Position Summary:
Kenan-Flagler is divided into seven academic areas: Accounting; Communication; Strategy and Entrepreneurship; Finance; Marketing; Operations; and Organizational Behavior. The Area Assistant works for one of the seven academic areas. The position is responsible for providing critical administrative support to the Area Chair, area faculty, and related centers, if applicable. This position is responsible for all administrative matters relating to the area concentration. Additionally, the area assistant is charged with communication and planning for meetings, conferences, and other events for the area. This position serves as liaison between the Area Chair and area faculty, the MBA, Executive MBA and Executive Development programs, the office of the Dean, other area faculty, current and prospective students, alumni and supporters. The Area Assistant coordinates internal information and processes such as course scheduling and faculty recruitment and may represent the Area Chair in key internal and external meetings. Support Area Chair on Center work in the Entrepreneurship Center. This includes budgetary and event planning. Support the Area Chair as Research Director for the MBA Concentration.
Required Qualifications, Competencies, and Experience:
Candidates must be capable of editing large research papers, producing graphs and tables, and coordinating the communication of large research projects (data and text) between scholars both within UNC-CH and externally. Should be able to follow complex processes consistently and have excellent verbal and written communication skills. The Area Assistant must be capable of operating successfully in a highly varied and dynamic work environment, where multi-tasking is not only important, but required.
Preferred Qualifications, Competencies, and Experience:
It is preferred that the Area Assistant will have experience with word processing, spreadsheets, database and web-authoring applications.
Minimum Qualifications:
High school diploma or equivalency and one year of related office experience; or equivalent combination of training and experience.
The power of education to improve lives is an enduring story. Our story began in 1919 when UNC’s leaders envisioned a role for business education at a liberal arts university. That vision ultimately became UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School.
Business has changed dramatically in the last century, as have we. But what first made us unique still remains — a tradition of innovation. From our earliest roots, UNC-Kenan Flagler has perpetually looked forward to develop the knowledge needed for the next generation of business.
We have changed the lives of thousands of people, directly and indirectly, since our founding in 1919, and seek to deepen and broaden our impact on people’s lives and the wider society. Join us on our journey to define what’s next. The best is yet to come.
We’re on a journey of change to ensure diversity, equity and inclusion in all we do. We’re having the tough conversations, doing the hard work. We share an urgency to make lasting changes at UNC Kenan-Flagler. Real change – nothing less.
Our mission is to build and inspire business leaders who make the world a better place. We are developing our students’ knowledge, understanding and skills so they graduate ready to be team members and leaders who understand the value of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI).
Just as importantly, we recognize our responsibility to be an organization that models the behaviors we call for in others. DEI is a strategic priority for UNC Kenan-Flagler – it is critical to our success as individuals and as a business school. We want to represent the communities in which we live, work and serve, and we are working to build a diverse, inclusive community where we:
We are committed to being part of the change we all need to build a just world.