Rhode Island College invites applicants for the position of Assistant Director of Operations. This is a full-time, calendar year, temporary, grant-funded, renewable contingent upon funding.

The Paul V. Sherlock Center on Disabilities is seeking Assistant Director of Operations to oversee the daily operations of the Center. Receiving guidance and support from the center’s Executive Director, the Assistant Director will assist with all aspects of departmental operations and maintain responsibility for all major functional unit(s) within the department. The selected individual will support Sherlock Center’s philosophy and core values to facilitate the achievement of its short- and long-term goals. Play a key role in Sherlock Center’s ongoing strategic planning process and enhancement of the Center’s infrastructure to maintain and deepen its leadership role in the disability community. Primary responsibilities include administrative support services, human resources management, management information systems, communications, budget development, and daily operations.

Rhode Island College is a regional comprehensive public college that serves approximately 6,400 undergraduate, graduate and doctoral students through its five schools: the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, the Feinstein School of Education and Human Development, the School of Business, the School of Nursing and the School of Social Work. Established in 1854, we are Rhode Island’s first public institution of higher education. The college is located on a beautiful 180-acre suburban campus in the vibrant city of Providence, and has satellite locations at the Rhode Island Nursing Education Center in Providence’s Innovation District and the Rhode Island College Workforce Development Hub in Central Falls, RI. We are known throughout the Northeast for high-quality academic programs, small class sizes, personalized, hands-on learning experiences, world-class faculty, and high value compared to other four-year institutions. Rhode Island College highly values candidates who are adept at communicating with and meeting the needs of today’s diverse college communities. Successful candidates will possess the cultural competency and the emotional agility to respond to issues of diversity and inclusion while advancing the College’s strategic pillar of Inclusive Excellence.

Required qualifications:

• Master’s degree or PhD in Public Administration, Management, or in the specifically assigned area of organizational or program responsibility supplemented by extensive specialized or advanced training or education in that area.

• Minimum of seven years of progressively responsible financial and administrative management expertise; Demonstrated grant writing experience; Demonstrated familiarity with management information systems (MIS); Demonstrated familiarity with human resources management (HRM) system development and implementation; Demonstrated strong verbal and interpersonal communication skills; Demonstrated proficiency in written communication skills; Demonstrated supervisory experience; Demonstrated negotiating skills; Demonstrated ability to work with diverse groups/populations.

 
Preferred qualifications:

• Experience with individuals with disabilities.

• Bilingual

Application deadline: Open Until Filled  
Proposed starting salary: $90,000
 
For a full job description, which includes additional responsibilities and requirements for the position and application procedures, see https://employment.ric.edu/.  Candidates must apply on-line, using Rhode Island College’s PeopleAdmin Applicant Tracking system.