Candidates with experience in all areas of education are welcome to apply. We seek outstanding candidates who desire to support character-based educational leadership programs. The school of education at Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota seeks to attract, retain, and develop faculty, staff, and students from all backgrounds to enhance the diversity of the learning community. Successful candidates must possess a commitment to the ideals of our university mission: Enriched by the Lasallian Catholic heritage, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota awakens, nurtures, and empowers learners to ethical lives of service and leadership.

Job Responsibilities:

• Provides administrative support that includes calendar scheduling, document management, budgeting, and other administrative duties.
• Coordinates event planning including, but not limited to, professional development series, conferences, convenings, the summer institute, and retreats; attends and facilitates the organization of these events.
• Communicates with invitees and presenters prior to, during, and after events to manage attendance, travel, and evaluation.
• Assists with program level communications, specifically with external partners such as communicating with partner schools and managing timelines with technology and marketing colleagues.
• Coordinates documentation and communication of program policies, procedures, and outcomes.
• Participates in meetings and events as required, including graduation ceremonies.
• Assists with program budget, ensuring payment of all departmental expenses and forecasting future expenditures.
• Creating databases of all participants and schools that participate in events and programs.
• Develops and cultivates relationships with university students and faculty, school partners, and external partners regarding character and virtue education.

Essential Skills and Functions:

• Ability to represent the school of education in a professional manner.
• Ability to self-initiate and execute projects and plans.
• Organized, detailed, and process oriented.
• Team collaboration.
• Effective time management.
• Excellent interpersonal skills to work collaboratively with several areas of the university as well as external partners.
• Technology literacy in the use of social media, online learning platforms, emails, and shared files.
• Agility and resourcefulness to find information and solve problems.
• Excellent communication skills (written and verbal).

• Hold a bachelor’s degree; master’s degree (preferred).
• 2 years of experience in higher education (preferred).