Senior Staff Coordinator, Writing Program

Established in 1873 Arts and Sciences is Boston Universitys largest and most academically diverse unit encompassing over 8400 undergraduates 2000 graduate students 800 faculty members and 300 staff across 50 departments programs centers and institutes. Our faculty are award-winning researchers innovative teachers and dedicated mentors committed to exploring the complexities of our present and past uncovering new perspectives and crafting creative solutions to real-world problems. Our staff are dynamic mission-driven professionals who foster community inclusion and belonging to advance every aspect of the college enterprise. Our community thrives on collaboration bold ideas and interdisciplinary exploration. Boston Universitys Arts & Sciences Writing Program seeks an administrative professional to join its staff. The Writing Program is a vital part of the undergraduate experience at BU offering over 400 sections of introductory writing courses and enrolling students from every four-year undergraduate college. It employs over a hundred full-time and part-time instructors. The Senior Program Coordinator ensures the smooth operation of the Writing Program by serving as the first point of contact for students faculty and staff; coordinating outreach marketing and event planning; supporting the day-to-day operations of the Arts & Sciences Writing Center; and providing administrative support for other staff members including updating program websites and collecting and compiling program records and data.

Responsibilities include:

• Collaborating with social media intern and faculty committees to create and design social media content and other publicity.
• Offering support for Writing Program faculty and staff in coordinating events finding and reserving venues placing catering orders overseeing facilities requests.
• Collecting organizing and maintaining program records copy-editing program documents compiling data and other clerical tasks.
• Managing online tutoring schedule including tutor shifts and absences; making student appointments at the Writing Center; tracking missed appointments; creating usage reports for the Associate Director of the Writing Center.
• Updating program websites program calendars and social media accounts; assisting with publishing student journal.
• Assisting visitors students and instructors at the reception desk and via the email account; addressing minor problems with copier and printers.
• The Writing Program seeks a candidate who is self-sufficient highly organized and detail-oriented with excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• A successful candidate will be able to prioritize multiple responsibilities work independently as well as flexibly within a team of individuals who each have separate responsibilities and interact comfortably with people across the BU community.

This is a full-time in-person 12-month position. The Writing Program is committed to building a diverse interdisciplinary compassionate community that values how people projects and ideas circulate across and beyond our program and the university. We respect the time and energy that all members of our community contribute to the Programs shared all our interactions we strive to recognize the whole personinclusive of race ethnicity gender identity sexuality national origin language background and ability. We welcome candidates who support our commitment to ensuring BU is an inclusive equitable and diverse place where everyone can thrive. Join us in supporting the pursuit of knowledge that changes the world and provides boundless opportunities to inspire the next generation of leaders. We offer generous benefits including health dental and life insurance tuition remission retirement savings paid time off and holiday leave.

• Associates degree with 1-3 years of experience.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Strong Excel skills.
• Ability to manage and update web content.
• Basic graphic design skills.

Desirable:

• Bachelors degree.
• Experience working in a university setting and/or in a customer service roll.
• Familiarity with WordPress.

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color natural or protective hairstyle religion sex age national origin physical or mental disability sexual orientation gender identity genetic information military service pregnancy or pregnancy-related condition or because of marital parental or veteran status. We are a VEVRAA Federal Contractor.