Key Responsbilities / Duties:

Financial Management

• Assist in the development of the annual budget, execute monthly financial reporting and forecasting, and track expenditure monitoring. Develop and manage activity based budgets.
• Complete the contract process with multiple external corporate partners from the beginning through to execution, collection, verification of deliverables, and renewal. Assist in the negotiation of business terms.
• Complete internal agreement, collection process, and payments with multiple internal colleges and departments within the University
• Manage grant activities including review and submission of grant and contract proposals; create and maintain documentation of expenditures, reports, proposal submissions and awards.
• Create and run custom financial reports for periodic and regular expenditure reviews across all Innovation Center funding in order to maintain fiscal accountability both internally as well as for external corporate partners.
• Develop internal financial policy and procedures for effective operations. Manage Innovation Center financial manual so that knowledge and operations is transferable. Aid in financial planning for the UIC Innovation Center.
• Make large and small purchases for the Innovation Center.

Human Resources

• Oversee HR processing and reporting.
• Plan, assign and review work of staff to ensure that group objectives are met.  Hire, train, develop and manage staff to ensure that a qualified staff exists to meet group objectives.
• Assist and advise in HR planning and policy for the UIC Innovation Center.
• Perform and lead search and hiring processes.
• Manage yearly performance review and reporting process at the Innovation Center.
• Research new hiring models to support new Innovation Center funding and initiatives.

Operations Management / Other

• Oversee and advise on various day-to-day administrative processes and polices.
• Assist with special projects and events as needed.
• Participate in strategic planning for the UIC Innovation Center.
• Assist in the development of new offerings for the Innovation Center that are in alignment with its mission.

Minimum Acceptable Qualifications Required:

1. Bachelor's degree in business administration, management or a field related to the position
2. Two years of professional level accounting, managerial and/or business experience, one year of which was at an administrative level.
3. Demonstrated business and HR management experience and experience with business and HR related systems in a higher education environment.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Six years of professional level Business and HR management experience at UIC with knowledge of EDDIE/Business Objects and HRFE (Human Resources Front End) systems.

To Apply: For fullest consideration, please complete an online application by clicking the Apply for Position button below.

Please fully complete all sections of the online application including adding your full work history, education, certifications, and skills.

Please upload all valid certifications and transcripts within the document section of your online application.

A degree is required, you must provide official transcripts.

Transcripts/Licenses/Certifications MUST be uploaded electronically to your online application through the "Documents" page on the Civil Service Employment Application (page 4). Be sure to select the appropriate document type before uploading the document.

If your educational institution provides electronic transcripts, please have them sent to asanti4@uillinois.edu

If your educational institution doesn’t provide electronic transcripts, they must mail the transcripts to:

University of Illinois at Chicago
Recruitment and Staffing
Human Resources Building Room 109
715 S. Wood Street M/C 862
Chicago IL 60612
Attn: BAA UIC Innovation Center

All civil service positions require an exam.  The exam for this position is a Credentials Assessment.  You will not be required to report in person for this exam.

Credential Assessment Exam Scoring Information:

You will not be required to report in person for this exam. The updated online application and all uploaded, relevant documents, such as a resume and/or college transcript will be used in the calculation of the exam score. These documents should be uploaded prior to the position close date. 

When completing your online application, please be sure to provide detailed information about your job knowledge and specific duties and responsibilities, as your qualifications for any Civil Service position will be primarily determined based on what is contained in the application. Dates of employment and if employed on a full or part time basis (including number of hours per week) must be indicated for each position held. Additional consideration will be given to supporting documentation i.e. resume, transcripts, licenses, and certifications so please be sure to attach all applicable documents.

If an application and all applicable forms, transcripts, and supporting documents are not submitted by the close date, the applicant/employee will not be considered for this position and will be denied. 

For fullest consideration, the above mentioned requirements must be submitted no later than Friday December 7, 2018

We appreciate your interest in employment at the University of Illinois at Chicago. 

The University of Illinois is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer.  

This position requires Illinois residency within 180 days of the hire date.