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Boston College Introduction

Founded in 1863, Boston College is a Jesuit, Catholic university located six miles from downtown Boston with an enrollment of 9,484 full-time undergraduates and 5,250 graduate and professional students. Ranked 35 among national universities, Boston College has 888 full-time and 1,281 FTE faculty, 2,711 non-faculty employees, an operating budget of $1.4 billion, and an endowment in excess of $3.5 billion.

Job Description

Administrative Assistant, Economics

Hiring Range: $24.92/hr to $31.15/hr. Pay rate commensurate with relevant experience.

The Administrative Assistant works as part of a team to manage the administrative functioning of the department and the daily operations of the graduate program. This position reports to the Chair of the Economics Department and provides support to the Chair, the Director of Graduate Studies, the graduate students, and the faculty.

The primary focus of the role is to assist the Director of Graduate Studies in all administrative management functions of the graduate program as assigned. The assistant serves as department liaison with other University offices for administrative and budgetary matters of the graduate program.

As part of the administrative team, the assistant is responsible for staffing the front desk, answering the department phone, and monitoring the department email account. The assistant answers questions and directs students to the Advisor/Academic Administrator or faculty when appropriate. They help with hiring, training and overseeing undergraduate student workers.

The Economics Department has 40 faculty, 85 graduate students, and over 1,300 undergraduate majors/minors.

Requirements

High school diploma and one year of administrative support experience, with a preference for experience in a higher education setting.

Excellent organizational skills, the ability to self-start and work independently, prioritize tasks and handle multiple tasks simultaneously.

Strong interpersonal skills to deal with a culturally diverse group and to handle sensitive situations with tact and diplomacy.

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 affirmative action, equal opportunity employer. In concert with our Jesuit, Catholic mission, Boston College is dedicated to the goal of building a culturally diverse and pluralistic faculty and staff committed to teaching and working in a multicultural environment and strongly encourages applications for women, minorities, individuals with disabilities, and covered veterans. 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/diversity .

Boston College's Notice of Nondiscrimination can be viewed at https://www.bc.edu/nondiscrimination .