Operations Assistant

Description

Operations Assistant

The Admissions Operations Assistant will be a member of the Office of Admissions Operations team, responsible for providing administrative and project support to the Office of Admissions. This individual will perform functions including but not limited to the establishment and maintenance of prospective student records, processing materials and documentation related to prospective student records, processing incoming and outgoing mail, and assisting with additional projects and functions based upon the needs of the office.

Required knowledge and skills for the position include:

Strong attention to detail and accuracy.
Ability to meet or exceed deadlines and perform functions with a sense of urgency.
Strong customer service skills.
Experience in working collaboratively as a part of a team; experience working with individuals across departments/organizations.
Previous experience working with Microsoft Office software (primarily Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Word, and Microsoft Excel).
Desire and aptitude to develop strong working knowledge of the Office of Admissions system and supporting administrative systems.
High School diploma required; Bachelor’s degree preferred.

Excellent benefits including tuition remission for employee, spouse, and dependent children.

Western New England University (WNE) is a private, nationally ranked, comprehensive institution with a focus on preparing work-ready and world-ready graduates. Founded in 1919 in Springfield, Massachusetts as a division of Northeastern College, WNE’s 215-acre suburban campus serves more than 3,700 students, including over 2,500 full-time undergraduates. More than 47,000 alumni have earned degrees through its 90+ undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs at Colleges of Arts and Sciences, Business, Engineering, and Pharmacy and Health Sciences, and School of Law. Students come from 39 U.S. states and territories and 23 countries. Of 45,104 living alumni, 30% remain within the region, residing in the four Western Massachusetts counties and northern Connecticut.

WNE is classified among nationally ranked universities in US News and World Report, and among the Top 100 Undergraduate Engineering programs, and in the Doctoral/Professional Universities category in the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education.

Western New England University is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We welcome candidates whose background may contribute to the further diversification of our community.

In alignment with the University’s commitment to health and safety, all Faculty and Staff are required to be vaccinated and provide proof of vaccination.