Senior Board Operations Associate

Senior Board Operations Associate

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 Northeastern community has a tradition of giving back, and each day, we witness the impact of our community's remarkable generosity. Our students are pursuing co-ops in all corners of the globe, growing their cultural fluency and preparing to thrive in the world. Our faculty are delivering leading-edge scholarship, teaching and mentoring tomorrow's leaders. And our researchers are pioneering new lines of inquiry, accelerating discovery in emerging fields. Northeastern University Advancement plays an integral role in engaging the Northeastern community to create a stronger, more sustainable, and bright future.

Responsibilities:
The Senior Board Operations Associate is a critical member to the Board of Trustees Office and plays a significant role in the organizational and operational components of the Board of Trustees Office and the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion program within the office. Board of Trustees meetings are a major responsibility for the Board Office and is essential to the overall governance, and subsequent operations, of the university. The Senior Associate must be able to provide administrative and technological support for members of the university's Board of Trustees and its standing committees, with minimal guidance from the Board Secretary. The Senior Associate will be responsible for department budget, including reconciliation and reporting. As a critical team member, they must be able to interpret policies relating to governance in furtherance of work duties. They will be responsible for managing the board portal, which is critical to Board Operations, as well as all other technology needs. They must be able to work independently and manage projects from start to completion while managing other duties including, but not limited to, compiling, analyzing, and formatting data, and implementing best practices for Board operations and the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion program.

Reporting to the Board Secretary, the Senior Board Operations Associate is a liaison between members of the university community and the needs of the Board. This position involves working with high profile individuals both internally and externally, requiring diplomacy, discretion, and an extensive knowledge of the University. Matters and materials for the Board of Trustee are both sensitive and highly confidential therefore the Senior Associate must exercise the highest level of integrity, confidentiality, and discretion of Board relationships.

The Senior Board Operations Associate must be able to work a leadership role in developing programs for the delivery of information to Board members, working with vendors, senior university officials and others to ensure timely and accessible materials for the smooth and effective execution of meetings. They interact on a regular basis with individual governing board members, providing governance direction and assessing and addressing individual interactions with Northeastern. The Board Office interacts with trustees, campus guests, dignitaries and other important individuals. As such, the Senior Associate is expected to maintain a professional appearance and mannerisms, collaborate, and work well with individuals across the Northeastern network.

This position coordinates with other Advancement and university staff, and external constituents on initiatives related to ongoing leadership relations. The Senior Board Operations Associate performs a range of duties that require tact, sensitivity, diplomacy, consensus-building, flexibility, discretion, and confidentiality.

Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree required. At least four (4) years of experience working in a fast-paced environment required, preferably with governing boards or in higher education or advancement operations. Strong organizational and information management skills. Ability to consistently interact positively with variety of constituents essential. Excellent word processing, database software skills, automated calendaring, and spreadsheet proficiency required. Extraordinary level of professionalism required. Must have proven ability to work independently, manage multiple projects at once, and complete projects with minimal supervision. Must have excellent written and verbal communication skills and be able to serve as an ambassador for Board Office and Advancement Division, if needed.

Salary Grade:
10

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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