Yerkes RAS PreAward Manager Interview Jamila Edwards MPA
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Yerkes RAS Pre-Award Manager Interview Jamila Edwards, MPA, CRA, EDD
About Me: • I’ve been at Emory 5 ½ years; all of which have been spent in the Public Health and Nursing RAS. • Prior to joining Emory I spent nearly 4 years in various research administration roles at Georgia State University doing both pre- and post-award grants management both in the central office of sponsored programs and out in the college. • My graduate education is in Public and Non-Profit finance and I have a Doctorate in Higher Education Administration and Management. • I am also a CRA and an active member in the Society or Research Administrators International and the National Council for University Research Administrators. 2
RAS Leadership & Navigation Culture 3
Characteristics of a High Functioning RAS Team • Providing excellent customer service. • Responsive • Transparent • Navigation Culture • Developing and exhibiting subject matter expertise among the staff • Training • Professional Development • Engaged & Committed Staff • Establishing a culture where staff feels valued, appreciated, and have influence. • Prioritizing collaboration • Creating opportunities for staff to be involved in stretch projects. • Pro-actively addressing the needs of faculty, staff and other stakeholders. • Actively seeking opportunities to get ahead of potential issues and improve our processes. • Continuous Improvement 4
Leadership Style • Philosophy & Approach • Empower Staff • Training, Coaching and Professional Development • Delegate and Leverage Team Talent & Expertise 5
Change Leadership • Recognition & Consideration of Recent Changes • • Unit Changes ORA/RAS Changes Institutional Changes COVID 19 related Changes • Taking unit culture into consideration as we plan for change; paying extra consideration to communication strategy in the process. 6
Where to begin… Work with team and unit leadership to develop plans for moving forward. Identify areas of opportunity for the team. Listening sessions with individual team members and unit stakeholders. Seek and identify team and morale building opportunities. 7
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