Administrative Assistant to AVP WWU Peninsulas

Position Title Administrative Assistant to AVP for WWU Peninsulas

Western Washington University, with over 15,000 students in seven colleges and the graduate school, is nationally recognized for its educational programs, students and faculty. The campus is located in Bellingham, Washington, a coastal community of 90,000 overlooking Bellingham Bay, the San Juan Islands and the North Cascades Mountain range. The city lies 90 miles north of Seattle and 60 miles south of Vancouver, British Columbia.

Western has additional sites in Anacortes, Bremerton, Everett, Port Angeles, and Poulsbo. Western is recognized nationally for its successes, such as being named one of the top public master's-granting institutions in the Pacific Northwest for 25 years in a row by U.S. News & World Report.

Western Washington University is committed to achieving excellence through advancing inclusive success, increasing our Washington impact, and focusing on transformational education grounded in the liberal arts and sciences and based on innovative scholarship, research, and creative activity. Western's greatest strength is the outstanding students, faculty, staff, and alumni/ae who make up its community. Western supports an inclusive governance structure for all and provides a learning and working environment in which everyone can thrive.

In pursuit of this excellence, individual employees are expected to establish and maintain productive and effective inclusive working relationships amongst diverse populations including staff, faculty, administration, student, and external constituents. Further, individual employees are expected to have the ability to operationalize sustainability concepts (economic, societal, environmental) into all aspects of performing their job duties.

The mission of Western Washington University - Peninsulas is to empower individuals and communities across the Kitsap and Olympic Peninsulas through high-quality, accessible, higher education. Through innovative programs and partnerships with Olympic College and Peninsula College, we provide diverse pathways to academic excellence and career success. By aligning our curriculum with the evolving needs of the region and prioritizing engagement with local industries, we aim to foster a culture of lifelong learning and economic vitality.

With a commitment to equity, inclusivity, and community collaboration, we strive to cultivate leaders who will positively impact the social, cultural, and economic landscape of the Peninsulas and beyond. WWU Peninsulas offers a suite of 10+ Bachelor’s degree programs in cybersecurity, business, environmental programs and more.

The Assistant to the Associate Vice President for WWU Peninsulas (AVP) provides confidential, high-level administrative support assistant to the AVP and assists with the day-to-day operations of the AVP’s office. The Assistant performs a broad range of administrative and strategic support services for the AVP and the AVP’s leadership team, exercising judgment and discretion in handling matters of a confidential and sensitive nature.

This position serves as a point of contact and provides administrative coordination between the AVP’s office and constituents across the university, including students, faculty, and staff at WWU Peninsulas locations in Bremerton, Poulsbo, and Port Angeles as well as executive offices, college deans, and academic and administrative leadership in Bellingham. The Assistant builds and maintains effective working relationships across all of these locations, ensures consistent communication and follow-through on cross-site initiatives, and represents the AVP’s…