Administrative Coordinator, Office of the Dean

Job Description

Brown University’s School of Engineering is seeking an Administrative Coordinator, Office of the Dean, to support the office of the School’s new Executive Dean.

This position provides critical, high-level coordination of activities with the School of Engineering’s Dean’s leadership team. The incumbent serves as the central liaison between the Executive Dean, Associate Deans, faculty, students, staff and other internal and external constituents with whom the Leadership Team interacts. The Administrative Coordinator proactively manages scheduling and administrative support for the Executive Dean, Finance and Administration. They support high priority Dean’s Office meetings and events. The incumbent assists the Associate Dean of Program and Planning; Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion; Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs; Senior Associate Dean for Research and Strategic Initiatives as needed and serves as a back up to the Executive Assistant and other Coordinators in the Dean’s office.

The incumbent must maintain the strictest confidentiality while working collaboratively with colleagues to ensure accurate, proactive information sharing and appropriate transparency throughout the School.

The successful candidate, as a minimum, should have the following background

Education and Experience

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Bachelor’s degree and three years of relevant administrative experience or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Job Competencies

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Strong organizational, administrative and time management skills. Initiative and judgment to independently problem solve and prioritize workload in a multi-task environment while maintaining careful attention to detail.

Ability to work independently and implement short and long-term goals independently, but also as a strong team member when the situation warrants.

Strong customer service orientation with very high...