Administrative Assistant: Office of the Dean, HCB - UTK

University of Tennessee•Knoxville, TN

About The Position

The Haslam College of Business (HCB) at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, invites applications for an Administrative Assistant (Non-Exempt, Full Time) to join our college’s leadership team. This position serves as an Administrative and Technical Assistant whose primary role is to support the Assistant Dean of Strategy, Operations, and Planning as well as assist in representing Haslam to national and global leaders in business and industry. The position performs a wide range of administrative duties, is directly responsible for managing and prioritizing their supervisor's time and calendar of events, manages email inboxes, will be granted authority to make certain decisions on the supervisor's behalf, and aids in the production of the HCB podcast. The position is expected to understand, execute, and express thought leadership on behalf of the college targeting a broad range of stakeholders, both internal to HCB/UTK and external to a public audience of prestigious business leaders. The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, has shaped leaders, changemakers, and innovative thinkers since its founding in 1794. The university is home to more than 38,000 students and 10,000 statewide employees—the Volunteers—who uphold the university’s tradition of lighting the way for others through leadership and service. UT Knoxville offers over 900 programs of study across 14 degree-granting colleges and schools. As Tennessee’s flagship land-grant university, its footprint spans the entire state. The university holds the highest Carnegie classification for research activity and has deep partnerships with industry leaders and the US Department of Energy’s largest multidisciplinary laboratory, Oak Ridge National Laboratory. UT Knoxville considers its employees its number one asset. With values that focus on work-life balance, compensation, and innovation leadership, all Vols are supported to advance professionally. Employees have access to career development and coaching, continued education, and an extensive list of development and training possibilities. The Volunteer employee experience implements structures and practices to attract and retain top-tier talent, fostering a strong staff community and supporting a culture of involvement and engagement for everyone. The university holds a strong commitment to its land-grant mission of learning and engagement, with a tradition of service and leadership that carries that Volunteer spirit throughout the state and around the world. It has been ranked nationally as “Best Employer for New Graduates,” “One of America’s Best Large Employers,” and “Best Workplace for Women,” and has been designated as “Best Place for Working Parents” by Forbes Magazine.

Responsibilities

Support the Assistant Dean of Strategy, Operations, and Planning
Assist in representing Haslam to national and global leaders in business and industry
Manage and prioritize their supervisor's time and calendar of events
Manage email inboxes
Make certain decisions on the supervisor's behalf
Aid in the production of the HCB podcast
Understand, execute, and express thought leadership on behalf of the college targeting a broad range of stakeholders, both internal to HCB/UTK and external to a public audience of prestigious business leaders.