Executive Staff Assistant, Faculty and Senate

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UC is a mission‑driven organization committed to student success and positively transforming the community through scholarship and service. We thrive on innovation, making an impact, and fostering an environment where staff and faculty are key contributors to UC’s success.

The University of Cincinnati seeks an Executive Staff Assistant (Assistant) to aid in the administrative responsibilities of the Faculty Senate and the Staff Senate. Under the general supervision of the Vice Provost for Academic Affairs, the Assistant will become familiar with university administrative and budgetary policies and procedures, as well as academic and shared governance units’ policies and procedures. The Assistant will support the chairs of Faculty Senate and Staff Senate, with approximately two‑thirds of the support assigned to Faculty Senate and one‑third to Staff Senate.

The Assistant will lead the planning and coordination of operational activities of substantial variety and complexity, coordinate efforts between the Vice Provost, Senate chairs, and various Senate representatives, and demonstrate initiative and the ability to work independently. This 32‑hour per week position is in‑person and includes a comprehensive, competitive benefits package, tuition remission at UC, and a robust retirement matching program.

• Assist in running Senate meetings (in hybrid and in‑person modalities) and manage workflow systems that support document creation, management, and dissemination (e.g., Microsoft Forms). This includes scheduling and securing space on campus and operating teleconferencing platforms (e.g., Zoom, Teams) during the meetings.
• Attend meetings and may be asked to take notes.
• Collaborate with the Office of Accessibility to ensure accessible options for senate attendance and all distributed materials are in accessible formats.
• Support the elections processes for Faculty and Staff Senate, including related communications, ballot set‑up, and maintaining associated form workflows related to elections.
• Maintain membership rosters of senate committees.
• Assist in overall communication, including routine communication to faculty, staff, administrators, other units at UC, and the general public on behalf of Faculty Senate and Staff Senate.
• Collect and post information to update various university websites, including the Faculty Senate and Staff Senate websites and internal SharePoint sites, in a timely manner.
• Coordinate scheduling, calendar management, events, and travel arrangements if needed. Execute special events planning and logistics.
• Provide timely responses to emails and Microsoft Teams messages.
• Provide administrative support (scheduling meetings, coordinating events, etc.) for the Collaborative Governance Commission.
• Coordinate the use of facilities and equipment.
• Receive and reconcile expense statements via the university travel and expense management system.
• Review and monitor expenditures on supplies, equipment, food, parking, etc.
• Maintain Senate records according to university policy.
• Review and facilitate procedures and practices, identify problems, and recommend solutions as part of office management duties.
• Take on in‑campus travel to various buildings and occasional…