Job Description

Art Department Manager

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The College of Architecture, Art, and Planning (Cornell AAP) at Cornell University is seeking a full time Department Manager for Art Department.

The department manager directs the day-to-day operations, collaborating with the department chair to develop and implement management strategies for short- & long-range fiscal, operational, and human resource areas. The person in this role also works cooperatively with the Associate Dean for Administration and other department managers and resource stewards in the college and participating colleges, to build and sustain a culture of collaboration and continuous process improvement.

Key responsibilities:

• Function as chief financial officer of the department, developing financial projections and strategies for discretionary and sponsored funding, and collaborating on sponsored project administration and sponsored project proposal preparation
• Create and sustain partnerships with faculty and staff within the department, across the college, and with colleagues across campus
• Establish, implement, evaluate, and optimize departmental operational policies and procedures, in conjunction with Chair
• Supervise administrative support staff and student staff, and manage overall support staff structure
• Collaborate with college partners to ensure effective management of human resources needs, research programs, educational programs, and facilities/building operations
• Collaborate with the Chair to implement policies and initiatives for supporting department faculty and staff towards building the culture of the department

Rewards and Benefits

• Our benefits programs include comprehensive health care options, generous retirement contributions, access to wellness programs, and employee discounts with local and national retail brands. We invite you to follow this link to get more information about our benefits: Understand Your Benefits | Working at Cornell.
• Our leave provisions include health and personal leave, three weeks of vacation and 13 holidays: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving and the day after, and an end of the year winter break from December 25-January 1. To offer greater flexibility for observing faiths and traditions we also offer two additional floating holidays. Learn more about our generous leave provisions: Holiday and Accrued Time Off
• Cornell's impressive educational benefits include tuition-free Extramural Study and Employee Degree Program, tuition aid for external education, and Cornell Children's Tuition Assistance Program. Learn more about our extensive educational benefits: Education Benefits | Working at Cornell
• Follow this link to learn more about the Total Rewards of Working at Cornell: Total Rewards | Working at Cornell.

Required Qualification:

• A resume and cover letter are required for further consideration.
• Bachelor’s degree with 3-5 years of relevant experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Possess strong leadership, organizational, analytical, and creative problem-solving skills
• Experienced with budgeting, financial reporting, and resource management, and able to conceptualize and oversee the design of databases, data collection methods, and reporting tools, and demonstrated capacity to facilitate decision-making by analyzing and presenting data
• Adept at approaching conditions from “big-picture” and “detail-oriented” vantage points, and able to effectively navigate situations that are ambiguous, confidential, and/or with evolving priorities
• Able to set priorities for others, and to provide guidance, training, support, and other resources as necessary
• Proficient with typical business software, including Microsoft Office Suite, as well as database management and manipulation (e.g., Airtable, Smartsheet) and financial management tools, and/or the ability to gain fluency quickly
• Demonstrated ability to sustain an open, inclusive, and collaborative environment where all perspectives are solicited and valued

Preferred Qualifications:

• familiarity with any of the following would be a significant plus: Cornell-wide tools (e.g., Kuali Financial System and OBIEE, PeopleSoft, Workday, etc.) and/or tools used in AAP (e.g., Slab, Airtable), and/or other database, project management, or organizational software.
• Experience in higher education, particularly in a highly complex environment.

The College of Architecture, Art, and Planning at Cornell University includes the departments of Architecture, Art, City and Regional Planning, the Paul Rubacha Department of Real Estate, jointly led by AAP and the SC Johnson College of Business, the multicollege Department of Design Tech, and the Cornell Mui Ho Center for Cities. The college spans three locations in Ithaca, New York City, and Rome, Italy, each with world-class facilities and cutting-edge technologies.


Cornell AAP is about acts of transformation. We are committed to reimagining and reshaping the world in new ways, every day. A vital college at one of the nation's foremost research universities, Cornell AAP brings faculty, staff, and students together from around the world to take up some of today's most urgent challenges and advance research, inquiry, and collaborative approaches to designing, making, and doing that make a more just and resilient future.

The Department of Art, offers a B.F.A., an M.F.A. in Creative Visual Arts, and an M.F.A. in Image Text. The department enjoys a close relationship with diverse academic units across the university including in the humanities, sciences, and technology. Art faculty and students have access to extensive traditional and digital production facilities in the college as well as to the resources of a major research university. The department also offers a semester-long undergraduate studio program in Rome, Italy.

University Job Title:

Administrator III

Job Family:

Administration

Level:

F

Pay Rate Type:

Salary

Pay Range:

$73,306.00 - $85,194.00

Remote Option Availability:

Onsite

Company:

Endowed

Contact Name:

Samantha Pennell

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2025-04-03

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