Program Assistant, Office of Spirituality and Meaning-Making

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About the Office of Spirituality and Meaning-Making

The Office of Spirituality & Meaning-Making (OSMM) is a unit within the Office of the Dean of Students, within the Division of Student and Campus Life. OSMM supports the spiritual and ethical lives of Cornell students, both religious and nonreligious, by inviting students to make meaning of themselves and the world, to learn about different traditions and worldviews through interfaith engagement, and to explore the intersectionality of student identity development. OSMM supports over 30 religious, spiritual, and secular student organizations, and partners with the multifaith community of advisors and affiliates who comprise Cornell United Religious Work (CURW).

Learn more about OSMM here: https://scl.cornell.edu/osmm

The Opportunity

The Program Assistant for OSMM supports the day-to-day operational needs of the unit and its two main programming facilities, Sage Chapel and Anabel Taylor Hall. This position is the OSMM office coordinator and handles logistics for a wide variety of events and programs, as well as orders office supplies, coordinates all AV and IT needs, assists with marketing and publicity for OSMM events, and monitors event and programmatic expenses, including assistance with travel arrangements for speakers and programs. Additionally, the Program Assistant hires and supervises a team of student workers who serve as the first point of contact for building occupants and visitors, ensuring a welcoming environment for all who enter OSMM facilities. In coordination with SCL Facilities, this position assists with building related issues and maintenance for Anabel Taylor Hall and Sage Chapel. As both a front-facing member and behind-the-scenes coordinator, this role is essential to the smooth and successful operations of OSMM and the office of the Dean of Students.

Success Factors

• Demonstrated commitment to working with wide ranging and diverse constituents, and an openness to all opportunities for collaboration, especially among a broad spectrum of religious, spiritual, and secular identities and ethical worldviews, as well as other social identities.
• Strong customer-service ethic, with a resolve to be approachable, accessible, and responsive to the multiple publics with which they interface.
• Intellectual curiosity about the broad range of religious and nonreligious identities among students and the larger university community.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills (verbal and written), diplomacy, and tact in addressing conflict and challenging circumstances, with an ability to handle unusual or difficult situations with compassion, sensitivity and professionalism while exercising sound judgment.

If you are an office professional with administrative experience and a great attention to detail looking to support the OSMM with your excellent customer service to a diverse array of stakeholders, we encourage you to apply with your resume and cover letter!

What We Need

All applicants must include a resume and cover letter for full consideration.

• Associate’s Degree with at least 2 years of related experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Strong level of independent decision-making and organizational skills, including the ability to manage multiple assignments and conflicting priorities.
• Competency in desktop programs, including: Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook for email, calendar, meetings), Google Office Suite, and Web Management Systems.
• Experience in planning events and programs, including event logistics, marketing, publicity, social media, and public relations strategies.
• Occasional evening, weekend, or non-standard hours.
• Experience in and/or demonstrated commitment to supporting diversity, equity, access, inclusion, and wellbeing.

If you have all those things, great! We have a few more things that we would prefer you to have, but it’s ok if you don’t.

• Experience with web publishing/maintenance systems (Drupal), listserv maintenance, creative design programs (Photoshop, Canva), Lyris.
• Experience with making travel arrangements/processing reimbursement.

Rewards and Benefits

• This position is located in Ithaca, New York and is fully on-site. The New York Convenience of employer guidelines require New York State individual tax reporting and withholdings for this position. Additional individual state income tax filings may also be required if working temporarily outside New York State.
• Cornell receives national recognition as an award-winning workplace for our health, wellbeing, sustainability, and diversity initiatives.
• Our benefits programs include comprehensive health care options, generous retirement contributions, access to wellness programs, and employee discounts with local and national retail brands. We invite you to follow this link to get more information about our benefits: https://hr.cornell.edu/benefits-pay.
• Follow this link to learn more about the Total Rewards of Working at Cornell: https://hr.cornell.edu/jobs/your-total-rewards.
• Our leave provisions include health and personal leave, three weeks of vacation and 13 holidays: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving and the day after, and an end of the year winter break from December 25-January 1.
• Cornell's impressive educational benefits include tuition-free Extramural Study and Employee Degree Program, tuition aid for external education, and Cornell Children's Tuition Assistance Program.

No Visa Sponsorship or relocation assistance is available for this position.

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University Job Title:

Program Assistant I

Job Family:

Student Services

Level:

D

Pay Rate Type:

Hourly

Pay Range:

$22.78 - $26.48

Remote Option Availability:

Fully Onsite

Company:

Endowed

Contact Name:

Brad Stock

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2023-05-16