Temporary Administrative Assistant - Rappaport Center

Boston College • Chestnut Hill, MA • 1d ago

Boston College Introduction

Founded in 1863, Boston College is a Jesuit, Catholic university located six miles from downtown Boston with an enrollment of 9,484 full-time undergraduates and 5,250 graduate and professional students. Ranked 35 among national universities, Boston College has 888 full-time and 1,281 FTE faculty, 2,711 non-faculty employees, an operating budget of $1.4 billion, and an endowment in excess of $3.5 billion.

Job Description

The Rappaport Center for Law and Public Policy at Boston College Law School was established through a gift by the Phyllis and Jerome Lyle Rappaport Foundation. Serving Boston College Law School, as well as the other law schools and the greater policy community in Massachusetts, the Center advances the mission of fostering, supporting, and galvanizing leadership in state and local public policy. The Center's core activities include convening policy makers, thought leaders, and impacted community members in generative discussions on urgent legal and public policy challenges; bringing Senior Fellows and Visiting Professors from government, academia, and non-profit organizations to engage with students and the greater Boston legal and public service community; and providing emerging leaders with funding, experiential learning opportunities, and mentorship through a competitive summer fellowship program for law students.

The Center is seeking a versatile and detail-oriented temporary administrative assistant to support the Executive Director and Faculty Director. This dynamic role is central to planning, marketing, and executing high-profile programs-including the Distinguished Public Policy Series, Visiting Professor and Senior Fellows Programs, Summer Fellowship Program, and Advisory Board meetings. The temporary assistant manages essential operations such as scheduling, travel coordination, expense tracking, and database maintenance. As a key thought partner, the Assistant also helps bring new initiatives to life, playing a vital role in the Center's growth and impact. This is an excellent opportunity for a motivated professional with interests in human resources, event planning, marketing, and public policy.

Keys tasks include:

Maintaining files and databases

Managing documents, resources, and physical space

Calendaring events and liaising with other departments to prevent conflicts

Securing and setting up spaces

Ordering and setting up catering

Creating and distributing marketing materials and welcoming guests.

Helps to plan and execute all fellowship program activities, including supporting all recruiting events, organizing the application and evaluation process, scheduling interviews, planning orientation, experiential programming, and celebrations

Provides visiting faculty and Senior Fellows with classroom support

Serve as receptionist and provide secretarial support

Draft, review, and edit correspondence, meeting materials, and other documents

Update and maintain the Center's website and social media channels, distribute information via social media and newsletters, and prepare publicity materials.

Competitive salary commensurate with relevant experience.

Requirements

Proficiency in MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, Google Workspace, and database management

Proficiency with basic graphic design, such as Canva or InDesign

Proficiency with website maintenance; blogging and electronic newsletter platforms, such as Mailchimp; and social media platforms

High school degree required; Bachelor's degree strongly preferred

Closing Statement

Boston College conducts pre-employment background checks as part of the hiring process.

Boston College is an equal opportunity employer. In concert with our Jesuit, Catholic mission, Boston College is dedicated to the goal of building a culturally diverse and pluralistic faculty and staff committed to teaching and working in a multicultural environment and strongly encourages applications for women, minorities, individuals with disabilities, and covered veterans. To learn more about how BC supports diversity and inclusion throughout the university please visit the Office for Institutional Diversity at https://www.bc.edu/diversity .

Boston College's Notice of Nondiscrimination can be viewed at https://www.bc.edu/nondiscrimination .

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