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Student Services Coordinator
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Position Number: 1638223
Location: Boston, MA
Position Type: Student Affairs and Services

Student Services Coordinator

About Northeastern:
Founded in 1898, Northeastern is a global research university and a world leader in experiential learning. The same commitment to connecting with the world drives our use-inspired research enterprise. The university offers a comprehensive range of undergraduate and graduate programs leading to degrees through the doctorate in nine colleges and schools. Our campuses in Charlotte, N.C., San Francisco, Seattle, and Toronto are regional platforms for undergraduate and graduate learning and collaborative research. Northeastern pursues advanced research in security and materials at the Innovation Campus in Burlington, Massachusetts, and in coastal sustainability at the Marine Science Center in Nahant, Massachusetts.

About the Opportunity:
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Responsibilities:
Reporting to the Senior Director of Student Services, the Graduate Student Services Coordinator (GSSC) will provide administrative professional support to the Bouve Office of Graduate Student Services, housed in the Office of Student Services. The GSSC provides critical skills in office support and will be responsible for decisions concerning daily office operations, event planning, communication and correspondence with campus offices and departments, coordination of meetings, development of communications materials and data support. The position includes communication with students, and faculty alike through several different technical methods. The GSSC is a critical role in providing administrative support for graduate student administrative duties related to: Student Services, Database Management, Graduation Clearance, Registration, International Student Processing, PhD funding database records, Commencement Planning, and Graduate Awards & Processing. This position is instrumental in the success of graduate students in Bouve. This position plans, coordinates and implements program activities or special events within the department, The Coordinator is heavily involved with international students and the processes involved with their admissions and compliance to visa requirements. This person oversees functional supervision and training of student workers to include monitoring and prioritizing daily tasks. Delegates projects and tasks to work study students. Supervises and reviews projects delegated to student employees.

Qualifications:
Associate Degree, Bachelor's degree, Master's preferred; 2-3 years of administrative experience in business, health care or academic environments. Appropriate combination of education, skills and experience may be considered. Must be able to work autonomously and with many different personalities in a fast paced environment with multiple interruptions. Must have an ability to multi-task, work independently, be detail oriented, as well as exercise discretion and judgment in areas of responsibility. Must have advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office Applications, and familiarity with or willingness to learn WordPress, Apply Yourself, Salesforce and Banner Systems and Sunapsys Database.

Preferred Qualifications:
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Salary Grade:
9

Additional Information:

Bouve College of Health Sciences has over 200 faculty members, with approximately 2,000 undergraduate and 2,400 graduate students. It is the leading national model for education and research in the health, psychosocial and biomedical sciences and supports the University's mission of educating students for a life of fulfillment and accomplishment and creating and translating knowledge to meet global and societal needs. Within Bouve, the Behrakis Health Sciences Center houses a state of the art human performance and exercise laboratory with teaching and research space, including fully equipped exercise stress testing stations, metabolic carts, Lunar DEXA machine, an underwater weighing tank, Cybex and Keiser strength and power equipment, wet lab facilities for blood processing and muscle biopsies. The Arnold S. Goldstein Simulation Laboratories Suite, opened in 2013, provides a state-of-the-art simulation center for interprofessional education.

Northeastern University is on an exciting trajectory of growth and innovation. The University is a leader in inter- disciplinary research, urban engagement, experiential learning, and the integration of classroom learning with real-world experience. Northeastern University is home to 20,000 students and to the nation's premier cooperative education program. The past decade has witnessed a dramatic increase in Northeastern's international reputation for research and innovative educational programs. A heightened focus on interdisciplinary research and scholarship is driving a faculty hiring initiative at Northeastern, advancing its position amongst the nation's top research universities. Northeastern University is situated on the Avenue of the Arts in Boston's historic Back Bay, four blocks from the Longwood Medical Area, encompassing Harvard Medical School, Children's Hospital Boston, Brigham & Women's Hospital, and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, and eight blocks from the Boston Medical Center.

Northeastern University is an equal opportunity employer, seeking to recruit and support a broadly diverse community of faculty and staff. Northeastern values and celebrates diversity in all its forms and strives to foster an inclusive culture built on respect that affirms inter-group relations and builds cohesion.

All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

To learn more about Northeastern University's commitment and support of diversity and inclusion, please see www.northeastern.edu/diversity.

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