Job Details

The Happy OU Project team in the Jeannine Rainbolt College of Education at the University of Oklahoma (OU) - Norman Campus is pleased to invite passionate, creative, and innovative individuals with experience to oversee and coordinate a federal grant project (Happy OU Project) for Child Care Access Means Parents in School supporting low-income undergraduate student parents at OU. This position would closely collaborate with the Early Childhood Education project team and various OU and community partners from spring 2023 to summer 2026. This is a part-time position working on campus 20 hours a week for 12 months. There will be occasional travels (e.g., a meeting off campus). This is a four-year project (ending September 29, 2026), but there is a possibility for renewal.

Essential Duties:

• Organizes, coordinates and performs clerical and administrative functions following established standards.
• Assumes day-to-day responsibility for organizing and coordinating specialized clerical functions.
• Answers questions, provides information and handles complaints for internal and external customers.
• Updates office procedures for a more efficient operation when necessary.
• Assists with preparation of budgets, controls delegated budgetary expenses and maintains budgetary records.
• Approves departmental expenditures within predetermined guidelines .
• Reviews billing from contractors and vendors, adjusts as needed.
• Establishes and maintains filing systems including confidential documents.
• Assists with design and selection of departmental computer programs.
• Selects, supervises, trains and evaluates performance of assigned staff.
• Prepares staff schedules and monitors and approves time worked.
• Coordinates departmental personnel and payroll issues.
• Plans and coordinates special projects.
• Schedules appointments and makes travel arrangements.
• Collects and disseminates information for internal and external customers.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.