Executive Assistant

Requisition Number: 75207

Location:

Boulder, Colorado

City:
Boulder

State:
Colorado

Employment Type:

University Staff

Schedule:

Full-Time

Posting Close Date: 14-Oct-2026

Date Posted: 30-Sep-2026

Vice Chancellor for Student Life (VCSL) encourages applications for an Executive Assistant! Reporting directly to the Associate Vice Chancellor for Student Life, the Executive Assistant and Operations Manager serves as a strategic administrative support partner to the Vice Chancellor and a key team member within the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Student Life.

This position goes beyond traditional executive support. The Executive Assistant and Operations Manager translates priorities into action by anticipating needs, connecting people and resources, managing complex initiatives, improving organizational processes, and ensuring accountability and follow-through. The position serves as a trusted thought partner and problem solver who can move seamlessly between executive-level priorities and the operational details required to bring those priorities to life.

Working with a high degree of independence, the position handles complex and contending priorities and exercises significant judgment, discretion, confidentiality, and political acuity. The position regularly works across Student Life and the broader University of Colorado Boulder community to build alignment, remove barriers, facilitate collaboration, and advance institutional priorities.

The Executive Assistant and Operations Manager will play a critical role in strengthening the infrastructure and capacity of the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Student Life during a period of continued organizational growth and transformation.

This includes developing and improving systems and processes, managing strategic projects, and creating an environment in which the Vice Chancellor and Student Life leadership can focus their time and energy on the University's highest priorities.

CU is an Equal Opportunity Employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment. We are committed to creating a workplace where all individuals are treated with respect and dignity, and we encourage individuals from all backgrounds to apply, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.

The Division of Student Life consists of 30 departments that provide student support and services dedicated to helping students become successful, curious, competent individuals during their time at CU Boulder.

Vice Chancellor for Student Life (VCSL)

The first priority of the Division of Student Life is students' development as successful, intellectually curious learners and as healthy, competent, active citizens of the world. Student Life encompasses all the basic support services that enhance the classroom experience: where students eat, sleep, build community, make friends, and where students can go when they need help.

Student Life is committed to enhancing the factors that lead to academic success while mitigating the obstacles that may impede progress. In collaboration with other members of the campus community, the division provides educational opportunities, resources, and support to help each individual student reach their academic and personal goals. The Division supports student success by creating inclusive environments that address the social, emotional, physical, spiritual, professional, and academic needs of all students in order to increase retention, academic progress, and graduation rates.

• Serves as a strategic operational partner to the Vice Chancellor and Associate Vice Chancellor for Student Life, anticipating needs, managing contending priorities, and ensuring their time and attention are strategically aligned with Student Life priorities.
• Coordinates and maintains the Vice Chancellor's and Associate Vice Chancellor's calendars, including complex scheduling, leadership-level meetings, conference rooms, travel, and meeting logistics, while exercising independent judgment to establish priorities and resolve conflicts.
• Serves as a key point of contact and gatekeeper for senior Student Life leaders, responding to inquiries, providing information, appropriately directing matters, and minimizing interruptions while maintaining a high level of discretion and confidentiality.
• Anticipates the needs of the senior Student Life Leaders, including time management, meeting…