Program Coordinator, Political Science - Emory College of Arts and Sciences

Emory • Atlanta, GA

5d • Onsite

About The Position

Coordinates a program and related activities including establishing long-term objectives, researching factors that may impact the success of the program, developing promotional materials/venues, managing related databases, and establishing/forecasting budget requirements. Performs other related duties as required. This person will be working closely with the Director of Graduate Studies, Director of Graduate Admissions Program, Department Chair, the Assistant Program Director, all staff members and all graduate students in our program. This is an administrative position managing the graduate program of the Department of Political Science, which is a unit under Emory College of Arts and Sciences. As a member of the administrative team within the department, this position will support department-wide initiatives, which may include: event planning, travel planning, purchasing supplies and finance reimbursements and payments, in addition to other related responsibilities as required.

Requirements

• A bachelor's degree in a field related to the program
• Three years of related experience
• Detail oriented
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Adept at Microsoft Office applications
• Very strong organizational skills
• Project management skills
• Flexibility in dealing with unexpected issues
• Creative brainstorming
• Strong problem-solving abilities
• Good judgment
• Ability to maintain confidentiality
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Ability to interact with internal and external partners
• Team player

Nice To Haves

• Experience with professional social media content creation
• Website content management

Responsibilities

• Tracking the admissions process and administering new student recruitment
• Student enrollment
• RA/TA space allocation
• Degree tracking
• Attending and taking notes at committee meetings
• Organizing poster/paper sessions each semester
• Scheduling PhD defenses and degree clearances
• TATTOO tracking
• Assisting with Dean’s Teaching Fellowship applications
• PhD placement
• Reviewing graduate course schedule and course evaluations
• Ensuring compliance with LGS policies and procedures
• Event planning
• Travel planning
• Purchasing supplies and finance reimbursements and payments

What This Job Offers

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