Department: Law Development
Salary/Grade: NEX/11

Job Summary:

Coordinates administrative processes & prioritizes, directs, & responds to business matters involving administrative functions associated with education, research, &/or operations. Creates & maintains associated documents, spreadsheets, databases, meetings, special events, etc. & alerts supervisor of critical issues & upcoming events.

The Program Assistant 3 will primarily support the work of the Law ARD Donor Relations team. This individual will also provide administrative support to the Law Major Gifts team. This individual will coordinate arrangements and streamline systems to help staff operate efficiently within university policy and procedures. This individual will also represent the department to various internal and external constituencies.

Northwestern Pritzker Law prides itself on its active and diverse community, which brings together a passionate and talented group of students, staff, faculty, and alumni. The Law School endeavors to take principled action towards ensuring that we live up to our responsibility-and our institutional values-to create a diverse, equitable, and inclusive community for all constituents. Law School leadership commits to working tirelessly to ensure every member feels valued, all students can study and train to be successful in their careers, all staff members can develop personally and professionally, faculty can both teach and support our students and produce top quality research and scholarship, and alumni are provided with intentional lifelong engagement opportunities that support, develop and generate a vibrant and inclusive community.

Target hiring range for this position will be between $19.89 to $25.12 per hour. Offered salary will be determined by the applicant's education, experience, knowledge, skills and abilities, as well as internal equity and alignment with market data .

Specific Responsibilities :

Donor Relations Team Support:

• Provide primary administrative and event support to stewardship and donor relations staff. Stewardship event support to include (but not limited to): invitation mailings and notices, event registration, nametag/tent preparation, on-site event setup and support, materials preparation, and attendance recording. This role may also support events not directly related to the stewardship function.
• Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, donor communications, endowment reporting, decanal and event briefings, acknowledgement reporting and correspondence, database tracking, OnBase recordkeeping, expense submission, and policy and procedure manual updates.
• Responsible for documenting contacts and correspondence between Law ARD staff and alumni/donors in the CATracks database.
• Prepares correspondence and gift acknowledgments for alumni, donors, and volunteers.
• Enters information into spreadsheets &/or databases.
• Compiles and develops reports, statistics, tables, charts, etc. from information available in the CATracks database.

Financial and Administrative Support:

• Submits appropriate expenses, purchases & reimbursements per budget. Creates & maintains financial records which may include preparing forms; verifying appropriateness & accuracy of charges; processing & reconciling expenses, accounting transfers, &/or appropriation changes; updating financial transaction spreadsheets & databases. Generates summary reports & statistics. May maintain accounting balances for grants/contracts.
• Assists supervisors with quarterly budget forecasting.
• Writes, edits, and copy-edits department's communications, and reviews design and formatting for consistency.
• Assists department with posting materials to constituent management systems.

Department Operations Support:

• Screens & prioritizes incoming calls. Responds to inquiries & may provide basic interpretation of policies & procedures. Researches information to resolve problems or issues.

Performs other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications: (Education, experience, and any other certifications or clearances)

• A high school diploma or its equivalent required.
• Ideally 2 years of administrative support or other relevant experience required.

Minimum Competencies: (Skills, knowledge, and abilities.)

• Intermediate knowledge of word processing, spreadsheet, email, and database software programs is required.

Preferred Qualifications: (Education and experience)

• Experience in development is desirable.
• Must be a self-starter and adept at creating and streamlining administrative systems and functions to assure optimal use of LARD products and data.
• The ability to prioritize and multitask are key; must have substantial abilities in systematizing processes and generating reports.
• Strong organization and interpersonal skills, attention to detail and accuracy, and strong communication skills, both written and oral. English and grammar proficiency are essential as are strong telephone skills.
• Ability to interact with ease, and on a regular basis, with volunteers, donors, prospects and senior management personnel of the University.
• Excellent skills in administration of correspondence and files, computer databases, and word processing systems.
• Strong technical know-how, especially in word processing, formal document preparation, database management and research, and reporting. Knowledge of Microsoft Word, Access, Excel and Powerpoint is preferred.
• Demonstrated commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion.

Benefits:
At Northwestern, we are proud to provide meaningful, competitive, high-quality health care plans, retirement benefits, tuition discounts and more! Visit us at https://www.northwestern.edu/hr/benefits/index.html to learn more.

Work-Life and Wellness:
Northwestern offers comprehensive programs and services to help you and your family navigate life's challenges and opportunities, and adopt and maintain healthy lifestyles.
We support flexible work arrangements where possible and programs to help you locate and pay for quality, affordable childcare and senior/adult care. Visit us at https://www.northwestern.edu/hr/benefits/work-life/index.html to learn more.

Professional Growth & Development:
Northwestern supports employee career development in all circumstances whether your workspace is on campus or at home. If you're interested in developing your professional potential or continuing your formal education, we offer a variety of tools and resources. Visit us at https://www.northwestern.edu/hr/learning/index.html to learn more .

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