Bryn Mawr College has an opening for an Executive Assistant in the President’s Office.

THE POSITION

Reporting to the Chief of Staff, the Executive Assistant, President’s Office The Executive Assistant to the President’s Office provides high-level administrative support to the President and Chief of Staff. The Executive Assistant acts as a liaison between the President and internal/external stakeholders, managing the office’s complex calendars, correspondence, meetings, travel, and interactions with members of the campus community and the public. 

Serve as a key liaison between the President and senior leadership, trustees, faculty, staff, students, alumni, and external partners establishing a welcoming and warm tone for the office.  Ensures files are kept up-to-date and well-organized. Tracks due dates and follow up for conferences, seminars, nominations, and materials that require the attention of the President. Collaborates with other members of the President’s Office staff on execution of events and projects. 

 ABOUT THE INSTITUTION

Bryn Mawr College is located in the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania region. The College serves a population of approximately 1,700 students at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. Campus is easily reached by public transportation as well as most major highways. The College offers competitive salaries and excellent benefits that include a generous retirement contribution, paid time off and reasonably priced health coverage. Bryn Mawr College is an equal opportunity employer that believes that diversity strengthens our community.

APPLY

To express your interest in this role, please submit a cover letter, resume, and contact information for three professional references through Interfolio:  https://apply.interfolio.com/169376

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree and or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Minimum of five years of experience in a senior administrative or executive support role.
• Proficiency with office software; with web-based email, calendar, and scheduling systems and with additional computer applications relevant to the position (such as Financial Edge, Moodle, PeopleSoft database, Workday, Zoom); ability to learn and use new computer applications as they become applicable to the position.
• Excellent attention to detail and follow-through.
• Exceptional levels of discretion and judgment dealing with complicated issues which require confidentiality, tact and diplomacy. 
• Superior interpersonal skills and oral and written communication skills. 
• Ability to work as a member of a team, and to build positive relationships with colleagues across the campus.
• Ability to relate well to diverse populations and to help foster an inclusive community 
• Adaptable and ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment
• Valid driver’s license and willingness to transport guests of the College on occasion.

Preferred: 

• Experience in a higher education or nonprofit executive environment
• Familiarity with board governance and senior leadership structures

About Bryn Mawr College

The mission of Bryn Mawr College is to provide a rigorous education and to encourage the pursuit of knowledge as preparation for life and work. Bryn Mawr teaches and values critical, creative and independent habits of thought and expression in an undergraduate liberal arts curriculum for women and in coeducational graduate programs in arts and sciences and social work and social research. Bryn Mawr seeks to sustain a community diverse in nature and democratic in practice, for we believe that only through considering many perspectives do we gain a deeper understanding of each other and the world.

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