Executive Assistant to Vice Chancellor Transformative Partnerships and Economic

Are you ready to make an impact? At North Carolina Central University (NCCU), we are more than an institution-we are a community rooted in a legacy of excellence and transformation. A historically Black university located in Durham, North Carolina, also known as 'The City of Medicine,' NCCU has been a cornerstone of education since 1910, fostering innovation and progress.

Join our team and enjoy a comprehensive benefits package and exclusive perks designed to support your work-life balance. At NCCU, your professional growth will be nurtured, and your contributions will help shape the future for our students and the community we serve. Become part of a legacy that drives change and achievement.

An opportunity awaits you at NCCU, where your purpose can take flight.

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• Accrued Vacation and Sick Leave
• Community Service Leave
• NC State
  - Health Benefits
• NCFlex
  - Vision, Dental, Flexible Spending Account, Life Insurance and more
• 11-12 Paid Holidays
• Teachers and State Employees Retirement System (TSERS)
• Optional Supplemental Plans - 401k, 403b, 457b and 457
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Campus Recreation Center Discount
• University Bookstore Discount and more.

North Carolina Central University, with a strong tradition of teaching, research, and service, prepares students to become global leaders and practitioners who transform communities. Through a nationally recognized law school, highly acclaimed and innovative programs in the visual and performing arts, sciences, business, humanities, and education programs, NCCU students are engaged problem solvers. Located in the Research Triangle, the University advances research in the biotechnological, biomedical, informational, computational, behavioral, social, and health sciences.

Our students enhance the quality of life of citizens and the economic development of North Carolina, the nation, and the world.

The primary purpose of the Executive Assistant is to ensure the efficient, professional, and effective operation of the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Transformative Partnerships and Economic Development while providing high-level executive administrative support to the Vice Chancellor.

The position enables the Vice Chancellor to focus on the strategic responsibilities of the Division-including transformative partnerships, economic development, research and innovation, commercialization, workforce development, external engagement, and oversight of major research institutes-by effectively managing executive-office operations, communications, scheduling, information flow, meeting preparation, and administrative coordination.

The Executive Assistant serves as the central administrative liaison for the Vice Chancellor's office and facilitates communication and coordination among divisional leadership, university administration, faculty and staff, and external stakeholders. The position ensures that the Vice Chancellor is appropriately prepared for meetings, decisions, travel, presentations, and engagements and that resulting actions and commitments are documented and followed through in a timely manner.

A key purpose of the position is also to create continuity and organizational discipline within the executive office by maintaining systems that support scheduling, correspondence, records management, meeting preparation, priority tracking, and follow-up. The Executive Assistant is expected to anticipate administrative and logistical needs, resolve routine issues independently, and ensure that the Office of the Vice Chancellor consistently operates at a high professional standard.

The position represents the Office of the Vice Chancellor in many initial interactions and therefore plays an important role in shaping the experience of internal and external stakeholders engaging with the Division.

• Strong knowledge of executive administration, office management, organizational coordination, and professional communications.
• Demonstrated ability to manage complex executive calendars, meetings, events, travel, and competing priorities.
• Excellent judgment and discretion when handling confidential personnel, financial, research, partnership, and institutional information.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to prepare and edit correspondence, reports, agendas, presentations, and executive briefing materials.
• Strong…