Senate Operations Manager, Office of The Chancellor - Calgary, Canada - The University of Calgary

The University of Calgary

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Calgary, Canada

1 week ago

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Position Overview
The
Office of the Chancellor and Senat is currently seeking a Full-time Regular
Senate Operations Manager.

The Office of the Chancellor and Senate (OCS) is an integral part of the Community Engagement portfolio within the University of Calgary's Advancement team.

Working closely with colleagues in OCS and the Office of the President, the Senate Operations Manager provides support to the Director, Office of the Chancellor and Secretary to Senate, the University Senate and the Chancellor.

This role reports directly to the Director - Office of the Chancellor and Secretary to Senate.

The Senate Operations Manager fosters collaborative relationships with the broader University community and other stakeholders. This position requires a great attitude, friendly demeanor, and a can-do approach to relationship management.

It involves highly confidential materials and requires the ability to exercise considerable discretion, solid judgment, and independent thought with respect to the effective management of information.

The ability to communicate professionally with stakeholders at all levels of the university and the community, is critical to the success of this position.

Given periodic high work volume, strong attention to detail and the ability to perform within tight timelines are components of the job.

Position Description

Summary of Key Responsibilities (job functions include but are not limited to):

Working closely with Committee Chairs, create and maintain forward agendas to ensure appropriate routing for Senate and allocated committee work in compliance with the Senate bylaws, terms of reference, and additional governance documents
Responsible for all aspects of allocated committee activity including creating agendas, minutes, briefing notes, speaking notes, and presentations; and proactively tracking future activity and routing based on the Strategic Plan, committee work plans, and action items from previous meetings
Responsible for the creation of all meeting packages and related material for allocated standing committees and ad hoc committees
Create and maintain longterm governance tools such as decision registers, delegation of authority registers, record keeping conventions, archiving conventions
Using approved procedures, prepare and recommend leadership positions and committee memberships of Senators based on experience and previous activity
Attend allocated meetings as Recording Secretary
Oversee and implement the activities of the committees (excluding those requiring event planning), such as appointments to other university bodies, exit interviews, HD hosts, orientation, nomination review and selection, recruitment and selection, recognition, scholarship recipient selection, strategic planning, strategic plan implementation planning, workshops
Provide direction and advice regarding online content for OCS communications
Collaborate with Marketing and Communications teams to create recruitment advertisements and externally facing communications
Create process documents for Senate (Program plans, Zoom, Doodle Poll)
Ensure that all IT, Zoom processes are fully functional and accessible by all Senators
Coordinate meetings, room bookings, prepare agendas, take minutes, and follow up on action items
Process and manage expenses, receipts, travel bookings and arrangements, and other related activities, as required
Respond to ad hoc requests for information from various stakeholders including departments, University, government, other universities, faculty, staff, students, etc.; ensure information requests are handled appropriately with highly developed judgment and communication skills
Maintain official lists of the OCS with the data team in the Office of Advancement: Chancellors, Senators, past Senators, Honorary Degree (HD) recipients, Order of the University of Calgary (OTUC) recipients
Maintain registers of all nominations for HD and OTUC with information about dates reviewed by bodies and those outcomes
Support the Director, OCS, and other Advancement University leaders to proactively heighten the OCS to amplify the University's reputation and impact
Provide a single unified 'triage point' for OCS at the University and central point for actively managing partner relationships
Provide, in collaboration with Advancement Services, central relationship management services for external OCS activities across the University
Manage complex University issues and challenging interpersonal interactions with composure and diplomacy
Professionally interact with all stakeholders, dealing with all Senators correspondence
Perform onboarding/offboarding of Senators