Provost jobs in Lynchburg, VA
Provost develops academic policies and programs for a college or university. Directs and coordinates activities of deans and chairpersons of individual colleges. Being a Provost advises on personnel matters. Determines scheduling of courses and recommends implementation of additional courses. Additionally, Provost may require an advanced degree and at least 10 years of experience in the field. Relies on experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals. (Copyright 2024 Salary.com)
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Intermediate Administrative Assistant, The Office of the Executive Vice President and Provost
- Commonwealth of VA Careers
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Charlottesville, VA
FULL_TIME
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The Office of the Executive Vice President and Provost at the University of Virginia seeks candidates for the position of Intermediate Administrative Assistant.The individual in this role functions as a member of a larger team of professional staff and will undertake various responsibilities that require professionalism, collaboration, initiative, attention to detail, and discretion in handling confidential and sensitive information.
This is an excellent opportunity for an individual who is seeking professional growth in an often fast-paced and always supportive environment. Individuals new to higher education and/or office environments who are looking for a growth opportunity are encouraged to apply.
The Provost’s Office advances academic excellence at all levels of the University and works with the other executive offices to set University priorities. As the chief academic officer, the provost is responsible for UVA’s teaching, scholarship, and research at the schools, library, art museums, numerous centers and institutes, and foreign study programs, as well as faculty recruitment and retention. Learn more about the office on our website.
Responsibilities
This position provides primary coverage to the Booker House front desk and plays an important role in ensuring office operations function in a professional and predictable manner. The incumbent is a member of a larger administrative team, reporting to the Administrative Operations Manager.
The incumbent represents the Office of the Provost to visitors and staff with professionalism and care; answering phones, routing calls as appropriate, and greeting visitors. This position is responsible for and must take ownership of triaging constituent and staff needs, making referrals as needed, and/or coordinating appropriate action for a timely response. This position can expect to interact with faculty, staff, students, parents, alumni, and community members on a regular basis.
In addition, this position works collaboratively and respectfully to ensure that public and shared spaces are orderly and well-maintained, triages space, shared equipment, and shared resource needs and issues, and tracks parking and conference room calendars to mitigate conflicts.
The administrative support responsibilities associated with this position often shift in response to the overall needs of the office. Typical responsibilities include:- Maintaining shared personnel lists, and other electronic resources, with a high degree of accuracy, attention to detail, and timeliness.
- Maintaining paper and electronic documents in a systematic, organized manner for retention and retrieval, with appropriate confidentiality.
- Providing general clerical coordination to support office operations including receiving and distributing mail and packages and ensuring order confirmations and invoices are properly directed.
- Monitoring the functionality and condition of office spaces and equipment and submitting and tracking requests for maintenance, recycling/trash pick-up, and repairs as needed.
- Providing committee support: taking minutes, preparing materials, maintaining documentation & updating reports, proactively planning and scheduling meetings, maintaining participant lists etc.
- Tracking office supplies to par, working with colleagues to order supplies and/or making recommendations for orders as needed.
- Managing senior staff members’ calendars (helping the senior staff member manage their time as appropriate and requested; scheduling and confirming appointments, multi-participant meetings, and worktime; collecting and then provisioning background materials in advance or post hoc as appropriate).
- Arranging business travel. This includes making reservations and conference registrations, preparing travel itineraries with appropriate contact information and directions, as well as processing reimbursements as needed.
Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:- Education: High school diploma required, bachelor’s degree preferred
- Experience: At least one year of relevant administrative experience.
- Experience with Microsoft office is essential. Experience with other computer programs is preferred.
This is primarily a sedentary job involving extensive use of desktop computers. The job does occasionally require traveling some distance to attend meetings, and programs.
The position will remain open until filled. This is a non-exempt, full-time position with benefits. For more information on the benefits at UVA, visit hr.virginia.edu/benefits . The anticipated hiring range is $18-$22/hour commensurate with education and experience. The University will perform background checks on all new hires prior to employment.
