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Administrative Assistant to the Vice President
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Position Number: 1789245
Location: Chestnut Hill, MA
Position Type: aihe_category

Boston College Introduction

Founded in 1863, Boston College is a Jesuit, Catholic university located six miles from downtown Boston with an enrollment of 9,150 full-time undergraduates and 4,420 graduate and professional students. Ranked 31 among national universities, Boston College has 758 full-time and 1,096 FTE faculty, 2,750 non-faculty employees, an operating budget of $956 million, and an endowment in excess of $2.2 billion.

Job Description

The Administrative Assistant to the Vice President provides administrative support to the Vice President for Development. Support includes the management of calendars, fielding and returning of phone calls, drafting correspondence, processing of expenses, the running of reports, and evaluation of data using a variety of systems/platforms.

The Administrative Assistant to the Vice President is responsible for the creation and implementation of an onboarding curriculum for all new administrative staff in the Development unit and, in collaboration with the Vice President and others, for generating and updating the onboarding materials for all Development-related materials for all staff. The Assistant will hold quarterly meetings or other forums for administrative staff in the Development unit through which best practices will be shared.

The Administrative Assistant to the Vice President is also responsible for creating, proofing, and distributing materials for meetings led by the Vice President and often involving other members of the University's senior administration and trustees. The Assistant also manages the agenda for the regularly scheduled meetings of both the Development leadership team and overall staff and is responsible for their timely follow-up, including the distribution of meeting minutes.

The Administrative Assistant to the Vice President will be a key contributor to the Fundraising Resource Hub, ensuring that its content is kept both up to date and relevant to the University's fundraising practices and priorities.

The Administrative Assistant will collaborate regularly with staff in the office of the Senior Vice President for University Advancement as well as the offices of other vice presidents and associate vice presidents across University Advancement and Boston College more broadly. The Administrative Assistant to the Vice President may supervise a student worker

Position Details:
Department: 033000 - Development Office, VP for Development
Position: 00012781 - Administrative Assistant to the Vice President

Full-Time Equivalent Hiring Range: $46,550 to $58,200; salary commensurate with relevant experience.

In order to be considered an official candidate at Boston College, please apply online at bc.edu/bcjobs.

This position requires 3-5 years of increasingly responsible administrative experience in a professional setting; strong interpersonal and organizational skills with attention to detail and accuracy; excellent oral and written communications skills including effective phone communication skills; accurate typing skills; a working knowledge of Google Suite and Windows PC, including Microsoft Office, and familiarity with Customer Relationship Management databases; exceptional proofreading; strong attention to detail; a commitment to accuracy; and very adept at handling multiple tasks and working well within deadlines. Also requires good judgment, discretion in handling confidential materials, ability to work independently without close supervision, and flexibility to work beyond the regular hours of the workday when necessary. Candidate must possess solid knowledge of grammar and punctuation.

Requires a high school diploma, bachelor's degree preferred. Candidates should be highly motivated to work in a fast-paced environment that will require some night and evening work. Must be a team player who is highly motivated and dedicated to the goals of advancing higher education and have an appreciation for Jesuit Catholic education and the goals and values of Boston College.

Closing Statement

Boston College conducts background checks as part of the hiring process.

Boston College is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of any legally protected category including disability and protected veteran status. To learn more about how BC supports diversity and inclusion throughout the university please visit the Office for Institutional Diversity at https://www.bc.edu/offices/diversity

Boston College offers a broad and competitive range of benefits including depending on your job classification eligibility;

Tuition remission for Employees
Tuition remission for Spouses and Children who meet eligibility requirements
Generous Medical, and Dental Insurance
Low-Cost Life Insurance
Eligibility for both 401K and University Funded 403B Retirement Plans
Paid Holidays Annually
Generous Sick, and Vacation Pay
Additional benefits can be found on www.bc.edu/employeehandbook

Boston College's Notice of Nondiscrimination can be viewed at https://www.bc.edu/offices/diversity/compliance/nondiscrim

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