Purdue University
Operations Administrator, Associate
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West Lafayette, IN
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Full-Time
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TBD
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Operations
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June 4th, 2026
Edtech.com's Summary
Purdue University is hiring an Operations Administrator, Associate to support the Graduate Funding and Fellowships Team by managing fellowship awards, programming, communications, and office administration. The Associate will act as a liaison among faculty, staff, and students to ensure effective communication of policies, manage data for decision-making, and assist in coordinating events and fellowship competitions.
Highlights
- Manage day-to-day operations of fellowship awards and programming for fellowship recipients and applicants.
- Serve as a point of contact for inquiries regarding academic fellowships and graduate staff employment.
- Collaborate with faculty and administrative staff to communicate University and federal policies related to fellowships and graduate staff appointments.
- Collect and analyze data to create reports that support fellowship decision-making.
- Assist in coordinating fellowship award competitions, information sessions, travel, and administrative tasks.
- Proficiency with Banner, Wordpress, Cognos, and Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
- Experience with financial processes, accounting, and budget reconciliation.
- Requires a Bachelor's degree and at least one year of administration or operations support experience.
- Strong interpersonal skills for professional interaction with diverse faculty, staff, students, alumni, and community members.
- Background check required; position is FLSA exempt and not eligible for overtime; Purdue does not sponsor employment authorization for this role.
Operations Administrator, Associate Full Description
Job Summary
As part of a team as an entry level professional contributor, and under the immediate direction of Director of Fellowships, this Associate will assist in overseeing the day-to-day operations and activities of the Graduate Funding and Fellowships Team. Operations and activities include: management of fellowship awards, programming for current fellowship recipients and fellowship applicants, communication of policies and procedures for graduate staff employment and fellowships, and general office administration. The Associate in this position will serve as a point of contact for inquiries about academic fellowships and graduate staff employment. They will work with faculty and administrative staff to facilitate communication among multiple units within the University to interpret and convey University and federal policies and procedures for administering Purdue and external Fellowships and for graduate students who hold graduate staff appointments. This Associate also will identify, define, gather, and manage data to create spreadsheets and reports that help to inform fellowship decision-making within OGSPS.
This Associate will assist other members of the OGSPS Fellowship Team with coordinating and implementing events and fellowship award competitions, funding and fellowship information sessions, travel, and general administrative tasks.
This Associate will assist other members of the OGSPS Fellowship Team with coordinating and implementing events and fellowship award competitions, funding and fellowship information sessions, travel, and general administrative tasks.
What We're Looking For:
- Bachelor's degree
- One or more years of experience in an administration or operations support role
- Experience with financial processes, accounting, and budget reconciliation
- Banner, Wordpress, and Cognos experience
- History of applying for fellowships and/or managing anything fellowship-or grant-related for an institution
- Exceptional interpersonal and relationship building skills with the ability to interact professionally with faculty, staff, students, alumni, and community members of different experiences and backgrounds
- Detail-oriented disposition with the ability to multi-task effectively
- Ability to identify problems, analyze information, interpret data, and develop and implement solutions as needed
- Ability to work under pressure and produce high-quality work with frequent interruptions
- Proactive in seeking feedback about priorities and adjusting tasks to meet deadlines accordingly
- Demonstrates the ability to work well in a team environment including adhering to communication standards
- Willingness and ability to embrace emerging technology
- Ability to interpret and communicate policies and procedures
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
What We Want You To Know:
- Purdue will not sponsor employment authorization for this position
- A background check is required for employment in this position
- FLSA: Exempt (Not eligible for overtime)
- Retirement Eligibility: Defined Contributions Waiting Period
- Purdue University is an EO/EA University.
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