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Administrative Associate, Undergraduate Academic Advising

🇺🇸 Hybrid - Washington, District Of Columbia 🕑 Full-Time 💰 $27 - $35 per Hour 💻 Academic Advising 🗓️ October 6th, 2026
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The George Washington University is hiring an Administrative Associate for Undergraduate Academic Advising at the Elliott School of International Affairs. The role involves managing the operations of the undergraduate advising office, supervising student front desk staff, handling communications and events, and supporting the advising team with scheduling and data analysis.

Highlights
  • Supervise, recruit, hire, and train up to ten Front Desk Assistants, managing their schedules and workload.
  • Participate in weekly leadership meetings to improve office operations, policies, and processes.
  • Handle office supply inventory, procurement card (P-Card) expense tracking, and expense report submissions.
  • Maintain and update the undergraduate advising website, ensuring ADA compliance.
  • Create and distribute bi-weekly advising newsletters and assist with student communications via Constant Contact.
  • Coordinate events including room reservations, marketing, catering, and provide virtual meeting support.
  • Manage the academic advising appointment scheduling tool and prepare semester calendar memos.
  • Collect, analyze, and report student-advisor interaction data for annual advising reports.
  • Required qualifications include a Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.
  • Compensation range: $26.82 - $34.89 per hour.

Administrative Associate, Undergraduate Academic Advising Full Description

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Posting Details
I. JOB OVERVIEW
Job Description Summary:
The George Washington University Elliott School of International Affairs (ESIA) is one of the world’s leading schools of international affairs and one of the largest schools of international affairs in the United States. Located in the heart of Washington, D.C., its mission is to educate the next generation of international leaders, conduct research that advances understanding of important global issues, and engage the policy community in the United States and around the world.

The Administrative Associate, Undergraduate Academic Advising, is responsible for the effective and efficient operations of the undergraduate academic advising office, including the supervision of the front desk staff, managing communications, ordering supplies, and tracking P-Card expenses and expense report reconciliation. The specific duties include:

Office Management & Operations:
  • Recruits, hires, trains, and supervises up to ten Front Desk Assistants (student-employees). Manages their schedules and workload.
  • Participates in the weekly leadership team meetings to develop the staff meeting agendas and discuss possible changes to improve office operations, processes and policies.
  • Maintains and updates internal personnel and advising documents and forms.
  • Oversees office supply inventory and ordering, tracking P-Card expenses, and submitting expense reports.
  • Monitors facilities and IT needs and submits tickets to get issues resolved.
  • Provides administrative support to position searches and office staff functions.

Communications & Events:
  • Maintains the undergraduate website to include making updates, creating new content and reviewing for ADA compliance.
  • Serves on the student communications committee and assists with the overall student communications and outreach plan.
  • Creates and sends the bi-weekly undergraduate academic advising newsletter and sends additional student communications via Constant Contact.
  • Coordinates various events for the Advising office and Elliott School including room reservations, marketing promotion, catering logistics, and onsite assistance.
  • Provides virtual meeting support as needed.

Advising Team Support:
  • Manages the academic advising online appointment scheduling tool.
  • Prepares and updates the semester calendar memo for the team – a document that includes important dates and deadlines, required events and advising expectations.
  • Collects, analyzes and presents student-advisor interaction data for the annual undergraduate advising report and to inform advising practices.

Performs other related duties as assigned. The omission of specific duties does not preclude the supervisor from assigning duties that are logically related to the position.

This is a hybrid position with some days in the office in Washington, DC, and some days remote.
Minimum Qualifications:

Qualified candidates will hold a Bachelor’s degree in an appropriate area of specialization. Degree must be conferred by the start date of the position. Degree requirements may be substituted with an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.

Additional Required Licenses/Certifications/Posting Specific Minimum Qualifications:
Preferred Qualifications:
The ideal candidate will have a combination of these skills and experiences, and enthusiasm to learn more:
  • Experience with and enjoys supervising student-employees.
  • Experience managing an office and enjoys creating a welcoming environment for students and colleagues.
  • Experience with procurement card purchasing and expense reporting and reconciliation.
  • Experience supporting event logistics and overseeing vendors.
  • Experience with CRMs and data reporting systems.
  • Strong written communication skills. Experience with online newsletters, social media, and web content management.
  • Interest in higher education administration.
Hiring Range $26.82 - $34.89
GW Staff Approach to Pay

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Healthcare Benefits

GW offers a comprehensive benefit package that includes medical, dental, vision, life & disability insurance, time off & leave, retirement savings, tuition, well-being and various voluntary benefits. For program details and eligibility, please visit https://hr.gwu.edu/benefits-programs.

II. JOB DETAILS
Campus Location: Foggy Bottom, Washington, D.C.
College/School/Department: Elliott School of International Affairs (ESIA)
Family Administration
Sub-Family Administrative / Operations
Stream Individual Contributor
Level Level 1
Full-Time/Part-Time: Full-Time
Hours Per Week: 40
Work Schedule: Monday through Friday, 8:30 - 5:30
Will this job require the employee to work on site? Yes
Employee Onsite Status Hybrid
Telework: Yes
Required Background Check: Criminal History Screening, Education/Degree/Certifications Verification, Social Security Number Trace, and Sex Offender Registry Search
Special Instructions to Applicants:
Employer will not sponsor for employment Visa status
Internal Applicants Only? No
Posting Number: S014499
Job Open Date: 10/02/2026
Job Close Date:
If temporary, grant funded, Sponsored Project funded or limited term appointment, position funded until:
Background Screening Successful Completion of a Background Screening will be required as a condition of hire.
EEO Statement:

The university is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer that does not unlawfully discriminate in any of its programs or activities on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or on any other basis prohibited by applicable law.

Posting Specific Questions

Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).

  1. * Are you currently employed with The George Washington University?
    • No
    • Yes
  2. * For current GW employees, have you completed your Introductory Employment Period (IEP)?  (As a reminder, employees in their IEP are not eligible to apply for other internal university staff and research positions until the IEP is complete.)

    • Yes, IEP complete
    • No, still in IEP
    • N/a - not a current GW employee
  3. * What is your salary range expectation?

    (Open Ended Question)

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  2. Cover Letter

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