Administrative Coordinator - Graduate School of Arts and Sciences

The Graduate School of Arts and Sciences Dean's Office supports the vision and strategy of the Graduate Dean and strives to create an intellectually engaging experience for the graduate students. The office interacts with all administrative units that touch graduate students, including academic affairs, admissions, student affairs, and development. The office oversees the admission of students to all graduate degree programs, awards scholarships, fellowships, and teaching assistantships in consultation with academic departments, and reviews academic standing and policies governing all graduate students in Arts and Sciences. The office also oversees curriculum changes across and development of new graduate programs, as well as develops and implements Academic and professional development programs for graduate students.

The Administrator Coordinator is responsible for the administrative support and implementation of the processes and graduate school programming run through the Office of the Dean Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (GSAS). In this highly visible role, the Administrative Coordinator will be responsible for scheduling the deans' calendars and communicating with academic administrative leaders, faculty, and students across the institution. In consultation with the deans, this position contributes ideas to the development and evolution of programs offered in the office. The Coordinator:

• liaises with academic department graduate directors and chairs on matters related to financial tracking and admission of new candidates and supports the Assistant Director of Admissions and Financial Aid in daily tasks
• Coordinates meetings and documents decisions of Arts and Sciences faculty governance committees
• Coordinates and implements events
• Develops content and disseminates a monthly newsletter
• Responds to faculty and student related issues as requested by the deans
• Communicates regularly with a wide range of University stakeholders, including executive level administrators, faculty, staff, and students
  

Basic Requirements:

• Knowledge and skills as typically acquired by a High School diploma and 5+ years of administrative experience OR Bachelor's degree and 3+ years of experience
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office suite including word processing, editing and graphics functions, spreadsheet and database knowledge
• Bookkeeping or basic accounting knowledge and excellent organizational and interpersonal skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree strongly preferred

Special Work Schedule Requirements:

This is a hybrid position expected to be on campus 3-4 days a week.