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General Administration Career Track

This track includes roles that are in administrative or professional functions and are non‐student facing in nature.

Track Overview

General Administration
Level Description Definition
5 Expert Professional Principal advisor providing counsel and guidance to top management on significant business matters. Focuses on providing thought leadership across multiple disciplines. Recognized internally as the "go-to person" for the most complex assignments in relative subject matter areas. Works on advanced complex projects or business issues.
4 Advanced Professional Work is highly independent. May assume a team lead role for the work group. A specialist on complex and technical business matters.
3 Senior Professional Able to carry out a full range of professional duties. Works independently with guidance on more complex issues. Uses advanced analytical, technical, and problem-solving skills to achieve results and improve business operations. May mentor less experienced colleagues.
2 Intermediate Professional Full professional level position. Responsible for delivery of professional activities. Focuses on providing standard professional advice and creating reports/analysis for review by higher level team professionals.
1 Entry Professional Contributes in a support capacity. Work is closely managed. Works on project and matters of limited complexity.

Level Detail

Level 5: Expert Professional (G5)
Classification title: Senior General Consultant
Complexity Experience Scope of Impact Knowledge Autonomy
Recognized internally as the "go-to person" for the most complex assignments in relative subject matter areas. Works on advanced complex projects or business issues. Advanced experienced required. Universitywide discipline. Focuses on providing thought leadership across multiple disciplines. Demonstrates high degree of creativity in applying breadth of knowledge in practices, process, metrics, models, or applications of the above. Principal advisor providing counsel and guidance to top management on significant business matters.
Level 4: Advanced Professional (G4)
Classification title: General Consultant
Complexity Experience Scope of Impact Knowledge Autonomy
A specialist on complex and technical business matters. Fully developed professional experienced required. Universitywide discipline or college/unit function or department or school. Applies fully developed industry knowledge and displays advanced understanding of concepts, principles, and technical capabilities to a wide variety of tasks. Work is highly independent. May assume a team lead role for the work group.
Level 3: Senior Professional (G3)
Classification title: Senior General Coordinator
Complexity Experience Scope of Impact Knowledge Autonomy
Works independently with guidance on more complex issues. Developed professional experience required. College/unit function or department or school. Uses advanced analytical, technical, and problem-solving skills to achieve results and improve business operations. Uses and applies general knowledge to varied tasks and projects. May mentor less experienced colleagues. Able to carry out a full range of professional duties.
Level 2: Intermediate Professional (G2)
Classification title: General Coordinator
Complexity Experience Scope of Impact Knowledge Autonomy
Receives direction on more complex work from more experienced colleagues. Limited professional level work experience required.  College/unit function or department or school. Focuses on providing standard professional advice and creating reports and analysis. Uses and applies general knowledge to varied tasks.  Responsible for delivery of professional activities. Work may be reviewed by more experienced team professionals.
Level 1: Entry Professional (G1)
Classification title: Associate General Coordinator
Complexity Experience Scope of Impact Knowledge Autonomy
Works on project and matters of limited complexity. No professional- level work experience required. College/unit function or department or school. Limited scope or developing of knowledge required. Work is closely managed. Contributes in a structured capacity.