The Collaboratory for Research on Global Projects (Collaboratory), a multidisciplinary research center located in the School of Engineering's Civil and Environmental Engineering Department and with faculty in Sociology, Law and Business, is seeking a Program Administration Manager to support research, education and industry outreach priorities; to help develop new sponsors for a research project to model the coming together of buildings and infrastructure in a new economic development zone; and to support formation of a new cross-disciplinary initiative, "Institute for Sustainable Built Environment". This is an annual fixed-term position and is subject to renewal contingent on funding.

Major Responsibilities

The Program Administration Manager provides a high-level of support, to the director and associate director of the Collaboratory, setting own priorities with minimal supervision. Duties include but are not limited to the following: member relations, event planning, website management, newsletter publication, seminar series coordination, internal and external correspondence, and general office responsibilities.

Qualifications:

• Must be highly organized, a motivated and enthusiastic self-starter with proven ability to set priorities and to handle a variety of tasks simultaneously;
• Must have skills and personality to provide administrative support to executives in a fast-paced, sometimes ambiguous environment;
• Ability to take initiative and work independently and to respond verbally and in writing on behalf of the Director and Executive Director;
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, in person, on the telephone, and over email;
• High energy level, enthusiasm, sense of humor, and flexibility;
• Proven ability in MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), e-mail, blogging software and other various standard computer applications, as well as the ability to adapt quickly to specialized computer applications;
• Experience working in a client-facing role with a law firm, investment bank, or fast-paced research institute is highly desirable;
• Experience with Stanford policies, procedures and online processing, a plus but not a must;
• Bachelor's degree and 3-5 years experience or the equivalent combination of education and experience in an executive assistant type role is required.

Email you application with resume to Ryan J. Orr

Posted by dcjaya at February 6, 2008 2:02 AM