NSHE Specialist – Department of Psychology

The Department of Psychology at the University of Nevada, Reno is seeking applications for an NSHE Specialist 2 position. Reporting directly to the Assistant Dean, Administration in the College of Science and working together with the Department Chair of Psychology, this position will be responsible for supporting faculty, finance and human resources processes for the department. The role of this position is to provide operational leadership to faculty, staff and students as well as manage all components of the daily transactions.

Additionally, the incumbent will work closely with the department chair and the College of Science Assistant Dean, Administration position to provide tactical and logistical support for the Department of Psychology. This position acts as a fiscal manager for the department by managing state funds, extramural funding, self-supporting and foundation funds. The incumbent will be responsible for preparing a variety of financial, analytical and forecasting reports for the department chair;

develop the department’s annual self-supporting budgets meeting established university timelines; support faculty with research budgeting and financial management; provide budget training to administrative assistants, faculty and staff; liaise with the College of Science Dean’s office and VPRI to identify/monitor start-up for new faculty; track course buy-outs; and serve as a departmental resource for faculty and staff for financial and budgetary matters.

This position also assists with human resource administration and supervision by overseeing preparation and processing for all daily human resource transactions for faculty, classified, graduate assistants and all other employee types for the department. This position will mentor and supervise 5 classified employees, complete performance reviews for supervised employees, and train all staff on human resource related tasks and Workday processes.

The incumbent will act as a resource to faculty and staff on the appropriate employment type to fit research or instructional needs; resolve personnel conflicts; and communicate human resources requirements to faculty and staff. Additionally, this position will provide departmental administration and academic support by overseeing projects and other matters of importance to the Chair or College of Science Assistant Dean, Administration to further the mission of the department.

This includes preparing comprehensive and specialty reports with statistical analysis and narratives according to established timelines; assisting the Chair to prepare for program reviews by the collection of assessment data for accreditation, certification requirements, strategic planning and grant projects data; data entry of the course schedule and teaching assignments; and prepares materials for the Curriculum Committee regarding changes to curriculum and catalog.

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university and two (2) years of experience in planning, coordinating and administering a program or service; OR Graduation from high school or equivalent education and four (4) years of experience in planning, coordinating and administering a program or service; OR One (1) year of experience as an NSHE Specialist I in Nevada State service;

OR An equivalent combination of education and experience as described above.

This position requires supervisory experience.

Experience with detailed budgeting and financial analysis is preferred.

The typical work schedule is Monday through Friday from 8:00am to 5:00pm; this is subject to change based on organizational needs.

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