Department Administrator

🇺🇸 Hybrid - Camden, NJ

🕑 Full-Time

💰 $68K - $101K

💻 Administrator

🗓️ January 9th, 2026

Smartsheet

Edtech.com's Summary

Rutgers University is hiring a Department Administrator for the Student Academic Success department at Rutgers University-Camden. The role involves managing administrative support for multiple units within student academic success, including overseeing calendar management, expense processing, reporting, policy interpretation, event management, budget tracking, and supervising administrative student employees.

Highlights

Manage administrative support for the Division of Student Academic Success, including the Vice Chancellor and Executive Director's offices.
Oversee calendar scheduling, expense preparation, information dissemination, report analysis, and special projects.
Supervise hiring, training, and evaluation of administrative student employees with authority to hire and fire.
Provide oversight of Rutgers policies interpretation related to purchasing, personnel, space, and facilities planning.
Coordinate major event design, promotion, and implementation along with budget tracking and operational processes.
Required skills include advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint) and ability to learn campus systems like Navigate, Smartsheet, PeopleSoft, and Concur.
Preferred qualifications include a minimum of five years of relevant administrative experience, excellent communication, project management, payroll, and budget management skills; experience in higher education and supporting first-generation or disabled students is highly desirable.
Must possess a bachelor's degree in higher education administration, public administration, management, or related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Starting salary ranges from $68,278 to $100,509, commensurate with qualifications.
Full-time position with a 37.5-hour workweek; may be eligible for hybrid work arrangements under university policy.