New York University
Department Administrator
🇺🇸
New York, NY
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Full-Time
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$78K - $98K
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Administrator
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February 25th, 2026
Edtech.com's Summary
New York University is hiring a Department Administrator for the Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development. The role involves managing fiscal and administrative operations, including budget development and administration, staff supervision, course scheduling, registration activities, and policy implementation to ensure efficient departmental functioning.
Highlights
- Manage departmental budgets, fiscal operations, and administrative services.
- Supervise and develop office staff, including evaluating employee performance and recommending personnel actions.
- Oversee faculty and staff appointments, scheduling, registration activities, and course information preparation.
- Develop and implement departmental policies and procedures.
- Required skills include proficiency in Google Office Suite, strong communication, organizational, and time-management abilities.
- Must have the ability to train others and handle multiple projects simultaneously.
- Minimum qualifications include a Bachelor's Degree and 5+ years of progressively responsible administrative experience.
- Preferred qualifications include a Master's Degree and experience in office or program management at a large college or university.
- The position offers a salary range of $77,500 to $97,500 annually, excluding bonuses or incentives.
- The role is within the Nutrition & Food Studies department at NYU's Steinhardt School.
Department Administrator Full Description
Position Summary:
Manage fiscal and administrative operations for the department including developing and administering budgets, supervising staff, ensuring efficient processing of faculty and staff appointments, developing and implementing policies and procedures, overseeing scheduling, registration activities and course information preparation and effectively resolving faculty and staff problems. Develop and supervise office staff. Qualifications:
Required Education:
Bachelor's Degree
Preferred Education:
Master's Degree
Required Experience:
5+ years of increasingly responsible administrative experience, including managing administrative services/processes, budgets, and staff, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Preferred Experience:
5+ years Office, program, or business operations management experience at a large college or university.
Required Skills, Knowledge and Abilities:
Ability to train others. Verbal and written communication skills. Compute, record, and proofread data and other information, such as records or reports. Interpersonal and customer service skills. Develop or update procedures, policies, or standards. Proficient in Google Office Suite Strong work ethic and positive team attitude Strong time-management and organizational skills Ability to work in a constantly changing fast paced environment. Evaluate employees' job performance and conformance to regulations and recommend appropriate personnel action. Interpret and communicate work procedures and company policies to staff. Ability to manage several projects and demands simultaneously
Additional Information:
Bachelor's Degree
Preferred Education:
Master's Degree
Required Experience:
5+ years of increasingly responsible administrative experience, including managing administrative services/processes, budgets, and staff, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Preferred Experience:
5+ years Office, program, or business operations management experience at a large college or university.
Required Skills, Knowledge and Abilities:
Ability to train others. Verbal and written communication skills. Compute, record, and proofread data and other information, such as records or reports. Interpersonal and customer service skills. Develop or update procedures, policies, or standards. Proficient in Google Office Suite Strong work ethic and positive team attitude Strong time-management and organizational skills Ability to work in a constantly changing fast paced environment. Evaluate employees' job performance and conformance to regulations and recommend appropriate personnel action. Interpret and communicate work procedures and company policies to staff. Ability to manage several projects and demands simultaneously
Additional Information:
In compliance with NYC's Pay Transparency Act, the annual base salary range for this position is USD $77,500.00 to USD $97,500.00. New York University considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's work experience, education/training, key skills, internal peer equity, as well as, market and organizational considerations when extending an offer. This pay range represents base pay only and excludes any additional items such as incentives, bonuses, clinical compensation, or other items.
NYU aims to be among the greenest urban campuses in the country and carbon neutral by 2040. Learn more at nyu.edu/nyugreen.
NYU is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to a policy of equal treatment and opportunity in every aspect of its recruitment and hiring process without regard to age, alienage, caregiver status, childbirth, citizenship status, color, creed, disability, domestic violence victim status, ethnicity, familial status, gender and/or gender identity or expression, marital status, military status, national origin, parental status, partnership status, predisposing genetic characteristics, pregnancy, race, religion, reproductive health decision making, sex, sexual orientation, unemployment status, veteran status, or any other legally protected basis. All interested persons are encouraged to apply at all levels.
NYU aims to be among the greenest urban campuses in the country and carbon neutral by 2040. Learn more at nyu.edu/nyugreen.
NYU is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to a policy of equal treatment and opportunity in every aspect of its recruitment and hiring process without regard to age, alienage, caregiver status, childbirth, citizenship status, color, creed, disability, domestic violence victim status, ethnicity, familial status, gender and/or gender identity or expression, marital status, military status, national origin, parental status, partnership status, predisposing genetic characteristics, pregnancy, race, religion, reproductive health decision making, sex, sexual orientation, unemployment status, veteran status, or any other legally protected basis. All interested persons are encouraged to apply at all levels.
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