Assistant to the President and Vice Presidents

Position Summary

The holder of this position provides confidential administrative and clerical support to the President and the Vice Presidents of the College. The position serves as a central coordinator for executive scheduling, correspondence, meetings, travel, reports, and office operations while providing exceptional customer service to internal and external constituents. The holder of the position works closely with senior leaders to ensure efficient administrative operations, effective communication, and seamless coordination of executive activities across the College.

Key Responsibilities

• Assist the President and Vice Presidents in the discharge of day-to-day responsibilities, including assisting with the coordination of projects across the President and Vice President areas.
   
•  Coordinate communications, meeting logistics and materials for the President, the Executive Leadership Team, and the Board of Trustees.
   
• Prepare correspondence, reports, presentations, meeting materials, and meeting minutes.
   
• Assist the President with public relations within the College Community and the outside community.
   
• Lead planning and coordination for the annual holiday luncheon and the Employee Recognition and Retirement luncheon, in partnership with Human Resources and other campus stakeholders.
   
• Assist with commencement, convocation, Homecoming, presidential events and special projects.
   
• Assist with budget preparation and oversight for the President’s Office. Monitor budget expenditures, assuring expense documentation is in place and expenses are charged to appropriate categories.

Qualifications

Associate’s degree required; Bachelor’s Degree preferred with at least five (5) years’ executive administrative support experience.
 

Reports To:  President

Months per Year: 12 months

Hours per Week: 37.5

FLSA:  Non-Exempt

Position Category: NE8

Salary Range:$68,000 - $70,000

Benefits: Goldey-Beacom College offers an excellent benefits package that includes:

• Medical, Dental, & Vision
• Retirement Plan (403b) in which College contributes 5.5%
• Life & Disability Insurances
• Education benefits for employees, spouses and dependents
• Generous PTO (This position starts at 17 days of personal time-off for the calendar year Prorated based on start date)
• Paid Holidays, paid two-week winter break and ½ day Fridays during the summer
• Free weekly meals in dining hall.
• Free parking
   

Application Instructions

Interested applicants must fully complete and sign the employment application. Applicants should submit a cover letter, resume/CV and contact information for three professional references. Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled.

About Goldey‑Beacom College

Goldey‑Beacom College, located in Wilmington, Delaware, is a private institution with a proud history of academic excellence, personal attention, and student‑centered service. The College is committed to fostering a welcoming and inclusive environment where students are encouraged to achieve their highest potential and where employees are expected to uphold the highest standards of professionalism, integrity, and respect.

Goldey-Beacom College recognizes the importance of being an equal opportunity employer that fosters an inclusive, equitable and respectful campus climate.  We are constantly working to create a College that celebrates individuality and strives to provide a non-discriminatory, fair and equitable learning and working environment for the GBC family.  While we celebrate diversity in all forms, our hiring, compensation, training, and employment decisions are based on merit, qualifications, and performance.  We are governed by transparency and accountability in our human resource policies and procedures, recruitment and selection, hiring, training and development, employee relations, promotion, compensation and total rewards, and termination. 

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