Administrative Coordinator

Administrative Coordinator

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 locations—in Boston; Charlotte, North Carolina; London; Portland, Maine; San Francisco; Seattle; Silicon Valley; Toronto; Vancouver; and the Massachusetts communities of Burlington and Nahant—are 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 formats—lead 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.

About the Opportunity:

The Bouve College of Health Sciences seeks an Administrative Coordinator to join their team in the Department of Health Sciences.

Bouve College of Health Sciences is comprised of four preeminent schools of study encompassing approximately 1,000 faculty and staff, 5,000 students, and 40,000 alumni.

Please note: The primary work location for this position is the Boston, MA Northeastern University Campus Location. Until our full return to campus, which is still to-be-determined, this interview process will be conducted remotely- including virtual interviews, remote onboarding and primarily remote work. The remote nature of this position is subject to change in the future and is only temporary. Local, on-campus work will be required once the College and this role return to an operational status that supports it.

To learn more about our students, faculty and staff in the Bouve College of Health Sciences see this website : https://bouve.northeastern.edu/bouve-story/

Responsibilities:

The Department of Health Sciences seeks an Administrative Coordinator with a high degree of self-motivation to work independently and as part of a team to support the administration of the Department. The person who fills this position must be highly organized and detail-oriented. The Administrative Coordinator will report to the Chairperson of the Department of Health Sciences. This person provides high-level functions and support duties to the chair/associate chair, faculty, students and staff by implementing administrative systems, procedures, and policies; managing administrative projects; and coordinating and maintaining all departmental logistics. Specifically, the Administrative Coordinator will implement and maintain all administrative and procedural systems in the Department. Additionally, s/he will be the liaison with Bouve College of Health Sciences in order to respond to university's processes, policies, logistics and requests. Some of the activities the Administrative Coordinator will carry out on a regular basis include: human resources and personnel (for all departmental constituencies including full/part-time faculty, affiliate faculty, visitors, students and staff); academic support (book adoptions and library, teaching support logistics); departmental systems and procedures (maintaining and updating Sharepoint and Canvas); space and facilities (managing furniture, computers and phones); and scheduling and logistics (managing various requests for meetings and events). External relations will be supported by maintaining and improving the departmental website. The Administrative Coordinator will meet regularly with the Chairperson to set priorities and goals in order to ensure smooth, efficient and timely fulfillment of duties and responsibilities.

Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree required. Two-to-five years of administrative experience, preferably in the academic setting, required. Mature, experienced professional, capable of independently leading the administrative and management support activities of the Department in an effective and timely manner. This position requires proactive and effective communication with the Department's leadership (chair, associate chair and program directors), faculty, students and staff. It involves handling confidential information.

Salary Grade:

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Additional Information:





Northeastern University offers a comprehensive and competitive employee benefits program for all full-time regular faculty and staff including medical plans, a dental plan, medical and dependent-care reimbursement accounts, retirement plans, life insurance benefits, disability programs, and tuition reimbursement.

• For a short video on the benefits Northeastern offers, watch this short video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HymNgJlQE2o&feature=youtu.be
• For more information on the benefits Northeastern offers, see this webpage https://www.northeastern.edu/hrm/benefits/index.html

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: Bouvè College of Health Sciences values and respects the multiple and diverse identities of our shared humanity across race, ethnicity, class, ability, language, gender, sexuality, age, nationality, and military service. We are committed to enlivening the climate of diversity at Bouve through teaching, learning, dialogue, and relationship building. We seek to nurture inhabitable and welcoming spaces where all members feel that their ideas, voice, and lived experiences matter. We avow that differences in perspectives exist, are to be anticipated, and that respect for our differences is foundational to the universe of ideas that enrich our lives and professions. We are committed to advocacy, inclusion, and justice for all.
Values

Learn. Teach. Learn.

Evolve immersive, experiential learning approaches

Collaborate across boundaries

Focus on individuals and populations

Foster inclusion, diversity, equity, and sustainability

Accelerate discovery and innovation

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.


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