Foreign Students Director jobs in Kansas City, KS

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Resurrection has an opening for a Coordinating Assistant to Students position in the Ministries & Programs division! The position is full-time, non-exempt and is located at the Leawood campus at 13720 Roe Ave. Please see below for a full job description.

Job Summary

The Coordinating Assistant provides administrative support for the Lead Director of students and helps manage daily operations for the student ministry across all locations. This position is also a member of the church-wide Administrative Professional team, which provides for the development of administrative professionals across the organization with focus on skills, cross-training, use of technological tools and cross-divisional collaboration.

Essential Responsibilities and Expectations :

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Position-Specific

• Professionally represent the student staff team, including serving as an initial point of contact with inquiring congregants, answering questions and routing phone calls.
• Maintain calendars for the Director and ministry team, exercising professional discretion regarding the scheduling of appointments, meetings, and events.
• Provide general administrative support for the office and daily business operations.
• Maintain databases, registrations, and surveys, as needed.
• Provide administrative oversight for projects and events such as making room reservations, overseeing, and assisting with set up, invitations, catering, and taking of minutes.
• Oversee travel arrangements for staff team members, including transportation, lodging, expense reimbursement.
• Support the oversight of the team budgets and expense tracking, including purchasing, expense reimbursements, contractual arrangements, and budget planning.
• Support large events at all locations when needed.
• Provide administrative support, when directed, to assist other parts of the Division and Church.
Other duties, as assigned.

Competencies

• Activating - proactively takes on new challenges and opportunities with energy and urgency.
• Collaborating – shares knowledge, builds partnerships and promotes a culture of thinking from the users’ perspective while working across divisions to meet shared goals and objectives.
• Communicating – develops and delivers clear communications (verbal and written) that meet the unique needs of different audiences.
• Focusing on Details – pays attention to important details, avoiding errors and fine- tuning the results for maximum impact.
• Following Processes – gets work done as effectively and efficiently as possible by following optimal processes.
Navigating the Organization – maneuvers through organizational hurdles by understanding the church’s divisions and departments and their functions.

Qualifications

• Proficient in database management and Microsoft Office Suite.
• Able to lift 30lbs.