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Executive Assistant to Dean of Professional Education Division
This is a temporary (3+ month) onsite opportunity supporting the Dean of a higher education institution's Professional Education Division within the arts and education space. The role is based in Boston, runs Monday-Friday from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM, and offers a competitive hourly pay of $38/hour. The Executive Assistant will provide high-level administrative and business support to the Dean while helping manage daily operations, budgets, events, and cross-departmental initiatives in a dynamic academic environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as the administrative and business lead for the Professional Education Division office
• Manage the Dean's calendar, meetings, travel, and professional engagements
• Support budget planning, tracking, reporting, and purchasing card reconciliations
• Coordinate division-wide projects, events, residencies, visiting artists, and special initiatives
• Prepare contracts, correspondence, reports, agendas, and meeting minutes
• Maintain accurate electronic and hard-copy records and office systems
• Hire, train, and supervise student employees
• Act as liaison between the Dean and internal/external stakeholders
• Support staff onboarding, training, and divisional communications (website, calendar, newsletter)

Candidate Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required with 5+ years of experience in an academic administrative or office setting
• Strong written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills
• Excellent organizational, project management, and prioritization abilities
• Proven budget and financial management experience
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision and exercise discretion
• Proficiency in a Macintosh environment (word processing, spreadsheets, databases, presentations, videoconferencing)
• Commitment to diversity, inclusion, and confidentiality in an executive support role

Qualified and interested candidates are encouraged to apply today for immediate consideration.

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