Please apply through Careers at UVA , and search for R0058048 . Internal applicants must apply through their UVA Workday profile by searching 'Find Jobs'.
In order to be considered applicants MUST submit: 1) a cover letter; 2) a resume; and 3) a list of three professional references. The reference list should include contact and relationship (ie how the applicant knows the individual) information. Upload all materials in order (1,2,3), into the resume submission field as one merged pdf file. Although multiple documents can be submitted into this one field, we strongly prefer one document.
For questions about the application process, please contact Ashley Cochran, Senior Recruiter at alc6dk@virginia.edu .
For more information about UVA and the Charlottesville community please see http://www.virginia.edu/life/charlottesville and https://embarkcva.com/ .
The University of Virginia, i ncluding the UVA Health System which represents the UVA Medical Center, Schools of Medicine and Nursing, UVA Physician’s Group and the Claude Moore Health Sciences Library, are fundamentally committed to the diversity of our faculty and staff. We believe diversity is excellence expressing itself through every person's perspectives and lived experiences. We are equal opportunity and affirmative action employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, national or ethnic origin, political affiliation, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, veteran status, and family medical or genetic information. - Just Posted
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Test Engineer
- BWX Technologies, Inc.
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Lynchburg, VA
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- 4/23/2024 12:00:00 AM
Sales Associate
- Petco Animal Supplies Inc
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Lynchburg, VA
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- 4/23/2024 12:00:00 AM
Floor Technician - Lynchburg Health and Rehab
- ARAMARK Refreshment Services, Inc.
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Lynchburg, VA
- Job Description The Floor Technician is responsible for floor maintenance, restoration, and the operation of industrial ...
- 4/23/2024 12:00:00 AM
Service Electrician
- BCM Controls Corporation
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Lynchburg, VA
- Riddleberger Brothers, Inc. is seeking to hire a talented and growth-minded individual to join our team as a Service Ele...
- 4/23/2024 12:00:00 AM
Academic Marketing Specialist
- Liberty University
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Lynchburg, VA
- The Academic Marketing Specialist position involves developing and managing marketing strategies and materials for acade...
- 4/22/2024 12:00:00 AM
Academic Marketing Specialist
- Liberty University
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Lynchburg, VA
- The Academic Marketing Specialist position involves developing and managing marketing strategies and materials for acade...
- 4/22/2024 12:00:00 AM
Professor - Paros Chair for Atmospheric Research - Engineering/College of Natural Sciences
- University of Massachusetts
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Amherst, VA
- Professor - Paros Chair for Atmospheric Research - Engineering/College of Natural Sciences Job no: 519971 Work type: Fac...
- 4/21/2024 12:00:00 AM
Professor - Paros Chair for Atmospheric Research - Engineering/College of Natural Sciences
- University of Massachusetts
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Amherst, VA
- Professor - Paros Chair for Atmospheric Research - Engineering/College of Natural Sciences Job no: 519971 Work type: Fac...
- 4/21/2024 12:00:00 AM
About Lynchburg, Virginia
Lynchburg is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 75,568. The 2017 census estimates an increase to 81,000. Located in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains along the banks of the James River, Lynchburg is known as the "City of Seven Hills" or the "Hill City". In the 1860s, Lynchburg was the only major city in Virginia that was not recaptured by the Union before the end of the American Civil War.
Lynchburg lies at the center of a wider metropolitan area close to the geographic center of Virginia. It is the fifth-...
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Income Estimation for Provost jobs
$125,010 to $185,046
Lynchburg, Virginia area prices
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What does a Provost do?
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The Provost is a mysterious character with no other known purpose than unlocking a safe containing the Eye of Providence, in the Canyon of Titan.
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In the end, however, people often assume that the member of the leadership team most likely to one day be a president is the provost.
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The Provost is responsible for maintaining the standards of the curriculum, developing the curriculum, ensuring there are qualified faculty to teach the curriculum, controlling the budget for academic operations, and other things that are necessary to ensure that diplomas from accredited degree programs enter the hands of students who complete the curriculum for that diploma.
December 16, 2019