Read the following job description, and answer the respective questions:

Job Title: Academic Portfolio Administrator

Faculty$/$Department: Pilon School of Business

The Academic Portfolio Administrator $($APA$)$ is a member of the Faculty's Administrative Team, accountable for proactively managing the administrative functions of the Associate Dean's $($AD$)$ portfolio. Under the direction of the AD$,$ the APA proactively coordinates processes that include workload planning $($enrolment planning, course and faculty scheduling, human resource assignments, and payroll$),$ space and resource allocation, curriculum$-$related processes, external liaising and financial and data analysis$/$reporting$.$ The APA is required to organize and expedite the flow of work through the AD's office and to have a thorough understanding of academic operations, human resources principles and resources allocation in order to act on behalf of the AD$,$ as appropriate, and to escalate matters when necessary. You have a highly collaborative spirit and thrive on supporting your team and have ability to also act independently and take initiative to establish and achieve collective goals.

Your sharp problem solving, analytical and critical thinking skills, along with your detail$-$oriented nature, allow you to solve challenges in creative ways.

You communicate with discretion, confidentiality, diplomacy, and exercise sound judgement.

You are proficient with computer technology including computerized databases, spreadsheets and word processing and are adaptable in an evolving technical landscape. High proficiency with Microsoft Excel is required and experience with Tableau is considered an asset.

The successful candidate will also meet the following qualifications:

$3-$year diploma or degree in Business Administration, Communications, Project Management, or related field

$5$ years of related experience in an administrative$/$project management role, preferably in a post$-$secondary environment $($equivalency will be considered$)$

Familiarity with college systems $($preferred$)$ Which of the following would be the best example of an objective for this position?

Question $5$ options:

By the end of $2022,$ you will independently coordinating all new employee orientations and onboarding, from the welcome email, until their new employee checklists are completed. Success will be measured by and $80\%$ approval rating on employee surveys.

By the end of $2022,$ you will be confidently researching, planning, coordinating, and executing day$-$to$-$day operational processes within the portfolio of the AD with respect to workload planning.

You will collect, review and analyze data relevant to the financial performance of the Portfolio and assist in the monitoring of the Faculty budget. This will be measured by whether or not the budgets are maintained.

You will successfully identify faculty and staff workload, scheduling and accommodation issues that contravene the Collective Agreements, and in consultation with the AD and$/$or stakeholders seeking to rectify issues, as measured by few questions coming to the AD$,$ and all questions flowing through you.