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Administrative Coordinator

Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA, United States


Overview

As an administrative coordinator for the office of the vice president for SCAD SERVE and the office of the vice president for community engagement, you will manage operations and provide administrative support, including calendar and schedule maintenance. You will gather information and conduct research for important reports and documents for both vice presidents. You will coordinate meetings and agendas, reserve and prepare spaces, and maintain meeting summaries and action steps. You will book travel, submit travel requests, reports, and reimbursements, and handle expense reports. You will process purchase orders for hosted lunches to ensure timely, accurate payment and vendor coordination. You will assist with transportation and parking logistics, gift preparation, meal planning, and reservation management for tour guests. You will also secure car rentals for executive travel.
In this role, you will conduct research on community organizations and businesses to inform the VP\'s strategic outreach efforts. You will build relationships with community members and university employees to ensure smooth, efficient communication for meetings, presentations, and initiatives. You will develop systems to improve university tour coordination, including the creation of checklists, templates, and spreadsheets, to streamline itinerary and transportation planning and group facilitation. Responsibilities include coordination of the VP\'s community outreach and involvement efforts and follow-up meetings with stakeholders to convert efforts into SCADpro, SCAD SERVE, SCAD Art Sales, or SCADamp opportunities. You will assist with on-ground tours and hosting large groups and maintain stats, records, and itineraries to support engagement, track progress, and memorialize the work taking place to establish benchmarks.
In this position, you will develop and maintain a database of targeted nonprofits in Atlanta and Savannah, including their leadership, contact info, and relevant SCAD contacts or involvement. You will also create reports to track and compare critical data points on a monthly, quarterly, and annual basis. Essential duties include managing schedules and reservations for collaborative partner visits, planning and coordinating major annual initiatives, and overseeing logistical support for the Design for Good initiative. Major initiatives include the end-of-year donation drive, the SCAD SERVE Fellows application process, volunteer events, the SCAD SERVE staff schedule for signature events, SCAD Days, and more.
Responsibilities

Manage calendars and schedules for the offices of the vice presidents and coordinate meetings, agendas, spaces, summaries, and action items.
Book travel, submit travel requests, reports, reimbursements, and handle expense reports; process purchase orders for hosted lunches and coordinate vendors.
Assist with transportation and parking logistics, gift preparation, meal planning, and reservation management for tour guests; secure car rentals for executive travel.
Conduct research on community organizations and businesses to inform strategic outreach; build relationships with community members and university employees to support communication for meetings, presentations, and initiatives.
Develop systems to improve university tour coordination, including checklists, templates, and spreadsheets, to streamline itinerary, transportation planning, and group facilitation.
Coordinate the VP\'s community outreach and involvement efforts and follow up with stakeholders to convert efforts into SCADpro, SCAD SERVE, SCAD Art Sales, or SCADamp opportunities.
Assist with on-ground tours, hosting large groups, and maintaining stats, records, and itineraries to support engagement and establish benchmarks.
Develop and maintain a database of targeted nonprofits in Atlanta and Savannah, including leadership and contact information, and create monthly, quarterly, and annual reports for data tracking.
Manage schedules and reservations for collaborative partner visits; plan and coordinate major annual initiatives; provide logistical support for the Design for Good initiative (including the end-of-year donation drive, SCAD SERVE Fellows application process, volunteer events, and SCAD Days).
Qualifications

Minimum qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree
Proficiency with office technology, calendar systems, and database management
Preferred qualifications:
At least five years of experience in executive-level administrative support in an office setting
Travel

Less than 10%
Work hours

The university work week is Sunday through Saturday. Most offices are open Monday through Friday 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. To accommodate business needs, employees may be assigned to other workdays and/or hours, including weekends and evenings.
ADA tag

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements and minimum qualifications listed are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions and/or meet the minimum qualifications.

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