Executive Assistant Student Affairs - Student Affairs
Listed on 2026-07-26
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Administrative/Clerical
Education Administration, Business Administration
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Executive Assistant for Student Affairs
-Student Affairs
Academic Staff
Employment Type:Regular
Job Profile:Executive Assistant I
Job Duties:Attention:
The Division of Student Affairs at the Universityof Wisconsin-Whitewater seeks an Executive Assistant for Student Affairs (Executive Assistant I, AD010).
Position Summary:This position is responsible for performing sensitive, confidentialduties for the Vice Chancellor and Assistant Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs.
Responsibilities include:
facilitating Divisionalpersonnel matters; managing the Office of Student Affairs;scheduling meetings and appointments, planning and preparing travel arrangements, preparing agendas and minutes for various meetings,and working with and handling confidential documents and correspondence. This position reports to the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs and also provides support to the Executive Director of Campus Life.
Perform sensitive, confidential duties for the Vice Chancellor and Assistant Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs.
- Assist in crisis management issues; provide executiveassistance and support related to the administrative responsibilities in the office (includes using discretion withhighly confidential and sensitive issues).
- Schedule meetings and appointments;
Supervise arrangements(including travel, transportation and lodging) for numerousconferences and meetings for the Vice Chancellor and Assistant Vice Chancellor; follow through with agendas, materials, memoranda,travel itineraries and/or calls if necessary. Coordinate logisticsfor special events. - Attend Leadership Group and Divisional meetings; prepare agendaand minutes. Provide additional support and tracking for follow-upconversations and tasks.
- Classify, review and prioritize incomingcorrespondence/recommendations for immediate attention; as requiredretrieve documentation and/or background information. Take urgentmail to the Vice Chancellor and Assistant Vice Chancellor; keepmail requiring immediate attention and compose responses.
- Independently compose and process accurate and professionalcorrespondence (confidential or non-confidential) for internal and external responses. (i.e. communicating decisions, instructions and requests to staff members)
- Independently respond to telephone, written and in-personinquiries by providing authoritative information; ensure compliance with policies and interpret policies; exercise considerablejudgment and responsibility in decision-making.
- Answer questions regarding the Division and interpret Division policies and procedures for the public, faculty, students or other
University employees via telephone, e-mail, written correspondence,or face-to-face contact. - Serve as liaison between the Division of Student Affairs and Colleges, Departments, and Chancellor’s staff.
- Coordinate closely with Human Resources on any/all HR related processes for the division that require Vice Chancellor approval.
Monitor the updating of unclassified position descriptions and maintain copies for divisional record. - Develop and maintain Division personnel files. Manage allpersonnel transactions; maintain confidential records; keepsdetailed records for reference and historical purposes.
- Advise the Vice Chancellor and Assistant Vice Chancellor as topersonnel or other problems requiring attention.
- Develop and monitor the evaluation process for the Division'sunclassified/university staff.
- Serve as Talent Acquisition Coordinator for Division and University search and screens as needed/requested.
- Provide guidance on HR processes and task for the Division, asneeded.
- Coordinate Division-wide reporting processes.
- Coordinate and facilitate Division-wide annual events, such asthe Fall Kickoff and January Professional Development Day.
- Manage an inventory of Office supplies, maintain and monitoryoffice equipment, call in repairs when needed.
- Manage the purchasing of all office related supplies, largerequipment (ex: copier), and coordinate travel/compensation forguest speakers. Monitor and reconcile the budget for the Office of Student Affairs
- Develop and maintain a secure and accurate filing system forthe Office of Student Affairs. Create and maintain meeting binders,files, and correspondence for the Vice Chancellor and Assistant Vice Chancellor.
- Oversee the printing and publication of documents; maintain andupdate Division website.
- Perform special projects as assigned by Vice Chancellor andAsst. Vice Chancellor. Review and verify numerous forms for completeness, accuracy, and conformity to internal regulations andgive advice to Vice Chancellor and Assistant Vice Chancellor.
- Other duties as assigned
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