General
Summary:
The Administrative Assistant provides assistance to the Associate Director of the Steans Center and
to the Center as a whole, which acts as a bridge between faculty and community
partners in educating over 3,800 students per year in the pursuit of social
justice. The Administrative Assistant represents the Center and the
University to faculty, staff, community partners, and students through
coordinating special events, outreach, and marketing; and through general
administrative support.
Principle
Duties, Responsibilities and Other Job Related Information:
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Provides general administrative and
financial processes support to the Director and the Center.
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Coordinates meetings, faculty seminars, and
the annual Service Speaks conference.
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Collaborates with the Academic Service
Learning team on Community-based Service Learning (CbSL) and
Scholarship/Internship Programs.
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Develops and produces promotional
materials.
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Coordinates marketing efforts, i.e.
maintains the resource calendar, updates social media outlets and website.
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Writes student, faculty, and community
partner profiles or activity descriptions to share the story of community engagement
at the Steans Center.
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Serves as a Service Learning Coordinator
and general support for Inside-Out Incarceration Curriculum Program.
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Coordinates scholarship application
processes.
Position
Requirements (minimum knowledge, skills, and abilities required):
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Strong administrative, organizational, and
writing skills.
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Proficient in Microsoft Office (Outlook,
Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
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Experience working with relevant social media outlets. Graphic
design skills a plus.
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First-year graduate student (strongly
preferred).
Hour
Requirements/Schedule/Other:
To be arranged; 20 hours/week.
