrations.
• Supervise the UAW Administrative Aide and student workers.
• Maintain calendars for COB including Faculty office hours,faculty teaching schedules, and COB Staff calendar.
• Draft specialized and routine communications, includingcorrespondence, reports, memoranda, and e-mail responses for theDean’s signature.
• Independently respond to the Dean’s email and othercorrespondence when appropriate.
• Provide support for AACSB reports and visits.
• Coordinate faculty and staff searches and interviews.
• Oversee and Coordinate faculty reappointment, promotion, andtenure processes; maintain confidential and sensitive faculty andstaff personnel files.
• Manage and project summer faculty salaries; project summerrevenue; process summer teaching EPAF and temporary hiringpaperwork.
• Provide assistance in the resolution of budget questions regarding spending of funds in and out of the university.
• Assist faculty with research awards and project accountadministration for external funding, including reallocations and release time.
• Reconcile monthly financial reports for the College, including the maintenance of appropriate balances in general, designated and Michigan Tech Fund account.
• Authorize check requests, inter-account bills, journal transfers,and purchase orders up to $2,500 with…