The Daily Bulletin

Internal applications are being accepted for the following position on campus. This is an internal job posting open to employees of Buffalo State University who are currently paid from any state-appropriated-funds payroll.

Title: Senior Staff Assistant / Assistant to the Chief Diversity Officer
Department: Equity and Campus Diversity
Rank: SL-3
Negotiating Unit: UUP

Brief Job Description
Position Summary:
The assistant to the chief diversity officer within the Equity and Campus Diversity Office manages the daily administrative and operational tasks of Equity and Diversity, encompassing oversight of significant programming operations and project management related to equity, diversity and inclusion and social justice initiatives. The assistant to the CDO will report to and provide direct support for the chief diversity officer.

Essential Job Functions:

• Develop and maintain a system for monitoring and managing departmental budgets and provide periodic ad hoc reports. Assist with planning and preparation of departmental budget requests, designation of accounts; track expenditures and reconciliation.
• Develop and maintain a system for logging and monitoring discrimination and harassment complaints, providing periodic reports, updating forms, and ensuring that all policy and website information is current and accessible.
• Provide oversight of operations for various functions such as cultural heritage events, speakers, disability, and sexual violence awareness programing. This may include tasks such as securing venues, purchasing items, booking travel, etc.
• Collaborate with Professional Development to ensure campus compliance with mandated trainings.
• Develop and implement department-wide training, policies, procedures, and guidelines.
• Provide professional administrative support to the chief diversity officer, including scheduling meetings, using electronic calendar system to manage and coordinate schedules, directing phone call inquiries and responding to inquiries as appropriate, coordinating travel and processing appropriate documentation per the requirements of the university.
• Draft, edit, and distribute documents, manuals, and publications related to supporting divisional leadership including but not limited to divisional communication messages, newsletters, agendas, and reports.
• Develop training for student staff, both graduate and undergraduate, and ensure that all students are trained annually in office protocol and procedures.

To view the required qualifications and to apply, please view the posting on the Buffalo State Job Opportunities website.

This internal review date closes Tuesday, November 19.