Administrative Assistant - Theatre Department

Administrative Assistant

• Theatre Department Administrative Assistant
• Theatre Department

Company:

Boston College

Job Location:

Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts

Category:

Administrative Assistants

Type:

Full-Time Boston College Introduction Founded in 1863, Boston College is a Jesuit, Catholic university located six miles from downtown Boston with an enrollment of 9,654 full-time undergraduates and 5,072 graduate and professional students. Ranked 37 among national universities, Boston College has 923 full-time and 1,336 FTE faculty, 2,822 non-faculty employees, an operating budget of $1.4 billion, and an endowment in excess of $3.9 billion.

Job Description Position Details:

Department:

053601

• Theater

Position:

00011677

• Administrative Assistant
• Theater Department

Employment Type:

Onsite, Full-Time, Non-Exempt

Hiring Range:

$26.32/hr to $32.88/hr. Pay rate commensurate with relevant experience. Boston College Theatre Department seeks a full-time (35 hr/wk) Administrative Assistant. This person will report directly to the Chair of the Theatre Department and function as the operations, communications, and business manager for the Department and multiple aspects of its co-curricular theatre season. In conjunction with the Chair, the Administrative Assistant serves as the Department's primary operational contact with the Office of Student Services, the College of Arts and Sciences Service Center, the College of Arts and Sciences Dean's Office, Information Technology Services, and the Robsham Theater Arts Center (including the Box Office). This person monitors the Theatre Department budgets and financial transactions utilizing PeopleSoft, Excel, and other tools. The Administrative Assistant is responsible for maintaining a comprehensive information system that includes course and room schedules; faculty, student, staff, and alumni records; marketing and publicity information for Department productions; and numerous budgets. The Administrative Assistant further supports the Department's mission by working with the Chair to plan and manage special events; coordinating visits by prospective students and prospective job candidates; managing the Theatre Department annex in the Rubenstein residence hall; maintaining the Department's website and newsletter; and supervising student office assistants. Requirements

• Strong communication skills (written and verbal) and capacity for collaboration with a wide range of people
• Ability to manage a fast-paced work environment that includes supervising student employees.
• Working knowledge of theatre organizations and university environments
• Command of MS Word, Excel, desktop publishing, and website maintenance
• Experience maintaining schedules, records, budgets, and other administrative systems This is a 12-month position, which requires occasional evening or weekend work once or twice a month in support of Department programs and events.

Preferred:

• A BA or BS degree Closing Statement Boston College offers a broad and competitive range of benefits depending on your job classification eligibility: Tuition remission for Employees Tuition remission for Spouses and Children who meet eligibility requirements Generous Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance Low-Cost Life Insurance Eligibility for both University-Funded 401k and Employer-Sponsored 403b Retirement Plans Paid Holidays Annually Generous Sick and Vacation Pay Additional benefits can be found on https://www.

bc.edu/employeehandbook Boston College conducts pre-employment background checks as part of the hiring process. Boston College is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of any legally protected category, including disability and protected veteran status. Boston College's Notice of Nondiscrimination can be viewed at https://www.bc.edu/nondiscrimination. HigherEd360 is part of the HigherEdJobs network.