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Executive, Agriculture & Life Sciences

PageUp Desc Code: AGR - Executive, Agriculture & Life Sciences

Function: AGR - Agriculture & Life Sciences

Sub-function: Agriculture & Life Sciences

Discipline: Agriculture & Life Sciences

Career Track: General Administration

Career Track Level: Executive - Level 2


Agriculture & Life Sciences: Agriculture and Life Sciences manages programs, facilities, and sites devoted to improving soil, crop, plant, animal, and environmental resources. Operations include farms, arboretums, greenhouses, branch facilities, forests, gardens, and related areas. Supports education, research, and community programs.

General Administration: Roles that are in administrative/ professional non-student facing functions.

Executive: Executive: The positions work is achieved through the strategic direction of the organization as a whole. Executives have direct accountability for setting strategic goals and using resources. They are responsible for administrative oversight of a senior management area or other business unit with a universitywide scope of impact. These positions contribute to the highest-level panels and teams. The decisions made under the purview of the executive positions duties must routinely have direct impact on success across the university and impact the overall development of the university. Executive positions are reflected in the E1-E3 career track levels in the management/leadership track.

Level 2: Intermediate: These positions require some experience and education but are not expected to act independently.