Job Information
Boston College Administrative Officer-Lynch School of Education and Human Development in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
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 Officer
Mary E. Walsh Center for Thriving Children
Lynch School of Education and Human Development
The Mary E. Walsh Center for Thriving Children (CTC) at Boston College studies the most effective ways
to address the out-of-school factors impacting student learning and thriving, especially in high-poverty
urban schools. Its flagship practice, City Connects, is implemented in over 180 schools in five U.S. states
and in Dublin, Ireland. CTC is seeking an experienced Administrative Officer for a position of central
importance to its work. The position supports the Center, research, implementation, and public
relations efforts, and in particular provides high-level support for the Executive Director and staff. This
support requires not only responsiveness to the dynamic needs of the Center's evolving work, but also a
high level of initiative, responsibility, and capacity for judgment.
The position involves three core areas of responsibility: (1) operational management (managing day-to-
day scheduling, space, materials, travel, and logistics; planning events and meetings; managing key
recruitment activities such as scheduling and communications using a hiring management software
system; human resources and use of PeopleSoft); (2) information management (entering and retrieving
information; synthesizing information and drafting documents; anticipating needs for information flow;
documenting processes; managing electronic and paper files); (3) external relations (serving as primary
contact for the CTC and City Connects; serving as a liaison to external partners, advisors, vendors, BC
offices, and others).
Requirements
● Bachelor’s degree or higher
● Experience in professional-level project administration and coordination, preferably in a
University or research setting
● Ability to deal with multiple constituencies, within and outside of the university, with tact and
diplomacy
● Ability to take initiative, multitask, and prioritize work
● Ability to work independently and as part of a team
● Strategic thinker with attention to detail
● Ability to meet deadlines
● Strong written and oral communication skills
● Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite including Outlook, Excel, and PowerPoint
● Experience with Peoplesoft Financials and HR
● High level of professionalism and discretion
● Sound judgment and the ability to handle sensitive and confidential information
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 .