Policy Administrator

Title: Policy Administrator

Employee Classification: Policy Administrator

Campus: University of North Texas - System Administration

Division: SYS-Finance & Admin

SubDivision-Department: SYS-Procurement

Department: SYS-Procurement-927100

Job Location: Denton

Salary: Commensurate with Experience

FTE: 1.000000

Retirement Eligibility: TRS Eligible

About Us - Values Overview:

Department Summary

Vision
We strive to be THE benchmark of procurement exhibiting a high degree of excellence in how we inspire, lead, and challenge the way Procurement enables mission and customer success.

Mission
We enable customer success through sourcing, purchasing, and payment services to achieve best value and UNT System's educational and research missions.

Position Overview

The purpose of this position is perform complex policy and regulation development, review and maintenance for the UNT System in collaboration with operating departments and UNT Institutions. The position will assist in setting the strategic direction of the policy program including prioritizing and ensuring currency of all policies under the direction of senior leadership. The work involves researching, analyzing, drafting, editing, revising, coordinating, developing, and evaluating policies. The position also manages processes and tools to coordinate, track, document approval, implement, publish and communicate all new policy development and revisions.

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree and four years' of related experience or any equivalent combination of education, experience, and training.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Effectiveness in collaborating, building relationships, and communicating diplomatically with key stakeholders.
• Demonstrated commitment to collaboration and teamwork across organizational levels and boundaries.
• Demonstrated proficiency in effective written communication.
• Experience developing and managing record systems.
• Ability to exercise sound judgment in making critical decisions.
• Ability to plan, organize and effectively manage multiple assignments.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, with frequently changing priorities.
• Focus on providing a high level of customer service and follow-through.
• Demonstrated project management and ownership skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Law degree or other advanced degree
• Experience in a higher education environment

Required License/Registration/Certifications

Job Duties:

• Serves as the key contact for UNT System policy and regulation development.
• Drafts, edits, revises, critiques, and evaluates new and revised policies and regulations independently or in conjunction with subject matter experts.
• Collaborates with and provides assistance to subject-matter experts, administrators, General Counsel, and stakeholders to ensure all new and revised policies and regulations are compliant with System standards, consistent in format, and void of conflict of duplication with existing policies or regulations.
• Analyzes and researches internal and external policies and policy-making procedures; makes recommendations for changes and improvements.
• Organizes the cyclical review of Regents Rules, System regulations, and System policies to ensure they remain accurate, effective, and aligned with the System's strategic objectives.
• Develops timelines and establishes deadlines for policy revision, development, approval, and implementation.
• Provides transparent communication and recordkeeping/status reports to management, administration, and stakeholders.
• Provides training regarding policy process and best practices to policy stakeholders.
• Maintains policy website and administers policy management platform.
• Maintains an information database/library and serves as the historian for all current and former Regents Rules, System regulations and System policies.
• Makes recommendations for communication plans for implementation of revisions and new policies.

Work Schedule:

Mon - Fri; 8 am-5 pm; overtime as needed

Driving University Vehicle:

No

Security Sensitive:

This is a Security Sensitive Position.

Special Instructions:

Benefits:

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EEO Statement:

The University of North Texas System is firmly committed to equal opportunity and does not permit -- and takes actions to prevent -- discrimination, harassment (including sexual violence) and retaliation on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, genetic information, or veteran status in its application and admission processes, educational programs and activities, facilities and employment practices. The University of North Texas System immediately investigates complaints of discrimination and takes remedial action when appropriate. The University of North Texas System also takes actions to prevent retaliation against individuals who oppose any form of harassment or discriminatory practice, file a charge or report, or testify, assist or participate in an investigative proceeding or hearing.