Undergraduate Program Assistant - Burnaby, Canada - Simon Fraser University

Simon Fraser University

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Burnaby, Canada

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Sophia Lee

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Description

Union/Affiliation:

C.U.P.E. Local 3338

Pay range:

$1,652.46 to $1,872.80 bi-weekly

SFU Department Descr:

Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences - Arts Central

Position Grade:

6
- # of openings:

1

Biweekly Hours:

Provides administrative and secretarial support to the Coordinator of Undergraduate Advising, Recruitment and Retention, to the Advisors/Recruiters in Arts Central, and to the Director of Strategic Academic Planning and Student Engagement.

Provides support in the coordination and delivery of undergraduate student information and advising services.

Provides back-up secretarial support to the Associate Deans for matters pertaining to the Undergraduate Curriculum committee in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS).

Supports student engagement initiatives organized by Arts Central.

Responds to requests for information primarily dealing with undergraduate students related to student recruitment, academic advising, course registration, and graduation processes and procedures; updates and maintains website, and printed promotional materials; responds to routine queries and conducts preliminary undergraduate program progress reviews; runs regular reports on student performance for Undergraduate advisors; and files all relevant confidential student information.

Qualifications:

Excellent interpersonal and intercultural communication and customer services skills.
Ability to use enterprise level information systems (e.g., PeopleSoft SIMS/FAST, or equivalent) at an intermediate level.
Ability to take and transcribe meeting minutes.
55 wpm keyboarding skill with a high degree of accuracy.
Excellent oral and written communications skills.
Excellent problemsolving and organizational skills.
Ability to exercise mature judgment and initiative.
Ability to follow oral and written instructions.
Ability to handle confidential and sensitive material with discretion.
Ability to work independently and meet deadlines.
Able to conduct routine and nonroutine research.
Ability to perform arithmetic calculations with a high degree of accuracy.
Good knowledge of office procedures and secretarial practices.

**Please include your cover letter and resume in one attachment.