Administrative Coordinator

• Job Type: Officer of Administration
• Bargaining Unit:
• Regular/Temporary: Regular
• End Date if Temporary:
• Hours Per Week: 35
• Standard Work Schedule:
• Building:
• Salary Range: 67,000-70,000

Position Summary

The Dean’s Office at Columbia University School of Nursing is seeking an Administrative Coordinator to provide administrative support for the Dean, Chief of Staff to the Dean, and the Vice Dean of Finance & Administration. 

Responsibilities

Responsibilities will include:

-Serving as the first point of contact in the Dean’s office to interact with and direct inquiries from faculty, students, alumni, and health     professionals in person, via email, and by phone

- Managing the calendar for the Dean and the Vice Dean of Finance & Administration

- Coordinating document collection for faculty promotions in the School of Nursing; including advising faculty on required documents, identifying and contacting external referees, ensuring all documents are received and collated appropriately for review by the faculty promotion committee;

- Coordinating fourth year reviews and annual performance reviews for faculty, including serving as point of contact regarding inquiries

- Assist in creating and preparing required documents for faculty tenure reviews (including obtaining data and creating summary charts of the data)

- Preparing, coordinating and proofreading confidential correspondence and other documents for the Dean

- Handling/assisting with travel arrangements, reservations and appointments for the Dean

- Handling travel & business expense forms and reimbursements for the Dean, reconciling P-card expenses, tracking expenses, and working with the Finance Office to process honoraria and check requests

 Coordinating arrangements for guest speakers and visitors to the School, including hotel and travel arrangements, creating itineraries, processing expense reimbursements, escorting guests around campus, etc.

- Assisting with the planning and organization of meetings, special events and faculty/staff gatherings including creating flyers/invitations, RSVPs, ordering food, IT setup, scheduling rooms, etc.

- Maintaining and updating school listservs, faculty & staff lists and directories on a regular basis to ensure accurate information

- Handling and tracking annual faculty self-evaluations

- Managing the filing system for the Dean’s Office

- Handling the mail, overseeing office equipment, and maintaining the supplies inventory for the Dean’s Office

- Taking minutes at faculty and staff meetings

- Performing additional duties as assigned

This position is Fully Onsite

Minimum Qualifications

- Requires a bachelor’s degree and at least three (3) years of related experience. 

- Strong computer skills and proficiency in Microsoft Office, Adobe, Excel, PowerPoint, Zoom are required. 

-The successful incumbent will have the ability to manage multiple projects, organize and coordinate information independently, and meet deadlines. 

-They must be extremely detail oriented and able to effectively communicate with all levels of faculty, staff and students at the School and University.

- Excellent organizational, interpersonal and oral/written communication skills are required.

-This position requires flexibility, solid judgment skills, confidentiality, and the ability to work as a team player in a fast-paced  environment.

Equal Opportunity Employer / Disability / Veteran

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