Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce

Operations Associate

Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: WashingtonDistrict of ColumbiaWashingtonUnited States

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Salary

💰 $47,586 - $70,000 per year

About the role

  • support three Tech & Society centers: the Knight-Georgetown Institute (KGI); the Center for Digital Ethics (CDE); and the Institute for Technology Law & Policy (ITLP)
  • play an integral role in day-to-day functions and future planning
  • ensuring that each center’s operations and administrative needs are met
  • initiating and overseeing processes related to people operations, internal and external communications, event management, budgeting, administration, procurement, and contracts

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent and 2-3 years of experience in operations, finance, human resources, administration, or other relevant field
  • Commitment to advancing diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEIB)
  • Patience, diligence and resourcefulness in navigating complex bureaucratic processes
  • Familiarity running procurement and contracting processes
  • Experience with basic budgeting and reconciliation of expenses
  • Experience in human resources management, including recruiting, hiring, onboarding and performance management
  • Proficiency in Google Suite products, spreadsheets (Excel/Google Sheets), project management, and collaborative platforms; and a quick learning curve to adapt to new programs
  • Ability to analyze various sources of data, identify and derive key metrics, and propose solutions based on these data
  • Ability to manage - and be both organized and flexible - in a complex, multi-faced environment that requires continuous monitoring of priorities across three distinct centers
  • Exceptional communications skills, to include maintenance of confidentiality
Benefits
  • medical, dental, vision, disability and life insurance
  • retirement savings
  • tuition assistance
  • work-life balance benefits
  • employee discounts
  • array of voluntary insurance options
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