Budget and Events Coordinator - CMR​/CATS

Budget and Events Coordinator - CMR/CATS

DEPT :
School of Mission and Theology

HOURS : 20 Hours per Week

FT/PT/TEMP :
Part-Time

EXEMPT STATUS :
Non-Exempt

REPORTS TO :
Program Director for CATS & CMR

WORK MODE :
On-Campus, Pasadena, CA

Brief

Description:

The Budget and Event Coordinator oversees allocated daily operations related to our budget oversight and event planning for the Center for Advanced Theological Studies (CATS) and the Center for Missiological Research (CMR). The major responsibility of the CMR/CATS Budget and Event Coordinator is the formulation and oversight of program budgets, assisting the PhD Program Director in the administration of CMR and CATS financial aid programs, and the primary support for yearly events such as Welcome Week, intensives, graduation, colloquia, annual lectures, internal and external communications, and long-range planning in partnership with the Program Director as assigned.

Essential Functions:

• Serve as cost center manager as assigned

• Prepare and monitor budgets for CATS and CMR

• Maintain a file of monthly cost center expenditures

• Initiate all necessary stipend payments in connection with internal and external faculty services

• Oversee GRI and Visiting Scholars

• Initiate payment to other institutions for all services rendered as requested and approved by the Center Associate Deans and Program Director

• Obtain approvals for visiting faculty, make contracts with visiting faculty, and process their payment at course completion

• Assist faculty to secure proper RA assignments within the established budget

• Hire and train RAs

• Establish and track the RA budget and approve submitted timecards

• Make IIT or Faculty Apprentice agreements with students as needed and disburse stipends

Knowledge and

Skills Required:

• At least 2-3 years experience in an administrative support role

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

• Experience with budgets and financials a must

• Prior experience in related areas of higher education, particularly graduate theological education

• Strong functionality with Microsoft Office, Adobe Acrobat, and Google Workspace, including Docs, Sheets, Slides, and Forms

• Ability to learn necessary internal systems used for advising, student records, and administration.

• Excellent oral and written communication skills

Additional Remarks:

• Must be willing to abide by Fuller Community Standards

• This position will primarily be based on the Pasadena campus

Pay Scale:

• Wage range the seminary expects to pay: $22 - $25 per hour USD

Fuller Theological Seminary is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. To the extent required by law, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, or protected Veteran status. As a religious institution, Fuller Theological Seminary is permitted and reserves the right to prefer employees or prospective employees for certain positions on the basis of religion.