University of California  Los Angeles

Academic Personnel Manager

Education, Government & Non-Profit
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years experience with UC academic personnel policies and HR/payroll systems required; UCPath preferred.
  • 3+ years experience supervising staff in higher education or large organizational settings.
  • Knowledge of visa processing and university benefits programs preferred.
  • Detailed understanding of academic personnel policies, affirmative action, and related systems required.
  • Strong analytical and decision-making skills to assess options and implement solutions required.
  • Exceptional communication skills for clear information dissemination across all levels of the organization required.
  • Proficiency in office technologies including Microsoft Office Suite.

Responsibilities

  • Manage academic personnel processes including reappointments, merits, promotions, and visa needs.
  • Oversee personnel services for faculty, academic apprentices, and staff within the Department of Economics and MQE Program.
  • Supervise the execution of personnel actions and projects assigned to administrative staff.
  • Coordinate faculty recruitment and hiring processes from initiation to completion.
  • Act as a liaison for faculty and staff benefits, ensuring compliance with policies and programs.
  • Prepare ad hoc reports and performance metrics for the Chief Administrative Officer.
  • Engage in special projects as designated by the Chief Administrative Officer.

Benefits

  • Access to comprehensive UC benefit package effective from day one.
  • Support for professional development and continuing education opportunities.
  • Flexible scheduling to promote work-life balance.
  • Participation in mentoring and networking programs within the university.
  • Opportunity for involvement in diverse and inclusive campus initiatives.
Full Job Description
Special Instructions to Applicants

Resume and Cover Letter are required for the application to be considered.

Position Summary

Responsible for academic, academic apprentice, staff personnel, student employment and benefits in the Department of Economics and self-supporting Master of Quantitative Economics Program (MQE), as well as oversight. Provide employment, personnel service and human resources to approximately 44 Tenured and tenure-track Faculty, 14 Non-Senate Faculty/Lecturers, 10 Joint Appointments, 16 in-residence Emeriti, 8 annual visiting and postdoctoral scholars, 70 academic apprentice personnel and 19 Career Staff. Manage the academic personnel process for reappointment/merits/promotions. Use appropriate processes to accomplish personnel actions including summer ninths, stipends, course buyouts, leaves and sabbaticals, merits and promotions, time reporting, new hires and securing of visas. Use QDB to track sub zero expenses, and prepare ad hoc reports for the Chief Administrative Officer. Supervise personnel projects assigned to administrative staff and office assistants. Coordinate faculty hiring and search process. Serve as reviewer and back-up for all academic apprentice actions and preparer for all faculty and staff actions. Serve as faculty and staff benefits representative. Participate in special projects as assigned by CAO. A highly visible position that requires sensitivity, knowledge of University personnel policies and procedures and the EDB/UC Path system, organizational skills to create, adjust and maintain the department's personnel services system.

Salary & Compensation

*UCLA provides a full pay range. Actual salary offers consider factors, including budget, prior experience, skills, knowledge, abilities, education, licensure and certifications, and other business considerations. Salary offers at the top of the range are not common. Visit UC Benefit package to discover benefits that start on day one, and UC Total Compensation Estimator to calculate the total compensation value with benefits.
Qualifications

  • 5 years Direct experience with UC academic personnel policies, UCPath, human resources, administration and other university HR/payroll systems. (Preferred) And
  • 3 years Experience supervising and training staff in a higher education or large organizational setting. (Preferred) And
  • 3 years Familiarity with visa processing, and university benefits programs. (Preferred) And
  • Detailed knowledge of academic personnel policies and procedures, affirmative action requirements, benefits programs, visa/immigration processes, and working knowledge of UCLA Call, Academic Personnel Manual, UCPath, and related systems. (Preferred)
  • Demonstrated ability to perform and coordinate academic personnel actions, ensuring correct timing, sequencing, and compliance with established policies. (Required)
  • Strong working knowledge of academic values, priorities, expectations, and University culture; familiarity with campus organizations and resources (Academic Personnel Office, Graduate Division, OISS, Benefits Office, etc.). (Preferred)
  • Skill in compiling, analyzing, and interpreting information to identify issues, evaluate options, and make logical, evidence-based decisions. (Required)
  • Ability to independently organize, prioritize, and track multiple projects in a large, complex environment, ensuring timely completion despite interruptions or short deadlines. (Required)
  • Exceptional communication skills (verbal, written, electronic) to convey accurate and timely information across all organizational levels. (Required)
  • Demonstrated leadership ability to train, assign work, supervise, and evaluate staff and student personnel. (Required)
  • Proficiency with office technologies and systems (Microsoft Office Suite, data management tools, email systems, and other relevant platforms). (Required)
  • Proven ability to handle confidential matters with discretion, diplomacy, and professionalism. (Required)
  • Strong representational skills to effectively communicate and advocate the needs/views of department leadership to campus administration and external stakeholders with tact and diplomacy. (Required)
  • Demonstrated ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships with faculty, staff, administrators, and students. (Required)
  • Ability to work independently with minimal supervision, exercising sound judgment and follow-through on assignments. (Required)

  • Education, Licenses, Certifications & Personal Affiliations

  • Bachelor's Degree in a related area (e.g., Business Administration, Human Resources, Higher Education Administration) or equivalent experience/training (Required) Or
  • Master's Degree in a related area (e.g., Human Resources, Higher Education Administration, Public Administration). (Preferred)

  • Special Conditions for Employment

  • Background Check: Continued employment is contingent upon the completion of a satisfactory background investigation.
  • Age Requirement: Candidate(s) must be 18 years or older to be eligible to be hired.

  • Schedule

    8:00 am- 5:00 pm
    Union/Policy Covered

    99-Policy Covered
    Complete Position Description

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    About University of California Los Angeles

    The University of California, Los Angeles is a public land-grant research university in Los Angeles, California. UCLA's academic roots were established in 1881 as a teachers college then known as the southern branch of the California State Normal School. This school was absorbed with the official founding of UCLA as the Southern Branch of the University of California in 1919, making it the second-oldest of the 10-campus University of California system. UCLA offers 337 undergraduate and graduate degree programs in a wide range of disciplines, enrolling about 31,600 undergraduate and 14,300 graduate and professional students. UCLA received 174,914 undergraduate applications for Fall 2022, including transfers, making the school the most applied-to university in the United States. The university is organized into the College of Letters and Science and 12 professional schools. Six of the schools offer undergraduate degree programs: the School of the Arts and Architecture, Samueli School of Engineering, Herb Alpert School of Music, School of Nursing, Luskin School of Public Affairs and School of Theater, Film and Television. Three others are graduate-level professional health science schools: the David Geffen School of Medicine, School of Dentistry and Fielding School of Public Health. The School of Education & Information Studies, Anderson School of Management and School of Law round out the university.
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