Special Project Assistant, Student Success Advising (Temporary 2 Year)
Special Project Assistant, Student Success Advising (Temporary 2 Year)
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Job Description
Job Description:
Berklee is seeking a highly organized proactive and mission-driven Special Project Assistant to support the Student Success Advising team during an exciting period of transformation.
Reporting to the Director of Student Success Advising this temporary two-year role is central to the successful implementation of Workday Student Berklees new student information system. The assistant will serve as the key point of coordination for the Student Advising Workstreamscheduling meetings creating agendas supporting communications and ensuring project deliverables stay on track.
What Youll Do:
Coordinate project-related meetings timelines and materials
Draft and distribute communications to internal stakeholders
Help manage digital files and ensure workstream documentation is organized and up to date
Support the Director with day-to-day administrative operations within the Student Success Advising department
Collaborate with cross-functional teams in a fast-paced hybrid environment
Contribute to a student-centered equity-focused advising culture
What Sets Berklee Apart:
At Berklee creativity and innovation are at the heart of everything we do. Home to a diverse and global community of artists educators and professionals were committed to fostering a learning environment that is inclusive forward-thinking and deeply human.
This role offers the opportunity to contribute meaningfully to Berklees mission: empowering artists to fully realize their creative potential and shape the future of music and the performing arts. It also supports our vision: to transform arts education and empower students to create a more dynamic and inclusive world through their work.
Who You Are:
A natural organizer who thrives on managing details and timelines
A clear communicator with experience drafting professional communications and managing cross-departmental collaboration
Proficient in tools like Google Suite Excel Zoom Asana and SmartSheets (or eager to learn)
Able to balance multiple competing priorities with grace and flexibility
Excited to work in a hybrid environment (MondayFriday 9AM5PM EST)
Committed to equity access and a student-first approach to higher education
Why Join Berklee:
This is more than a jobits a chance to be part of a creative mission-driven institution where work-life balance community and innovation are deeply valued. Youll be part of a collaborative team that believes in empowering students and staff alike and youll play a key role in shaping how we support students across the college.
Hiring Range: $58k to $67k; salary dependent on relevant experience and education.
Please visit the Berklee Benefits page for a complete listing of the benefits.
This document does not create an employment contract implied or otherwise other than an at will employment relationship.
Diversity Equity Inclusion & Equal Employment Opportunity at Berklee:
We support an inclusive workplace where everyone excels based on personal merit qualifications experience ability and job performance. Berklee affirms that inequality is detrimental to our faculty staff students and the communities we serve. Our goal is to make lasting change through our actions. Berklee is committed to providing fair and equitable consideration of all employees and applicants without regard to race color religion ancestry age national origin place of birth gender sexual orientation gender identity or expression disability genetic information or status as a member of the armed forces or veteran of the armed forces or any other category protected by federal state or local law.
As part of this commitment Berklee will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process to perform essential job functions and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment please contact the Human Resources Team at or call .
*Currently enrolled Berklee students are not permitted to apply for staff or faculty positions.*
Employee Type:
StaffEmployment Type
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