Administrator

Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the Posting End Date.

At UBC, we believe that attracting and sustaining a diverse workforce is key to the successful pursuit of excellence in research, innovation, and learning for all faculty, staff and students. Our commitment to employment equity helps achieve inclusion and fairness, brings rich diversity to UBC as a workplace, and creates the necessary conditions for a rewarding career. 

Undergraduate degree in a relevant discipline. Minimum of three years experience or the equivalent combination of education and experience.

- Willingness to respect diverse perspectives, including perspectives in conflict with one’s own

- Demonstrates a commitment to enhancing one’s own awareness, knowledge, and skills related to equity, diversity, and inclusion

Demonstrated experience in financial budgeting, accounting and reports. Experience in administrative support in an academic environment. Ability to work independently and with others as required. Effective communication and organizational skills. Computer experience required and knowledge of Workday, SISC, ACMS, SCIENTIA, ISI considered an asset. Thorough knowledge of University policies and procedures, as well as other administrative units and capable of providing interpretation and advise on these policies.

Additional skills:

Administrative skills:

• Ability to anticipate problems and issues
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision and effectively manage multiple priorities
• Analyze and interpret data, determine implications, and provide recommendations
• Interpret and apply complex legislation, policies, regulations, and technical information.
• Analyze and solve problems

Communicates effectively verbally, in writing and electronically

• Ability to communicate in a clear, attentive, and polite manner
• Ability to prepare correspondence, reports, presentations, and other written materials.
• Ability to design and modify web sites.

Human Management skills:

• Ability to build co-operative relations with diverse persons, notably students, faculty and UBC staff.