• Job Type: Support Staff - Union
• Bargaining Unit: Local 2110
• Regular/Temporary: Regular
• Hours Per Week: 35
• Salary Range: $55,600 - $56,600

Position Summary

Under the supervision of the Associate Director of the Institute for the Study of Sexuality and Gender (ISSG) and working closely with the Faculty Director and Institute faculty, the Coordinator provides administrative and programmatic support to the Institute.

The Institute for the Study of Sexuality and Gender (ISSG) is the locus of interdisciplinary feminist and queer scholarship and teaching at Columbia University. Offering an undergraduate degree program and graduate certification in Women???s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, the Institute draws its core and affiliated faculty from a diverse array of disciplines across Columbia University and Barnard College. 

Responsibilities

• Facilitates the scheduling of WMST courses for the academic year in consultation with the Directors of Undergraduate and Graduate Studies and colleagues at Barnard WGSS.
• Assists with the Institute???s public programming, including creating event publicity, arranging event logistics (such as reserving space, ordering catering, vendor onboarding, and securing speaker travel and accommodations), and executing tasks related to day-of event management.
• Process financial transactions for the Institute, including vendor payments and reconciling P-Card transactions.
• Assist with updating and distributing the Institute???s weekly e-newsletter, including the solicitation of relevant news and events.
• Manages the upkeep of the Institute???s website and social media platforms; supervises the Institute???s work-study and casual student staff; performs general reception duties, including greeting visitors to the Institute and answering queries directed to the Institute???s general email address and phone number.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Three years of related experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Some college or bachelor???s degrees are preferred.
• Experience with event coordination and execution is preferred. Interest in/or familiarity with the field of Women???s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies and higher education is a plus.

Other Requirements

• Excellent organizational and communication skills are required. The ability to exercise sound judgment, interact with various stakeholders, prioritize tasks, maintain confidentiality when appropriate, and meet competing deadlines is also required.

Equal Opportunity Employer / Disability / Veteran

Columbia University is committed to the hiring of qualified local residents.

About Columbia University

Columbia University is one of the world's most important centers of research and at the same time a distinctive and distinguished learning environment for undergraduates and graduate students in many scholarly and professional fields. The University recognizes the importance of its location in New York City and seeks to link its research and teaching to the vast resources of a great metropolis. It seeks to attract a diverse and international faculty and student body, to support research and teaching on global issues, and to create academic relationships with many countries and regions. It expects all areas of the university to advance knowledge and learning at the highest level and to convey the products of its efforts to the world.

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