Executive Assistant to the Dean of Libraries

Working at Binghamton University is more than about having a great job - it is about having the opportunity to flourish in an exciting, engaging environment. Our faculty and staff appreciate Binghamton's collegial and inclusive culture and its commitment to excellence, education, innovation and civic engagement. Our diverse campus community contributes to our success.

Binghamton merges rigorous academics, distinguished faculty who value cutting-edge, and community-engaged research, teaching and service, exceptional staff, and ultramodern facilities to engage and challenge its 18,000+ students. Our high-achieving student body represents diverse experiences from first-generation college-goers to international students. Beyond their talent, these classmates share a desire to shape the future through technology, insight, intellectual exploration, and community service.

We are an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer, and in keeping with this commitment, we welcome all to apply, including veterans and persons with disabilities.

Job Description

Budget Title: Staff Associate (SL-4)

Salary: $75,000 - $85,000

The Executive Assistant to the Dean plays a pivotal role in supporting the Libraries' mission, strategic priorities, and operations by providing high-level administrative and organizational support to the Dean. The position serves as a key liaison between the Dean, faculty, staff, students, University offices, and external partners and is responsible for managing the Dean's calendar, coordinating meetings and events, supporting special projects, and ensuring timely follow-through on priorities.

The Executive Assistant works closely with the Dean to anticipate needs, manage competing priorities, and coordinate the administrative processes necessary to support the Dean's responsibilities. The position requires initiative, sound judgment, discretion, strong organizational skills, and the ability to independently manage multiple priorities. The Executive Assistant is expected to handle routine matters independently, identify issues requiring the Dean's attention, and ensure that commitments and assignments move forward in a timely manner.

The position also provides confidential administrative support to the Dean for specific personnel and faculty processes, including completing and coordinating required documentation, tracking approvals and deadlines, and communicating with Human Resources and other University offices as directed by the Dean.

The Executive Assistant reports directly to the Dean of Libraries and works closely with senior Library leadership and administrative staff. The successful candidate will be highly organized, proactive, responsive, and comfortable working with sensitive information and with individuals at all levels of the University and beyond.

The position offers the opportunity to work closely with senior leadership and contribute directly to initiatives that advance the Libraries' strategic priorities and operations.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Serve as a key liaison between the Dean and faculty, staff, students, University offices, external partners, and professional organizations, ensuring timely and accurate communication.
• Manage the Dean's calendar, schedule, and logistics, exercising judgment in coordinating meetings, committees, events, and competing priorities.
• Prepare the Dean for meetings and engagements by coordinating agendas, gathering information and materials, preparing documents, and tracking follow-up items.
• Arrange domestic and international travel for the Dean, including transportation, accommodations, itineraries, reimbursements, and related documentation.
• Coordinate meetings, events, and other engagements involving the Dean, collaborating with appropriate Library and University offices.
• Coordinate special projects and assignments on behalf of the Dean, including tracking timelines, communicating with stakeholders, monitoring deliverables, and ensuring follow-through.
• Anticipate and respond to the Dean's administrative needs, independently addressing routine matters and bringing issues requiring the Dean's attention forward in a timely manner.
• Provide confidential administrative support to the Dean for faculty personnel processes, including tenure and promotion, reappointment, evaluation, sabbatical, and related processes.
• Complete and coordinate HR forms and other required documentation for faculty personnel actions initiated or approved by the Dean; track required approvals and deadlines and communicate with Human Resources and other University offices as directed.
• Maintain confidential records and information with a high degree of discretion and professionalism.
• Draft, edit, finalize, and distribute correspondence, reports, presentations, meeting materials, and other communications on behalf of the Dean.
• Monitor ongoing tasks, commitments, and deadlines and proactively follow up with appropriate individuals to ensure timely completion.
• Coordinate the Dean's participation in professional, campus, and community activities, including communication and logistical arrangements.
• Collaborate with senior Library leadership and administrative staff to coordinate priorities and support effective Library operations.
• Identify opportunities to improve administrative processes and develop more efficient workflows and procedures within the Office of the Dean.
• Participate in professional development, compliance training, and committees as appropriate.
• Participate in a work culture that promotes diversity and anti-racism and actively works to eliminate or mitigate the effects of systemic racism and bias.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree
• At least 2 years of administrative experience
• Effective interpersonal, organizational, and communication skills
• Proficiency in standard office software (e.g., Google Docs, Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and maintain confidentiality

