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DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
The ideal candidate is a friendly, proactive, and dependable self-starter with strong interpersonal, communication skills and proactively solve problems and/or independently handle issues. They should demonstrate an ability to perform duties with a high level of professionalism, flexibility, discretion, judgment, diplomacy, and tact. A positive attitude and a passion for customer service and supporting others to manage a wide variety of tasks in a fast-paced academic environment with frequently shifting priorities.
- Expertise in project management for both large- and small-scale projects pertaining to operations, facilities management, and human resources.
- Must be able to work collegially with faculty, executives and staff both internal and external to Stanford.
- Must possess the ability to make decisions, present them, and follow through with implementation.
- Candidate should possess exceptional organizational, analytical, and quantitative skills, good judgment, flexibility, ability to work independently, and supervise and provide direction to office staff.
- Must possess excellent computer skills and willingness to constantly learn new technical systems.
- Must be proficient with Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, Smartsheets, Google suite, Box.
EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE (REQUIRED):
- Bachelor's degree and three years of relevant experience, or combination of education and relevant experience.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES (REQUIRED):
- Demonstrated ability to prioritize own work and multi-task.
- Demonstrated excellent organizational skills.
- Demonstrated ability to take initiative and ownership of projects.
- Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing.
- Ability to routinely and independently exercise sound judgment in making decisions.
- Demonstrated experience working independently and as part of a team.
- Relevant subject matter knowledge.
- Ability to direct the work of others, for jobs requiring supervision.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS*:
- Constantly perform desk-based computer tasks.
- Frequently stand/walk, sitting, grasp lightly/fine manipulation.
- Occasionally use a telephone.
- Rarely lift/carry/push/pull objects that weigh 11-20 pounds.
* - Consistent with its obligations under the law, the University will provide reasonable accommodation to any employee with a disability who requires accommodation to perform the essential functions of his or her job.
WORKING CONDITIONS:
- Occasional evening and weekend hours.
WORK STANDARDS:
- Interpersonal Skills: Demonstrates the ability to work well with Stanford colleagues and clients and with external organizations.
- Promote Culture of Safety: Demonstrates commitment to personal responsibility and value for safety; communicates safety concerns; uses and promotes safe behaviors based on training and lessons learned.
- Subject to and expected to comply with all applicable University policies and procedures, including but not limited to the personnel policies and other policies found in the University's Administrative Guide, http://adminguide.stanford.edu.
As an organization that receives federal funding, Stanford University has a COVID-19 vaccination requirement that will apply to all university employees, including those working remotely in the United States and applicable subcontractors. To learn more about COVID policies and guidelines for Stanford University Staff, please visit https://cardinalatwork.stanford.edu/working-stanford/covid-19/interim-policies/covid-19-surveillance-testing-policy