Assistant Director of Grant and Finance Administration

Interested applicants must include both a cover letter and a resume as part of the application process.

Please review the anticipated hiring salary and on-site work requirements before submitting your application.

This position requires the incumbent to work physically at UCLA's Campus a minimum of 2x per week, with additional onsite dates as operational needs dictate.

Under the general direction of the Executive Director of the Williams Institute or their designee, the Assistant Director of Grant and Finance Administration will provide a broad range of professional financial and operational services for the Institute. This position is responsible for ensuring the overall financial health and operational efficiency of the Institute. These services can include budgeting, financial management and reporting (including to internal and external constituents), forecasting, contractual services, payroll, recharge services, management of the contract and grant process, tracking expenses against project budgets, overseeing the hiring process with Human Resources and onboarding of new staff, acting as a liaison with the Human Resources department, office management including coordination with the Facilities and IT departments, and other duties as assigned. The Assistant Director of Grant and Finance Administration will work in close collaboration with the Executive Director, the Research Director, and other senior administrators, and with University central campus administrators, Law School administrators, and the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research, as well as contract and grant officials at extramural funding agencies. Strong analytical skills, problem-solving, and ease of manipulating and interpreting a broad range of financial data are required. This position supervises two other staff positions: the Events and Community Engagement Specialist and the Executive Administrator.