Administrative Programs Coordinator: Calendar, Travel & Events

Northwestern University; Evanston (IL); On-site; USD 28,929 - 34,233; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive health care plans

Retirement benefits

Tuition discounts

Job summary

A prominent educational institution is seeking an Administrative Assistant to provide comprehensive support, including managing calendars, responding to inquiries, and coordinating events. The ideal candidate should possess a high school diploma, experience in administrative support, and strong communication skills. Flexibility in work arrangements and various employee benefits are offered.

Qualifications

• 4 years of administrative support or relevant experience required.
• Intermediate knowledge of word processing, spreadsheet, email, and database programs.

Responsibilities

• Coordinates business matters related to education and research.
• Manages calendars, travel, and assists with events.
• Prepares documents, spreadsheets, and financial transactions.

Skills

Word processing

Spreadsheet software

Email management

Database management

Communication

Organization

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Four-year degree

Job description

Department: IPR - Inst for Policy Res
Salary/Grade: NEX/11

Job Summary:

This administrative position supports the Institute for Policy Research (IPR)'s events, communications team, and front office duties. Specifically, this job assists IPR's communications team with event planning and execution, website updates using a content management system (Cascade), and other communications assistance that includes serving as IPR's liaison on its CRM project (Zoho) and supervises a student worker on IPR's archives and preparations for our move to Jacobs. This position also coordinates facilities management, front office coordination including mail and key support, greeting visitors, processing reimbursements, office supply ordering and maintenance, and IPR conference room calendaring. Familiarity with university settings, attention to detail, and customer service orientation are a plus. IPR is a University Research Institute focused on collaborative research across disciplines.

Please provide a cover letter with your application.

Coordinates administrative processes and prioritizes, directs, and responds to business matters involving administrative functions associated with education, research, and/or operations. Creates and maintains associated documents, spreadsheets, databases, meetings, special events, etc. and alerts supervisor of critical issues and upcoming events.

Please note: There may be infrequent early evening events requiring setup and staffing.

Specific Responsibilities:

Documents & Databases

• Independently responds to and composes correspondence.
• Creates and maintains standard spreadsheets and/or databases.
• Prepares queries, reports, statistics, tables, charts, etc. based on information compiled from various sources.

Website

• Maintains websites and/or blogs.
• Creates new web pages and/or updates standard information/data within the application's content management program.

Accounting

• Approves appropriate expenses, purchases and reimbursements per budget.
• Creates and maintains financial records.
• Prepares forms.
• Verifies appropriateness and accuracy of charges.
• Processes and reconciles expenses, accounting transfers, and/or appropriation changes.
• Updates financial transaction spreadsheets and databases.
• Generates summary reports and statistics.
• Processes routine payroll actions.
• Maintains accounting balances for grants/contracts.

Human Resources

• Initiates full range of HR actions such as new employee dept orientation.
• Explains HR procedures.

Coordination

• Manages supervisor's and/or dept calendar.
• Manages registration and travel.
• Organizes and coordinates events which may include creating timelines.
• Collects agenda items and background materials.
• Coordinates complex itineraries involving domestic and/or international travel, etc.
• Prepares annual event, conference and/or meeting budget.
• Verifies invoices and expense reports; and/or reconciles to budget.

Contacts

• Screens and prioritizes incoming calls.
• Responds to inquiries.
• Provides basic interpretation of policies and procedures.
• Researches information to resolve problems or issues.

Supervision

• Coordinates work of receptionists, program assts, temporary/work-study students, secretaries, research/clerical assts, interns, etc.

Performs other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

• A high school diploma or equivalent required.
• 4 years of administrative support or other relevant experience required.

Minimum Competencies: (Skills, knowledge, and abilities.)

• Intermediate knowledge of word processing, spreadsheet, email, and database software programs is required.

Preferred Qualifications:

Preferred Competencies: (Skills, knowledge, and abilities)

Target hiring range for this position will be between $23.50-$24.72 per hour. Offered salary will be determined by the applicant's education, experience, knowledge, skills and abilities, as well as internal equity and alignment with market data

Benefits:
At Northwestern, we are proud to provide meaningful, competitive, high-quality health care plans, retirement benefits, tuition discounts and more! Visit us at https://www.northwestern.edu/hr/benefits/index.html to learn more.

Work-Life and Wellness:
Northwestern offers comprehensive programs and services to help you and your family navigate life's challenges and opportunities, and adopt and maintain healthy lifestyles.
We support flexible work arrangements where possible and programs to help you locate and pay for quality, affordable childcare and senior/adult care. Visit us at https://www.northwestern.edu/hr/benefits/work-life/index.html to learn more.

Professional Growth & Development:
Northwestern supports employee career development in all circumstances whether your workspace is on campus or at home. If you're interested in developing your professional potential or continuing your formal education, we offer a variety of tools and resources. Visit us at https://www.northwestern.edu/hr/learning/index.html to learn more .

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