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Business Manager Job at University of Alaska

University of Alaska Anchorage, AK 99508

Job Information

  • Date Posted
    2024-06-15
  • Location
    Anchorage, AK 99508
  • Job Title
    Business Manager
  • Gender
    Both
  • Job Number:523901
  • Classification:Administrative Professional 1
  • Grade:Grade 79
  • Work type:Hybrid, On Campus, Staff Full-time
  • Administrative Unit:University of Alaska Statewide
  • School/Business unit:SW Land Management
  • Location:Anchorage, Chugiak, Eagle River
  • Categories: Business/Accounting/Finance

Position Summary:

UA Land Management seeks a highly motivated and skilled Business Manager to provide technical assistance to the Director and staff of the Land Management Office. This position manages specific projects from inception to completion. Additional duties include writing grant proposals and creating reports on grant awards for federal agencies.

Duties:

1-60Project Management: Oversee office project management, including digital marketing to help boost sales and leases of UA lands (website), business portal (Land Management database), workflow management (monday.com), and UA Land’s modernization project. Assist in leading student hires.Essential
2-20Business Manager/Technical Support. Prepare quarterly and annual documents for the Director's report to the BOR and Executive Management. Help plan, create, and prepare documents for distribution at public workshops and fairs, conferences, government agencies, and private businesses. Attend public meetings as UALM representative. Create reports from those events and make digital and physical marketing materials for wide dissemination on resource development and real estate sales and leases.Essential
3-15Administrative. Provide administrative support to LM staff and other System Office Executives located at the Bragaw Office Building. Support includes travel and procurement duties for the Anchorage LM Office, ensuring strict compliance with applicable policies and procedures; front desk responsibilities including interacting with the public and answering main phone lines; event and meeting coordination; HR recruitment; staff training sessions; and problem solving with computer software and databases.Essential
4-5Grant Writing & Development. Develop ideas for potential new grants and write proposals. Identify areas for additional funding. Conduct research for each new grant opportunity and analyze the data. Present the findings and the proposed grant application to the Director and LM staff; then submit to the applicable agency. In response to each grant award, create and submit reports to the applicable federal agency and prepare detailed reports for distribution.Essential

Land Management's (LM) primary role is to convert the University's grant land assets to investable income to support the University's educational mission and prudently manage land dedicated for educational purposes.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:
  • Knowledge of or ability to learn BOR policies, state regulations (e.g. AAC), and federal laws with regard to UA land and resource development and sales.
  • Ability to collect, analyze, interpret, and create comprehensive reports from data, Business Plans, and Feasibility Assessments.
  • Ability to recognize and troubleshoot non-compliance issues with regard to LM policies on UA lands.
  • Basic knowledge of the granting process and federal reporting agency requirements.
  • Form self-conducted research data, create persuasive grant proposals and identify additional funding sources for the same.
  • Effective communication skills, both oral and written.
  • Advanced computer and database skills to create professional documents for publication and the ability to train others in that process.

Typical Experience:
This position requires 6 or more years of progressive business administrative experience, with executive level administrative experience preferred.

Required Education or Training:

Bachelor's degree in related field and two years relevant experience, or an equivalent combination of training and experience. Master's degree preferred.



Salary Information:

This is a full-time, 12-month, exempt staff position complete with both a competitive salary and full employee benefits package. New hires will be placed on the UA staff salary schedule, Grade 79, based on education and experience.



Special Instructions to Applicants:

Please attach a resume, cover letter, and the names and contact information (email address and phone number) for three (3) professional references with your application.

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until a successful candidate is identified.

Review of application materials will begin immediately. Search and selection procedures will be closed when a sufficient and viable number of qualified candidates have been identified.


  • To be eligible for this position, applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States without restriction. Applicants who now or may in the future require visa sponsorship to work in the United States are not eligible.

The University of Alaska (UA) is responsible for providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities throughout the applicant screening process. If you need assistance in completing this application or during any phase of the interview process, please contact UA Human Resources by phone at 907-450-8200.

UA is an AA/EO employer and educational institution and prohibits illegal discrimination against any individual:

The successful applicant is required to complete a background check. Any offer of employment is contingent on the background check.

Your application for employment with the University of Alaska is subject to public disclosure under the Alaska Public Records Act.

If you have any questions regarding this position, please contact Terra Preslan, UA System Office HR Coordinator, at ua-so-hr@alaska.edu or 907-450-8261.

Advertised: 21 Mar 2023 Alaskan Daylight Time
Applications close: 31 Mar 2023 Alaskan Daylight Time




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