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DescriptionReporting to the University Chaplain and Dean of Spiritual and Religious Life (OSRL), the Chief of Staff supports the Dean as a strategist and implementer, ensuring streamlined operations within the department based on the priorities of the Dean, department, and institution.
Handles the day-to-day management of staff, budgets, spaces, programs, data, and communications to allow the Dean to focus on vision, strategy, strategic relationships, and departmental and program development. Communications responsibilities include, but are limited to: Building and sending out weekly enewsletter, managing social media accounts, working with designer to create posters and graphics for events and managing the OSRL email accountProgram support responsibilities include, but are limited to: providing logistics support for major OSRL programs, such as King Week, Soul Food Sunday, Beloved Community worship, Ramadan preparations etc.Provide onsite program support to certain key programs, including occasional weekend staffing. Space coordination responsibilities include but are limited to: managing reservation process for OSRL spaces, including Cannon Chapel, Interfaith Center, and AMUC 125 space.Work with Program Coordinator to ensure spaces are set up correctly.Financial management responsibilities include approving department expense reports, tracking program specific budgets Assists in searching for, onboarding, supervising, and reviewing personnel. Supervises some staff positions.Develops and prepares meeting materials and agendas for the Dean and others.Research and compile information for presentations and conferences.Assists in strategic and program planning processes, meetings, presentations, assessments, etc.Assists in developing budget proposals, monitoring budgets, budget reports, etc.Coordinates the execution of strategic initiatives including major complex programs, conferences, and campaigns; may provide content in programs as appropriate.Develops data management and communications strategies for the department.Assists in policy and procedure development and implementation; ensures that issues are addressed properly, efficiently, and judiciously and tracks their progress to resolution.Helps to build and support departmental and institutional relations; serves as a liaison with relevant stakeholders and partners; may represent the Dean in meetings. Contributes to the long-term success of the department and the institution. Performs related responsibilities as required.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
A bachelor’s degree and five years of progressively responsible operations/management experience in higher education or another complex organization.Master’s degree in higher education administration or a related field preferred. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills. Demonstrated supervisory skills. Ability to manage confidential and sensitive information.Strong awareness of religious diversity, social justice, and interfaith engagement concepts. Proficiency with a personal computer and with relevant software applications.NOTE: Position tasks are required to be performed in-person at an Emory University location; working remote is not an option. Emory reserves the right to change this status with notice to employee.
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