Job Description

Program Assistant of the Leitner Center

Law School, Lincoln Center

Fordham University

 

Fordham University has an excellent reputation as a dynamic institution located in New York City.  Founded in 1841, Fordham enrolls more than 16,000 undergraduate and graduate students in its 9 Colleges and Schools. 

 

• Fordham University offers a comprehensive and competitive benefits package to its employees, which includes medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance.
• We offer tuition remission for employees and their dependents 
• A generous employer match towards a 403(b) retirement plan.
• As a tax-exempt organization under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code (IRC), Fordham is considered a qualifying employer for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program, a federal program designed to forgive student loan debt for employees of certain public and certain nonprofit employers.
• As part of its work-life balance program, the University provides generous PTO including 15 vacation days, 12 sick days, 2 personal days, 6 summer Fridays, and holidays that include paid time off between Christmas and New year.  
• University employees have access to the Employee Assistance Program (EAP). EAP provides no-cost, professional, and confidential services, to help employees and family members address a variety of personal, family, life, and work-related issues.

 

Hybrid Policy:       

Please review the Hybrid Policy here.

https://www.fordham.edu/human-resources/policies-guides-and-agreements/hybridremote-work-policy-for-administrators/

 

Position Summary

Reporting to the Executive Director of the Leitner Center, the Program Assistant will be responsible for overall administrative support for the Leitner Center’s program, which will support the training of public interest lawyers and advocates in Asia and general programming at the Center.

 

This will include producing social media and traditional internal and external communications outputs, supporting administrative grant reporting and coordination, preparing other aspects of program implementation, supporting website administration, and other internal digital organization tools.

 

Essential Functions        

Researches, prepares, edits, formats, and distributes documents such as memos, news releases, the Center newsletter, reports, and web content

Plans and coordinates Center events, including speakers, meetings, and film and panel discussions, and provides administrative support to the Leitner Center’s annual Summer Human Rights Institute;

Assists with donor cultivation and stewardship and provides grants management and finance administrative support, including recording, processing, and maintaining financial records, as well as preparing materials for fundraising events;

Serves as a primary point of contact and main communications focal point, including by writing communications outputs systematically tracking communications and the status of requests and responses; manages the Center’s social media platforms and maintains its website, and provides design support for posts, events, the website, promotional materials, reports, and other materials;

Provides day-to-day administrative support to the Leitner Center faculty and staff, including scheduling, travel arrangements, filing, processing applications for student programs and fellowships, and responding to requests for information.

 

Essential Functions Note

This list is not intended to be an exhaustive list.

The University may assign additional related duties as necessary.

         

Required Qualifications: Education and Experience        

• Bachelor’s Degree in a related field, such as government, international relations, human rights, or social sciences.
• Minimum of 1 year of pre-professional or professional administrative experience.

 

Required Qualifications: Knowledge and Skills     

• Strong organization skills with meticulous attention to detail;
• Excellent communication skills, analytical skills, and the creativity needed to conduct online research;
• Proficiency in word processing and office applications;
• Demonstrated strong initiative and follow-through and the capacity to think creatively and strategically;
• Interpersonal savvy, with superior judgment at all times;
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team with staff and partners from diverse backgrounds in a positive, collaborative, and inclusive environment.
• Successful candidates should have a knowledge of and commitment to the goals of Jesuit Education.

 

Preferred Qualifications 

• Experience with communications, social media, event planning, community engagement, or organizing
• Experience with web platforms, Canva, InDesign, or other design software a plus;
• Knowledge of or fluency in other languages is a significant plus.

 

Minimum Starting Salary: $62,800

 

Maximum Starting Salary: $62,800

 

Note: Salary is commensurate with qualifications, experience, and skills.

                   

START DATE: ASAP

 

APPLY HERE: https://careers.fordham.edu/postings/8534

 

ABOUT FORDHAM

Founded in 1841, Fordham is the Jesuit University of New York, offering an exceptional education distinguished by the Jesuit tradition to more than 16,000 students in its 9 colleges and schools.  It has residential campuses in the Bronx and Manhattan, a campus in West Harrison, N.Y., the Louis Calder Center Biological Field Station in Armonk, N.Y., and the London Centre in the United Kingdom. 

 

Fordham University is committed to excellence through diversity and welcomes candidates of all backgrounds.

 

Fordham is an Equal Opportunity Employer – Veterans/Disabled and other protected categories

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