Administrative Coordinator - College of Architecture and Design - UTK

University of Tennessee Career Site • Knoxville, TN

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About The Position

The University of Tennessee College of Architecture and Design is looking for an Administrative Coordinator that will provide support to the School of Interior Architecture. Successful candidates will possess a high level of organizational ability, be creative and self-directed in their approach to projects and tasks, and be willing to learn new skills, software, and systems as the college and schools evolve. An Administrative Associate must be able to manage multiple simultaneous tasks/projects requiring follow-through, make critical judgements and timely decisions about their workload, and meet deadlines once established. The role also requires effective communication with multiple audiences including students, faculty, staff, and administrators. Additional duties and qualifications are listed below. The College of Architecture and Design aims to further establish a professional, well-functioning, and strategic administrative team; one whose members are given professional development and career support while they are encouraged to take ownership of their responsibilities. Team members look for ways to improve the administrative approach as they become subject matter experts and effective project managers for their school directors. College leadership is interested in building an environment around the college’s goal of making design education for our students as vivid as possible. The College of Architecture and Design promotes imagination, curiosity, and empathy as we advocate for the power of design and catalyze the importance of the built world. We are committed to excellence in design education, research, creative scholarly activity, and outreach missions. The college is comprised of Schools of Architecture, Design, Interior Architecture, and Landscape Architecture. These four schools contribute to an engaged community of 740 undergraduate and graduate students, 50 full-time faculty, 15 part-time faculty, and 22 members of the administrative staff. The Administrative Coordinator will join a dynamic team working in a fluid and fast-paced environment. The entire CoAD staff shares the dean’s mission to make design education as vivid as possible.

Requirements

• High level of organizational ability.
• Creative and self-directed approach to projects and tasks.
• Willingness to learn new skills, software, and systems.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and projects.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in an academic environment.
• Familiarity with design education.

Responsibilities

• Provide support to the School of Interior Architecture.
• Manage multiple simultaneous tasks/projects requiring follow-through.
• Make critical judgements and timely decisions about workload.
• Meet established deadlines.
• Communicate effectively with students, faculty, staff, and administrators.
• Contribute to the professional development and career support of the administrative team.
• Improve the administrative approach as a subject matter expert.
• Act as an effective project manager for school directors.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level