Temporary Program Assistant, Office of the Business Minors Program; SC Johnson College of Business

Cornell SC Johnson College of Business: Leading at the intersection of people, business, and technology, the Cornell SC Johnson College of Business is one of the most comprehensive business schools in the nation and includes many areas of expertise not found in any other leading institution. The college is comprised of the university’s three accredited business schools, each of which is recognized as among the best in higher education: the Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management, the Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management, and the Cornell Peter and Stephanie Nolan School of Hotel Administration. Our academic research; industry and community engagement; and undergraduate, graduate, and professional degree programs all reflect the future of business: flexible, collaborative, and cross-disciplinary. The college community includes 232 research faculty, 46,000 alumni, and nearly 3,300 undergraduate, professional, and graduate students. The SC Johnson College of Business has an unparalleled resource base from which to draw—within the college, Cornell Tech in New York City, and Cornell University broadly.   Your role as a Temporary Program Assistant: The Business Minors office is seeking a Program Assistant to provide both administrative and student services support to the Business Minors team. This role will serve as a central point of contact for current and prospective undergraduate students enrolled in, or interested in any of the eight undergraduate minors in the Cornell SC Johnson College of Business: 1) Business Minor, 2) Business Minor for Engineering, 3) Dyson Business Minor for Life Sciences, 4) Entrepreneurship, 5) Food and Agricultural Business, 6) Applied Economics, 7) Sustainable Business and Economic Policy, and 8) International Markets and Development.The Program Assistant will respond to the business minors email account, and offer scheduled office hours to meet with students (via zoom if working remote), monitor the dashboard timeline (business minors hub), assist with confirm completion (degree conferral), assist with pre-enroll, add/drop, and waitlists, update program information consistently across website, dashboard, one-pagers, etc., and assist with various projects. Additionally, this role supports internal and external communications, assists with the development of marketing materials, and assists with coordinating student travel arrangements as needed.The Program Assistant will assist in planning and may attend the following annual events, as needed:Welcome Event (August)DBMLS Trek to NYC (Fall)Leadership Crisis Challenge for Business Minors (Spring)End of Year Celebration (May)Required Qualifications:Associate’s degree with 2-3 years related experience or equivalent combination. Demonstrated expertise with Microsoft Office Suite, scheduling tools such as Outlook, and other technologies including Zoom and TeamsSuperior written and oral communication skills.Experience that demonstrates sound judgment, creativity, problem-solving skills and ability to effectively work both independently and as a part of a team.Outstanding organizational skills, ability to handle sensitive information and communicate with tact and diplomacy to a wide range of internal and external constituents.Excellent project management, event planning, and follow-up skills.Demonstrated ability to initiate tasks and work independently.​Must be able to occasionally work evenings and weekends to support program events.Core business hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM–4:30 PM. As a part-time role, this position offers flexibility in start and end times; however, it does require periodic onsite presence, as outlined above. Additional hours may be needed during peak periods, which may occur for several weeks at a time.This appointment is a seven-month term, spanning July 2026 through January 2027, with an expected schedule of approximately 18 hours per week. 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