Preferred:

• Experience supporting senior executives or managers in an administrative capacity
• Experience working in higher education or comparable organizational settings
• Familiarity with academic policies, faculty processes, and university operations
• Experience using scheduling tools
• Experience coordinating travel and events, including international arrangements
• Flexibility and adaptability to dynamic office settings and evolving priorities

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position. If you currently need sponsorship or will need it in the future to maintain employment authorization, you do not meet eligibility requirements. Additionally, please note that Binghamton University is not an E-Verify employer.

Additional Information

Offers of employment will be contingent upon successful completion of a pre-employment background check and verification of degree(s) and credentials

Binghamton University is a tobacco-free campus.

Payroll information can be found on our website https://www.binghamton.edu/offices/human-resources/payroll/

Cover letters may be addressed "To the Search Committee."

Postings active on the website, accept applications until closure.

For information on the Dual Career Program, please visit:

https://www.binghamton.edu/offices/human-resources/prospective/dual-career/index.html

Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer

The State University of New York is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. It is the policy of Binghamton University to provide for and promote equal opportunity employment, compensation, and other terms and conditions of employment without discrimination on the basis of age, race, color, religion, disability, national origin, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, veteran or military service member status, marital status, domestic violence victim status, genetic predisposition or carrier status, or arrest and/or criminal conviction record unless based upon a bona fide occupational qualification or other exception.

As required by Title IX and its implementing regulations Binghamton University does not discriminate on the basis of sex in the educational programs and activities which it operates. This requirement extends to employment and admission. Inquiries about sex discrimination may be directed to the University Title IX Coordinator or directly to the Office of Civil Rights (OCR). Contact information for the Title IX Coordinator and OCR, as well as the University's complete Non-Discrimination Notice may be found here.

Binghamton University is committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. To request reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, contact the ADA Coordinator by completing the Reasonable Accommodation Request Form.

Application Instructions

All applicants must apply via Interview Exchange: http://binghamton.interviewexchange.com/candapply.jsp?JOBID=205140

Deadline for Internal Applicants: October 14, 2026

Deadline for External Applicants: Open until filled

Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the vacancy is filled.

Please submit:

1. Resume,
2. Cover letter, and
3. Contact information for three professional references

You may add additional files/documents after uploading your resume. After you fill out your contact information, you will be directed to the upload page. Please login to check/edit your profile or to upload additional documents: http://binghamton.interviewexchange.com/login.jsp.

Organization

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History

Binghamton University opened its doors as Triple Cities College in 1946, to serve the needs of local veterans returning from service in World War II. Originally located in Endicott, N.Y., five miles west of the present campus, the fledgling school was a branch of Syracuse University.

Four years later, the college was incorporated into the State University of New York (SUNY) and renamed Harpur College in honor of Robert Harpur, a Colonial teacher, patriot and pioneer who helped settle the area west of Binghamton.

In 1961, the campus moved across the Susquehanna River to Vestal. Growing enrollment and a reputation for excellence soon led to the selection of Harpur College as one of four doctorate-granting University Centers in the SUNY system.

In 1965, the campus was formally designated the State University of New York at Binghamton, and in 1992, Binghamton University was adopted as our informal name.

Mission Statement

Binghamton University is a premier public university dedicated to enriching the lives of people in the region, state, nation and world through discovery and education and to being enriched by partnerships with those communities.

Vision Statement

Binghamton as an institution is dedicated to higher education, one that combines an international reputation for graduate education, research, scholarship and creative endeavor with the best undergraduate programs available at any public university.

We are an academically selective community that shares ideas across departments, disciplines and borders. We encourage faculty, students and staff to ask unexpected questions, foster open dialog and develop innovative solutions to important problems.