Office Manager

Location:

New York, NY

The Office Manager provides administrative support to the Dean’s Office, Faculty and the Academic Administrator. This role involves substantial discretion in prioritizing departmental needs, resolving operational issues, coordinating with internal offices, and interpreting policies across both Wilf and Beren campuses.

• Independent Judgment & Decision-Making: Prioritize departmental needs, resolve operational issues, coordinate with internal offices, and interpret policies across both campuses.
• Administrative and Operational Scope: Manage academic operations, event logistics, purchasing, faculty and student coordination, and data reporting across multiple functional areas, serving as a central point of contact for the Dean’s Office.
• Specialized Knowledge and Systems Oversight: Demonstrate advanced proficiency in enterprise systems such as Banner, Sci Quest, and Canvas, fiscal tracking, and administrative reporting, requiring analytical judgment and professional-level expertise.
• Autonomy and Confidentiality: Operate with limited supervision, handle confidential information, and maintain oversight of faculty and budgetary data critical to the school’s operations.
• Other Duties: Perform related duties as assigned.

• Bachelor’s degree and a minimum of four years of administrative experience are required.
• Equivalent combination of education and experience will also be considered.

• Independent Decision-Making & Judgment: Ability to prioritize needs, interpret policies, and resolve operational issues with minimal supervision.
• Administrative & Operational Leadership: Manage academic operations, events, purchasing, and communications as the central hub of the Dean’s Office.
• Technical & Systems Expertise: Advanced proficiency in Banner, Sci Quest, Canvas, and data reporting tools.
• Confidentiality & Professional Conduct: Handle sensitive faculty, HR, and budget information with discretion and accuracy.
• Communication & Stakeholder Coordination: Communicate effectively across departments, campuses, and all levels of faculty and administration.
• Analytical & Problem-Solving
  
  Skills:
  
  Evaluate data, identify issues, improve processes, and support operational decision‑making.
• Organization, Time Management & Multitasking: Manage high‑volume workflows, competing deadlines, and complex multi‑campus tasks efficiently.

$66,300.00 - $66,300.00

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