Assistant to Vice Provost of Student Affairs

Assistant to the Vice Provost of Student Affairs

Final date to receive applications:
June 21, 2026.

Serves as a member of the senior leadership team within the Office of the Vice Provost of Student Affairs. Provides substantial and confidential support to the Vice Provost, acting as the primary point of contact with internal and external constituencies, assisting and representing the Vice Provost in communication. Researches, prioritizes, and follows up on multiple issues of a sensitive and/or confidential nature.

Leads, manages, and advances strategic projects for the department, Student Affairs Division, Campus/University. Duties include comprehensive administrative support, maintaining open communication and collaboration among constituents; project planning and management; research; event coordination; office management; and strategic planning. The incumbent is proactive, strategic, responsive, undertakes projects with little direction or guidance, and effectively analyzes and summarizes information for reports. Work and information handled often requires confidentiality and discretion.

Full‑time (100% FTE), permanent. Overtime eligibility will be determined based on final salary placement.

This is a fully in‑person position.

$4,942.10 – $7,569.55 | Commensurate with experience and qualifications. Individual placement within the range is based on the candidate’s current experience, education, skills, and abilities related to the position.

WSU offers a comprehensive benefits package which includes paid sick and vacation leave; paid holidays; medical, dental, life and disability insurance for employees and dependents; retirement; deferred compensation; optional supplemental retirement accounts; training and development; and employee tuition waiver. For additional information, review the detailed Summary of Benefits offered by WSU for AP staff and Total Compensation.

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration or other relevant field AND five (5) years of managing administrative support experience. Education and experience may be substituted on a year‑for‑year basis.
• Ability to work flexible hours, including evenings and occasional weekends.
• Computer software skills, including office software such as databases, spreadsheets, word processing.
• Demonstrated working knowledge of policies and procedures in a complex academic institution or similar complex organization.
• Experience in handling personnel administration.

• Professional work experience in a higher education environment or similar.
• Experience working in a fast‑paced, collaborative, and high‑volume office setting.
• Demonstrated ability to work with a wide and diverse range of constituents including students, staff, faculty, alumni, and community members.
• Work experience providing support to a leadership position and assistance to other leadership roles.
• Experience working with an enterprise‑level program for accomplishing administrative tasks (business functions, scheduling, travel, etc.).
• Demonstrated ability to manage several projects in various states and prioritize each project, including those with varying levels of engagement.
• Demonstrates close and timely attention to detail and preemptive planning.

Not eligible for work visa sponsorship.

This position requires a background check because it involves access to children or vulnerable adults, law enforcement, security clearance, interaction with students in a counseling or advising capacity, access to personal identifying or financial information, unsupervised access to university buildings/property, or other business‑related need. A background check will not be completed until an initial determination of qualification for employment has been made.

Applicants must upload a resume and cover letter. External candidates should upload all documents in the “Application Document” section. Internal candidates, after updating their Workday profile, upload all documents in the “Resume/Cover Letter” section. Documents may be submitted as…