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Princeton University

Program Coordinator

🇺🇸 Princeton, NJ

🕑 Full-Time

💰 TBD

💻 Administrator

🗓️ January 17th, 2025

FERPA

Edtech.com's Summary

Princeton University is hiring a Program Coordinator. This role involves coordinating and supporting multiple programs within residential college programs, managing various administrative functions, and liaising with campus offices and external constituencies to ensure effective program operation. 

Highlights

  • Main responsibilities include supporting the Faculty Committee on Examinations and Standing, organizing meetings and materials, and coordinating residential college staff hiring and onboarding.
  • Required proficiency in Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Zoom, SharePoint, Drupal, CampusGroups, OnBase, Concur, and JobX/TimeSheetX.
  • Position is full-time with a standard workweek of 36.25 hours, and is eligible for benefits.
  • Essential qualifications include a Bachelor's degree, 5+ years in a relevant role, strong organizational and communication skills, and ability to manage projects independently.
  • No eligibility for overtime compensation.
  • Requires experience in higher education and familiarity with Princeton's administrative structure is preferred.
  • Main benefits include a benefits-eligible status and no essential services personnel requirement or physical capacity exam needed.

Program Coordinator Full Description

Overview:

The program coordinator coordinates and supports multiple programs and administrative functions overseen by the senior associate dean and the associate dean of the college.
 
This position is also responsible for coordinating many aspects of the residential college program, as well as the Council of College Heads and the Faculty Committee on Examinations and Standing. The coordinator schedules and prepares materials for standing meetings and responds with judgment and discretion to queries from a broad range of campus offices, academic departments, and external constituencies.
 
Liaising with offices including Office of the General Counsel, the Graduate School, and the Dean of the Faculty, this role requires superior organizational and communications skills and an ability to manage complex projects independently and with meticulous attention to detail.

Responsibilities:

Supporting the work of the Faculty Committee on Examinations and Standing, for which the senior associate dean serves as secretary. This includes:

• Committee support: Organize and prepare meeting material for committee review; manage appropriate security access to confidential SharePoint site; maintain records of meetings and resulting actions/letters; prepare and send email and mail correspondence as required; keep current file of A+ statements for use with Valedictorian/Salutatorian selection process and F statements for withdrawals and appeals
• Review and proofread all withdrawal and reinstatement letters for student leaves; maintain actions/letters in a filing system; troubleshoot workflow with residential college deans
• Oversee administrative aspects of ODOC confirmation of graduation status, confirming names and numbers with residential college deans, ODUS deans, and Registrar staff
• Track and update spreadsheet of students who fail to qualify for degree; file Degree Withheld actions from ODUS. Collaborate with residential college deans and Registrar staff to track students who previously failed to qualify and have completed their degree requirements
• Prepare materials for annual grading memo; update Faculty SharePoint and ODOC grading website with current grading documents; track and maintain files on all departmental grading standards
• Archive files of students who have become eligible and have received their degree over the course of the year
• Serve as Secretary of the Reinstatement Committee (a subcommittee of Examinations and Standing). Track reinstatement applications each term; communicate approval of reinstatement to students; plan welcome back events
 
Support for Residential College Program:

• Organize meeting schedule and prepare materials for the Council of College Heads. 
• Coordinate search processes and interview schedules for residential college staff vacancies, assist with centralized onboarding of new residential college staff 
• Update and maintain routine communications, forms, and templates used by the residential college staff; maintain documents on a shared drive 
• Oversee Faculty Fellows website and application, collaborating with University Services and College Program Administrators
• Provide logistical and administrative support for the Faculty Adviser program and the Peer Academic Adviser program
• Process appointment, stipend, and payroll for approximately 90 faculty advisers and peer advisers, as well as for student workers who assist the advising program 
• Organize materials for the Shapiro Prize for Academic Excellence
 
Administrative support:

• Administrative support for the senior associate dean and associate dean
• Coordinate calendars and prepare materials for standing meetings 
• Organize and manage policy documents and communications within the ODOC shared drives
• Initiate communication, handle correspondence, and reply as appropriate to phone or electronic inquiries on behalf of the deans 
• Regularly update listservs, directories, and departmental info sheets
• Respond to routine queries from students, faculty and staff; exercise judgment in bringing urgent matters to the deans’ attention 
• Communicate effectively on behalf of the office with all aspects of the university community from students and faculty to the President’s office 
• Process and maintain highly confidential material
 
Resident Graduate Student Application Process. Duties include:

• Update all relevent RGS documents, memos, and timeline annually for review by the assigned residential college dean; update letters and communications timeline for deans
• Maintain RGS website and applications
• Administer application and monitor RGS admin email box daily
• Compile applicant pool and prepare worksheet for committee review; along with senior associate dean and residential college dean, assign students to college pools 
• Finalize roster and perform background checks on all incoming RGSs and their spouses/domestic partners
 
Coordination of FERPA Requests:

• On behalf of ODOC, receive and respond to all requests for education records; coordinate the gathering of all relevant documents for students’ review; maintain accurate filing system of all requests; scan and secure online documents as necessary.
 
Additional responsibilities:

• Project management, scheduling assistance, and event coordination for special initiatives or committee work as needed. 
• Track budgets for advising programs run by this office; track shared residential college budgets including Boot Camps & Independent Work, RCA Training, and Cross-College Programming
• Collaborate with Senior Financial Manager to produce budget comparisons and reports for the residential colleges
• Approve Concur reports as delegate for senior associate dean and associate dean; handle day-to-day financial transactions
• Create and track financial transactions in Prime, invoice and process journal entries 

Qualifications: 

Essential Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent
• 5 or more years of relevant experience supporting a senior academic administrator or academic program 
• Ability to take initiative, work independently, take ownership of complex projects, establish priorities, meet deadlines, and be attentive to detail 
• Must be a creative and flexible problem solver 
• Highest levels of professional judgment, discretion, and competence 
• Strong work ethic, with a high degree of personal responsibility and reliability 
• Excellent oral, written, and interpersonal skills 
• High level of proficiency with Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Zoom, SharePoint, Drupal, CampusGroups, OnBase, and Concur
• High level of proficiency with JobX/TimeSheetX 
• Ability to learn financial and data management systems as required
• Proven ability to develop and maintain professional, collaborative working relationship with a wide range of university offices
 
Preferred Qualifications

• Internal candidates/those with significant Princeton experience
• Knowledge of Princeton and Princeton’s administrative structure 
• Experience with Princeton’s system applications, including PeopleSoft
• Experience working in higher education
 
Princeton University is an  Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.  KNOW YOUR RIGHTS 

Standard Weekly Hours: 36.25 Work Schedule, If Other Than Standard Hours: On occasion, evening and weekend hours may be required. Eligible for Overtime: No Benefits Eligible: Yes Probationary Period: 180 days Essential Services Personnel (see policy for detail): No Physical Capacity Exam Required: No Valid Driver’s License Required: No Experience Level: Associate : #LI-ZY1