Hi Jen, I've taken up your request (as I hope others will) since these responses assist us in the collective understanding of our profession. See my answers below.
* Job Title My job classification is Director; my working title is Director of Rules Coordination * Job Description I'm not sure this e-list will take an attachment - so I'll send this off-line. * Number of Years in Position I've been with the UW for 36 years and in this position for 31 of those years, but I've grown the position from a Procedures Analyst II, then to an Officer position, then to a Director, with each step taking on more responsibilities and a larger scope of policies/rules oversight. I've been a Director for the last 12 years. * Salary Range In my opinion, the UW's salary ranges are so broad as to be useless, nevertheless mine is $59,496 - $145,572 * Percentage of Time Spent on Policy 75% of time on UW policies and 25% of time on UW rules (Washington State requires its public higher education institutions to promulgate agency rules for specific types of policy.) * Percentage of Time Spent on Other Duties (please specify) Some office management functions (we're a small unit of 2 FTE that reports to the Chief of Staff in the Office of the President). * Additional Information You See Pertinent I agree that policy scope is important here. Is drafting or development of policies/rules included? Policy review and approval processes? Or is the office only responsible for publication and maintenance of policies/rules? Do you assist the university community in locating UW policies/rules? I do all of those things but my responsibilities vary depending on the type of institution-wide policy or rule: Board of Regent Bylaws, Standing Orders, and Policies - I may assist in drafting, editing, and reviewing some, while only publishing others; Presidential orders and/or Administrative Policy Statements - I may assist in drafting, editing, revising and/or wrangle reviewing parties for these or merely run the review/approval process; Faculty Code and Scholastic Regulations - I am generally a technical editor for these; Washington Administrative Code rules - I may assist in drafting, editing, and revising these, act as a technical editor, and always run the rule-making process (state filings, notices, hearings, comment periods, reviews, Board adoption, etc.). My other function is working with UW leadership to place new UW policies/rules within the University's policy/rule structure, which depends on understanding university governance and delegations of authority. My office also updates the university's leadership list and organization chart annually for this reason. Finally, I work with the university's state (and occasionally federal) lobbyists each session to review any bills affecting rule-making functions and to review passed legislation that may affect UW policies/rules. My best, Rebecca REBECCA GOODWIN DEARDORFF Director of Rules Coordination Office of the President 448 Gerberding Hall Box 351210 Seattle WA 98195-1210 206.543.9219 [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> / washington.edu/rules [logo]
