Staff Assistant for Resource Management

The University at Buffalo (UB) Provost Administrative Operations department seeks to hire a Staff Assistant for Resource Management. In this position, you will provide key executive, financial, procurement, human resource, and operations related support. This position works closely with administrative staff within the Office of the Provost as well as with administrative support staff within Vice Provost units to coordinate activities and operations related to resource management. This position serves as liaison to all parts of the university including the president’s office, deans, vice presidents, vice provosts, faculty and staff related to resource management issues and other concerns. This position reports to the Assistant Vice Provost for Resource Management.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

We invite individuals to apply whose perspectives and experiences will enrich and strengthen our organization. The Provost Administrative Operations department serves a diverse constituency of patrons, and our employees, services and policies strive to honor and reflect this diversity. We encourage candidates who thrive in a welcoming multicultural environment to apply.

The Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs is the university’s chief academic officer, responsible for leading the development and implementation of the university’s academic vision. The Provost provides leadership across the academic enterprise through the articulation and support of academic priorities. These priorities include excellence in undergraduate, graduate, and professional education; faculty excellence in teaching, research, and public service; intellectual, geographic, and cultural diversity of faculty and students; trans-disciplinary innovation in research, scholarship, and creative activities; and global leadership in research and education. The Office of the Provost plays a critical role in facilitating these activities, helping shape academic priorities, providing administrative and human resources support for the wider offices of the provost, and supporting the provost, vice provosts, deans and other senior leaders in planning, coordinating, and identifying support for key academic initiatives that further the university’s academic and academic support mission. For further information about the Office of the Provost, please see our website at https://www.buffalo.edu/provost.html.

Outstanding Benefits Package

Working at UB comes with benefits that exceed salary alone. There are personal rewards including comprehensive health and retirement plan options. We also focus on creating and sustaining a healthy mix of work, personal and academic pursuit – all in an effort to support your work-life effectiveness. Visit our benefits website to learn about our benefit packages.

About The University at Buffalo
The University at Buffalo (UB) #ubuffalo is one of America’s leading public research universities and a flagship of the State University of New York system, recognized for our excellence and our impact. UB is a premier, research-intensive public university dedicated to academic excellence. Our research, creative activity and people positively impact the world. Like the city we call home, UB is distinguished by a culture of resilient optimism, resourceful thinking and pragmatic dreaming that enables us to reach others every day. Visit our website to learn more about the University at Buffalo.

University at Buffalo is an affirmative action equal opportunity employer and, in keeping with our commitment, welcomes all to apply including veterans and individuals with disabilities.