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Administrative Assistant
About Northeastern:
Founded in 1898, Northeastern is a global research university and the recognized leader in experience-driven lifelong learning. Our world-renowned experiential approach empowers our students, faculty, alumni, and partners to create impact far beyond the confines of discipline, degree, and campus.
Our locationsin Boston; Charlotte, North Carolina; London; Portland, Maine; San Francisco; Seattle; Silicon Valley; Toronto; Vancouver; and the Massachusetts communities of Burlington and Nahantare nodes in our growing global university system. Through this network, we expand opportunities for flexible, student-centered learning and collaborative, solutions-focused research.
Northeastern's comprehensive array of undergraduate and graduate programs in a variety of on-campus and online formatslead to degrees through the doctorate in nine colleges and schools. Among these, we offer more than 195 multi-discipline majors and degrees designed to prepare students for purposeful lives and careers.
Responsibilities:
This individual provides administrative and organizational support in a student-centered, team-oriented operation within the Department of Housing and Residential Life. This person reports to the Senior Director of Residential Life. They provide support for The Senior Director of Residential Life, two Associate Directors and five Assistant Directors in the administration and management of staff and students in the residence halls housing 11,000 students and staffed by 23 Residence Directors, one Facilities Operations Manager, 6 Graduate Assistants and 242 Resident Assistants. This individual must be comfortable dealing with a diverse client population that includes undergraduate and graduate students, their family members and advocates, as well as university administrators, the general public and capable of handling sensitive and confidential personnel/project -related information.
Qualifications:
| Bachelor's Degree strongly preferred.
| Previous office experience required, including significant working knowledge and experience with computers.
| Proficiency required in working with software programs including: Canva, Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, 365), Adobe Acrobat, etc.
| Must demonstrate a high degree of professionalism, the ability to work independently, manage multiple tasks and assignments simultaneously, and meet daily deadlines.
| Excellent organizational, written, and oral communication skills.
| Must demonstrate ability to exercise judgment, independent thinking, and problem-solving skills.
| Ability to maintain accurate records to ensure analysis and reports are correct. Working knowledge of budget, accounting and fiscal policies and procedures required. Must demonstrate ability to discuss sensitive issues with a diverse population of members from the university community, including students, parents, faculty, and staff.
| The position is responsible for maintaining confidentiality.
Salary Grade:
51
Additional Information:
Northeastern University is an equal opportunity employer, seeking to recruit and support a broadly diverse community of faculty and staff. Northeastern values and celebrates diversity in all its forms and strives to foster an inclusive culture built on respect that affirms inter-group relations and builds cohesion.
All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
To learn more about Northeastern University's commitment and support of diversity and inclusion, please see www.northeastern.edu/diversity.
To apply, visit https://careers.pageuppeople.com/879/cw/en-us/job/507371
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