Project Support Specialist (Hybrid)

Georgia Institute of Technology

Atlanta, GA

ID: 7293839
Posted: 1 month ago
Application Deadline: Open Until Filled

Job Description

Overview
Georgia Tech prides itself on its technological resources, collaborations, high-quality student body, and its commitment to building an outstanding and diverse community of learning, discovery, and creation. We strongly encourage applicants whose values align with our institutional values, as outlined in our Strategic Plan. These values include academic excellence, diversity of thought and experience, inquiry and innovation, collaboration and community, and ethical behavior and stewardship. Georgia Tech has policies to promote a healthy work-life balance and is aware that attracting faculty may require meeting the needs of two careers.

About Georgia Tech
Georgia Tech is a top-ranked public research university situated in the heart of Atlanta, a diverse and vibrant city with numerous economic and cultural strengths. The Institute serves more than 45,000 students through top-ranked undergraduate, graduate, and executive programs in engineering, computing, science, business, design, and liberal arts. Georgia Tech's faculty attracted more than $1.4 billion in research awards this past year in fields ranging from biomedical technology to artificial intelligence, energy, sustainability, semiconductors, neuroscience, and national security. Georgia Tech ranks among the nation's top 20 universities for research and development spending and No. 1 among institutions without a medical school.

Georgia Tech's Mission and Values
Georgia Tech's mission is to develop leaders who advance technology and improve the human condition. The Institute has nine key values that are foundational to everything we do:
1. Students are our top priority.
2. We strive for excellence.
3. We thrive on diversity.
4. We celebrate collaboration.
5. We champion innovation.
6. We safeguard freedom of inquiry and expression.
7. We nurture the wellbeing of our community.
8. We act ethically.
9. We are responsible stewards.

Over the next decade, Georgia Tech will become an example of inclusive innovation, a leading technological research university of unmatched scale, relentlessly committed to serving the public good; breaking new ground in addressing the biggest local, national, and global challenges and opportunities of our time; making technology broadly accessible; and developing exceptional, principled leaders from all backgrounds ready to produce novel ideas and create solutions with real human impact.





Location
Atlanta, GA

Department Information
The College of Computing was established in 1990 as the first such College at a public university and the second in the United States. Since that time, the college has grown into a world-class leader in research and education. The graduate CS program is currently ranked 6th and the undergraduate 5th nationally by U.S. News and World Report. The College consists of five Schools that provide specialized and general computing education to the entire campus. With over 16-degree programs, including its world-renowned online MS in CS, we believe the College to be the largest Computing unit in the United States and, as such, one of the largest producers of computationalist at all levels and of all demographic backgrounds. The College is a part of the Georgia Institute of Technology, a unit of the University System of Georgia and is primarily located in the heart of Atlanta, Georgia.

Job Summary
Provide professional level support services for divisional initiatives, projects, and transactional human resource functions. This position will interact on a regular basis with: Unit management and staff, department staff and HR personnel. This position typically will advise and counsel: Unit and department staff. This position will supervise: N/A.

Responsibilities
Job Duty 1 -
Provide specialized administrative support to unit staff and for all assigned projects

Job Duty 2 -
Establish schedules, make/oversee arrangements and provide logistical support for unit projects

Job Duty 3 -
Coordinate and arrange meetings and project materials for distribution, as necessary

Job Duty 4 -
Design, develop and edit project presentations, agendas, and other related documentations

Job Duty 5 -
Track and present progress reports, create proposals and other projects related to communications

Job Duty 6 -
Respond to inquiries regarding Institute and departmental HR policies and procedures, making referrals when appropriate

Job Duty 7 -
Initiate or process HR-related documents, including new hire packages, job postings, scheduling requests and creating reports

Job Duty 8 -
Gather and coordinate dissemination of information regarding new or revised HR related policies and procedures within the unit

Job Duty 9 -
Perform other duties as assigned

Responsibilities
Provide administrative support for the CoC Scheduling and Undergraduate advising teams.
Support the course scheduling and registration processes including:
Issuing permits,
Building courses,
Responding to related email.
Assist with advising and scheduling initiatives that support special student populations.
Create and distribute surveys using Qualtrics.
Required Qualifications
Educational Requirements
Bachelor's Degree in related field or equivalent combination of education and experience

Required Experience
Two to three years of job related experience

Preferred Qualifications
Additional Preferred Qualifications
Experience in a higher education environment

Preferred Qualifications
Intermediate or Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel.
Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities
SKILLS
Requires strong organizational skills, attention to detail, excellent interpersonal skills, ability to learn quickly, and strong oral and written communication skills.