Duties: Provide high-level administrative support to the Student Affairs leadership team; supervise, train, and evaluate student workers; coordinate student staff schedules and task delegation; serve as the first point of contact for students, faculty, staff, and visitors; respond to inquiries and concerns with professionalism and discretion; manage departmental calendars, including scheduling appointments, events, and meetings; assist with logistics and coordination of campus-wide student affairs initiatives; draft, edit, and distribute internal and external communications, including memos, emails, reports, newsletters, and award notifications; maintain organized filing systems (electronic and physical) and ensure records are current and FERPA-compliant; support budget tracking and bookkeeping functions; monitor departmental accounts, process invoices, and reconcile expenditures; lead the collection, review, and preliminary analysis of data for retention reports and student engagement metrics; oversee student assistants involved in data entry and reporting; prepare materials such as faculty\/staff FERPA brochures and forms; coordinate scholarship communication by sending award letters and maintaining recipient records across multiple student populations (departmental, non-traditional, etc.); contribute to the planning and implementation of student success programs, workshops, and recognition events; collaborate across departments to support special projects, student services, and compliance efforts; perform other duties as assigned in support of the mission and goals of the Division of Student Affairs.<\/p>\n
Qualifications: Bachelor\u2019s degree preferred; a degree in education, student affairs, communications, or a related field preferred; experience in higher education or student services strongly preferred; strong organizational and time-management skills, with the ability to handle multiple priorities in a dynamic environment; excellent oral and written communication skills, including professional document preparation and editing; proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint); knowledge of general office procedures, with a demonstrated ability to manage confidential information responsibly and in accordance with FERPA guidelines; ability to work independently and collaboratively with diverse stakeholders, including students, faculty, and administrators. All SAU faculty and staff demonstrate a commitment to the value of all members of the SAU community, to excellence in interpersonal behaviors, and effective collaboration with colleagues. Joining the SAU family requires a commitment to our culture of Continuous Quality Improvement.<\/p>\n
Applicants may apply online at www.saumag.edu<\/a> or pick up an application in the Office of Human Resources, Overstreet Hall, Room 115, and mail it to the Office of Human Resources, Southern Arkansas University, 100 E University, MSC 9288, Magnolia, AR 71753. Non-listed references may be contacted. AA\/EOE.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Duties: Provide high-level administrative support to the Student Affairs leadership team; supervise, train, and evaluate student workers; coordinate student staff schedules and task delegation; serve as the first point of contact for students, faculty, staff, and visitors; respond to inquiries and concerns with professionalism and discretion; manage departmental calendars, including scheduling appointments, events, and meetings;… Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1376,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[317,230],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-5419","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-employment-opportunities","7":"category-staff-positions","8":"entry"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/human-resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5419","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/human-resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/human-resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/human-resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1376"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/human-resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5419"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/human-resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5419\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5425,"href":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/human-resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5419\/revisions\/5425"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/human-resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5419"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/human-resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5419"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/human-resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5419"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}