Senior Administrative Assistant Job at Rutgers University in New Brunswick
Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, US
Position Details Position Information Recruitment/Posting Title Senior Administrative Assistant Job Category URA-AFT Administrative Department Undergrad Edu - Academic Svcs Overview The School of Arts and Sciences (SAS) is the largest academic unit at Rutgers University and the center of the undergraduate experience on the Rutgers-New Brunswick campus and is comprised of 41 academic departments spanning the liberal arts. SAS offers more than 100 majors and minors across the life sciences, humanities, social and behavioral sciences, and mathematical and physical sciences with research centers and institutes across the school. With a diverse student body of more than 20,000 students, SAS has a membership of over 1,700 faculty members, more than 500 administrative staff, and 200,000 living alumni. SAS delivers a wide array of services in support of the teaching, research, and the mission and goals of Rutgers University. Located in New Jersey, Rutgers University is a premiere, Research 1, public land grant institution that reflects the broad spectrum of backgrounds in the state. The School of Arts and Sciences, the largest and most comprehensive school at Rutgers University, is especially interested in candidates who can advance the goals and values expressed in the SAS Strategic Plan. Applicants are encouraged to include in their cover letter information about how they will further our mission of excellence. Posting Summary Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is seeking a Senior Administrative Assistant for the School of Arts and Sciences. The Senior Administrative Assistant is the Office Manager for the SAS Douglass Advising Center. Among the key duties of this position are the following:
- Oversees the day‐to‐ day administration of the office organizing, coordinating, and supervising the staff and daily operations.
- Reviews and makes final decisions regarding re‐enrollment and withdrawal applications.
- Corresponds with students and SAS an University central offices.
- Resolves issues.
- Provides academic support regarding re‐enrollments, withdrawals, and related matters.
- Provides administrative support to the Director of the Office for Non‐Traditional and Special Populations, as well as to the Associate Dean, and the assistant deans in the Douglass Advising Center.
- Coordinates events, programs, and seminars.
- Medical, prescription drug, and dental coverage
- Paid vacation, holidays, and various leave programs
- Competitive retirement benefits, including defined contribution plans and voluntary tax-deferred savings options
- Employee and dependent educational benefits
- Life insurance coverage
- Employee discounts programs
- A bachelors degree and post‐graduate experience that demonstrates knowledge and understanding of advising practices, office administration, accepted management and supervisory practices, well‐developed interpersonal skills, work organization, coordination, facilitation, higher education principles and legislation, database management and/or report writing principles and practices.
- A minimum of two years relevant post‐ graduate experience in higher education administrative and/or advising function, good communication skills, and computer literacy.
- The Office of Academic Services maintains paperless files ‐‐ candidate must be fluent and comfortable with all forms of electronic communications and processes.
- The candidate must have experience working with sensitivity, yet retaining the integrity of the OAAS policies.
- Rutgers University Student Records Database (IMS) ‐ a secure system providing access to all student records Image Now/Perceptive Content ‐ a secure system used for file management at SAS in lieu of paper records Degree Navigator ‐ degree audit system.
- Rutgers procurement system.
- The office is an ʺopen environment,ʺ meaning that the space is shared by 3 staff members and multiple student workers, without privacy barriers.
- Furthermore, the office is open and exposed to the Advising Center, which is a public space utilized by students and members of the university community.
- Candidates must be prepared to work in a ʺfishbowlʺ and, thus, display appropriate discretion, as well as have strong concentration skills permitting attention to detail in a distracting environment.
- * Do you have a Bachelors Degree and post‐graduate experience that demonstrates knowledge and understanding of advising practices, office administration, accepted management and supervisory practices, well‐developed interpersonal skills, work organization, coordination, facilitation, higher education principles and legislation, database management and/or report writing principles and practices?
- Yes
- No
- * Do you have a minimum of two years relevant post‐ graduate experience in higher education administrative and/or advising function, good communication skills, and computer literacy?
- Yes
- No
- Resume/CV
- Cover Letter/Letter of Application
- List of Professional References (contact Info)