Assistant Director Environmental Resilience (BBC)

About FIU

Florida International University is a Top 50, preeminent public research university with 55,000 students from all 50 states and more than 140 countries, as well as an alumni network of more than 340,000. Located in the global city of Miami, the university offers more than 200 degree programs at the undergraduate, graduate and professional levels, including medicine and law. FIU faculty are leaders in their fields and include National Academy members, Fulbright Scholars and MacArthur Genius Fellows. A Carnegie R1 institution, FIU drives impactful research in environmental resilience, health and technology and innovation. Home to the Wall of Wind and Institute of Environment, FIU stands at the forefront of discovery and innovation. With a focus on student success, economic mobility and community engagement, FIU is redefining what it means to be a public research university.

Job Summary

Assists the Vice Provost of Environmental Resilience and the Biscayne Bay Campus by managing the day-to-day activities and mission functions of the strategic focus area of environment and environmental resilience, including operations, finance, or human resources management. Assists in developing, implementing and coordinating initiatives for research, teaching, and engagement programs as well as grant proposals and on-campus projects.

Responsibilities

• Assists the Vice Provost of Environmental Resilience and the Biscayne Bay Campus and University leadership in the strategic focus area of environment and environmental resilience with developing, implementing and coordinating initiatives for research, teaching, and engagement programs as well as grant proposals and on-campus projects.
• Works closely with internal and external partners and collaborators and maintaining exceptional records of progress and correspondence.
• Contributes to the management strategy and participates in planning
• Gathers data on faculty, research, students, staff, and comparables at other institutions. Prepares reports and proposals involving analysis and compilation of data. Sets priorities and establishes guidelines for report generation to meet special departmental objectives.
• Works closely with leadership of units across the university focused on environmental and resilience work including, deans, department chairs, institute and center directors to keep abreast of important events, findings and issues.
• Assists with initiatives and special events including coordinating with internal and external stakeholders to ensure effective communications and successful execution of events.
• Represents the vice provost and environment and resilience programs - at internal and external events
• Serves as the point-of-contact for select external partners and stakeholders and handles routine requests as appropriate.
• Provides advice to PIs and other program staff on implementing programs, new initiatives, and special projects.
• Coordinates, supports, and organizes internal and extramural outreach activities between participants, scientists and stakeholders, as needed. Provides content to the communications team for promotion and publicity.
• Contributes to management strategy and participates in strategic planning, staffing decisions, policy development, and other key areas.
• Affirms compliance with applicable policies, procedures, and standards
• Recommends and implements policies, procedures and practices to improve efficiency.
• Offers direction on human resource functions and ensures timely processing of documentation required for new hires, staffing, payroll, and orientation of new employees.
• Participates in the training for administrative staff.
• Supervises and appraises employee performance and recommends improvement plans for deficiencies.
• Represents, as needed, the unit on committees, task forces, and/or initiatives related to finance, human resources, and other administrative issues.
• Works with facilities to coordinate research/education initiatives and sensor platform installations and maintenance.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business, education or related field and four (4) years of related work experience
• Master's degree in business, education or related field and two (2) years of related work experience

Desired Qualifications

• PhD in a related field
• Familiarity with AI tools

Job Category

Administrative

Advertised Salary

$65,500 - $75,000

Work Schedule

Begin time: 8:30 AM
End time: 5:00 PM

Pre-Employment Requirements

• Criminal Background Check

Other Information

• Ability to work evenings and weekends.
• Travel to FIU Campus
• Ability to travel locally