Sr. Administrative Coordinator

We are seeking a Senior Administrative Coordinator who is responsible for providing high-level administrative and project support to the Office Manager and Vice Dean’s in the Krieger School of Arts and Sciences. This position has overall responsibility for ensuring that assigned projects and administrative matters are handled in a timely, accurate and professional manner.

Specific Duties & Responsibilities:

Administrative Support (45%)

• Provide administrative support to the Office Manager and Vice Deans
• Provide heavy calendar coordination for the Deans and collaborate with administrative staff of the departments and programs under their purview
• Coordinate special administrative assignments as needed; i.e., Curriculum Committee, Deans Teaching Fellowships, Excellence in Teaching Awards, etc.
• Prepare written and e-mail correspondence for review and distribution
• Develop presentations/reports
• Manage and deliver information of a timely, sensitive, and confidential nature
• Coordinate travel arrangements
• Open/screen mail; etc.

Project Support (40%)

• Participate in project meetings, making important contributions to discussions
• Coordinate and lead meetings, work groups, and/or cross functional task forces for assigned projects:
• Present and discuss issues and problems
• Facilitate discussions for the purpose of developing plans or identifying solutions to problems
• Develop, document and implement standard operating procedures

Financial Support (10%)

• Reconcile and process complicated travel expenses, travel card charges, reimbursements, invoices, honoraria and payments
• Ensure that expenses are properly documented, allocated, recorded and filed
• Reconcile budget reports
• Maintain filing system for expenses, budgets, etc.

Special Events Support (5%)

• Plan meetings, conferences, symposia, etc.
• Assist with special event planning and coordination; i.e.:
• Finding the best date
• Developing invitations
• Contract negotiation with vendors
• Monitoring responses
• Ordering A/V equipment
• Taking, transcribing and distributing meeting minutes, etc.

Minimum Qualifications (Mandatory):

• High School Diploma/GED
• Five years progressively responsible administrative experience
• Additional education may substitute for required experience, to the extent permitted by the JHU equivalency formula*

* JHU Equivalency Formula: 30 undergraduate degree credits (semester hours) or 18 graduate degree credits may substitute for one year of experience.  For jobs where equivalency is permitted, up to two years of non-related college course work may be applied towards the total minimum education/experience required for the respective job.

Preferred Qualifications:

Bachelor’s Degree preferred 7-9 years preferred, along with experience in higher education or an executive level office in support of academic, business, research and/or development operations preferred Project management experience highly preferred

Special Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• In-depth knowledge of academic policies, procedures, practices and systems, both within Krieger and JHU

• Expert proficiency with standard office equipment and software (i.e. Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Adobe)
• Working knowledge and intermediate experience with internal Hopkins systems preferred (SAP, Interfolio, FileMaker, etc.).
• Must be very organized and able to work independently and proactively with minimal supervision
• Requires excellent oral, written and interpersonal communication skills and a good understanding of internal relationships
• Requires the ability to research, gather and analyze data, compiling information and drafting correspondence, presentations, and reports
• Excellent time management skills and the ability to work well under pressure while handling multiple, shifting and competing priorities
• Ability to anticipate the needs of the deans and use discretion and sound judgment in independent decision-making
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and professionalism

Classified Title: Sr. Administrative Coordinator
Role/Level/Range: ATO 37.5/03/OF
Starting Salary Range: $20.02 - $27.51/hr (commensurate with experience)
Employee group: Full Time
Schedule: M-F, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Exempt Status: Non-Exempt
Location: Hybrid/Homewood Campus
Department name: Dean Office of
Personnel area: School of Arts & Sciences

The successful candidate(s) for this position will be subject to a pre-employment background check.

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