What are the responsibilities and job description for the Enterprise Application Administrator for eProcurement position at The University of North Carolina Greensboro?
Position Type
Staff
Position Eclass
EP - EHRA 12 mo leave earning
University Information
Located in North Carolina’s third largest city, UNC Greensboro is among the most diverse, learner-centered public research universities in the state, with 18,000 students in eight colleges and schools pursuing more than 150 areas of undergraduate and over 200 areas of graduate study. UNCG continues to be recognized nationally for academic excellence, access, and affordability. UNCG is ranked No. 1 most affordable institution in North Carolina for net cost by the N.Y. Times and No. 1 in North Carolina for social mobility by The Wall Street Journal — helping first-generation and lower-income students find paths to prosperity. Designated an Innovation and Economic Prosperity University by the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities, UNCG is a community-engaged research institution with a portfolio of more than $67M in research and creative activity. The University’s 2,600 staff help create an annual economic impact for the Piedmont Triad region in excess of $1B.
Primary Purpose of the Organizational Unit
The Purchasing department, which comprises Contract Management, Purchasing and PCards, is committed to providing professional and timely service to all our customers while driving innovation and process improvements that will support the missions of the University. The Purchasing department will continue to improve communications, promote the use of technology, and leverage the University’s purchasing power to increase the value of procured goods and services. This will be accomplished by providing outstanding customer service, first rate supply chain management, while maintaining unyielding integrity and adherence to the North Carolina State Administrative Code and UNCG Policies and Procedures.
The primary goal and objective of all purchasing activities at the University is to acquire the needs of the campus within statutory, regulatory and procedural guidance in an efficient and effective manner at a fair and reasonable cost with timely delivery and proper performance. As a ‘custodian of public monies’, the operating premise of the Purchasing Department is – integrity and professionalism.
The primary goal and objective of all purchasing activities at the University is to acquire the needs of the campus within statutory, regulatory and procedural guidance in an efficient and effective manner at a fair and reasonable cost with timely delivery and proper performance. As a ‘custodian of public monies’, the operating premise of the Purchasing Department is – integrity and professionalism.
Position Summary
This position serves as the institutional Application Administrator and IT System Administrator for the University’s enterprise eProcurement and related financial systems supporting the Source-to-Pay lifecycle. This includes: JAGGAER eProcurement, and integrations with Emburse and Ellucian Banner, as well as backup administrator duties for systems such as PaymentWorks and PCard Administration.
System administrators exercise independent technical authority while following institutional and regulatory standards. This position is accountable for lifecycle management, technical enablement, system availability, security, access management, configuration, data integrity, integrations, and compliance for applications with division-wide and institution-wide impact. Failures or security issues associated with the systems administered by this role may escalate to executive IT leadership (CIO/CISO), making this position accountable for audit findings, continuity of operations, and risk mitigation.
This position owns privileged access and security design for enterprise applications assigned to it, including user roles, administrative permissions, and access reviews in alignment with institutional audit and compliance requirements. This position is accountable for protecting sensitive data through appropriate access controls, configuration management, and vendor security coordination. This position ensures that system configurations, upgrades, and integrations adhere to University standards and do not introduce audit risk, data exposure, or compliance failures (e.g., FERPA, HIPAA, SOX, PCI, or other applicable regulations).
This position maintains operational continuity and availability of enterprise systems by proactively managing system performance, capacity, and user-impacting behaviors. This role plans upgrades and designs integrations, evaluating vendor releases, patches, and roadmap changes to ensure availability and stability for all users, and serves as the primary escalation point for production incidents and system failures, coordinating response activities with vendors, infrastructure teams, and integration partners. This position ensures coverage is in place to mitigate institutional risk during staff absences or turnover by providing cross-training and system and process documentation. This role also supports continuous improvement efforts across the systems it administers.
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree from an appropriately accredited institution and two to four years of experience administering enterprise applications with system-wide impact, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Demonstrated responsibility for system configuration, access management, integrations, and operational support.
Additional Required Certifications, Licensures, and Certificates
Preferred Qualifications
- 5 years of experience serving as an application administrator for ERP, eProcurement, or financial management systems in higher education (e.g., Ellucian Banner, JAGGAER, Emburse, PaymentWorks).
- Experience managing vendor relationships, integrations, audits, and institution-wide system changes.
Special Instructions to Applicants
Recruitment Range
Salary commensurate with experience
Org #-Department
Info Technology Services - 23101
Job Open Date
04/09/2026
For Best Consideration Date
Job Close Date
Open Until Filled
Yes
FTE
1.000
Type of Appointment
Permanent
If time-limited, please specify end date for appointment.
Number of Months per Year
12
FLSA
Exempt