Administrative & Budget Coordinator, Smith College Special Collections, Northampton, MA
Posted July 7, 2021
Description:
Provide administrative and operational support to the Director of Special Collections, as well as other staff in the Special Collections unit as needed. Perform primary function of office manager, in all ways that ensure the smooth operations of the unit. Liaise with internal and external stakeholders, especially on financial matters regarding fund management, fund raising, donor stewardship, and other public services. Provide complex fiscal management for the unit, including oversight for central budgeting and 20+ endowed and gift funds. Financial work includes active fund balancing, reporting, processing of invoices and other expenditures; tracking all income from multiple sources. Work closely with the administrative and operational support staff of the Smith College Libraries.
Essential Functions
Financial Management:
With the Director of Special Collections, serve as the subject matter expert for all Special Collections funds, central budget, adherence to Smith College best financial practices and policies. Coordinate regularly with the Smith College Libraries Administrative and Budget Coordinator, particularly with regards to financial reporting, auditing, and projections. Provide budget oversight for the Special Collections budget and endowed/gift funds, including planned expenditures with the collection stewards. Handling billing, invoices and transfers; oversee Special Collections’ office and archival supplies purchasing, and reimbursements. Serve as the authorized signatory for routine administrative expenses and reimbursements; as the primary approver for the Special Collections staff procurement cards; reconcile procard for the Director.
Lead the annual budget review with the stewards and Director of Special Collections, collaborating on budget planning and allocations. Lead the fiscal close process for Special Collections, in keeping with the same practices as the general Libraries. Provide financial analyses, models, and regular and ad-hoc budget reports to the Director, including monthly updates. Assist the Director of Special Collections with multiple grants and gifts funds associated with staffing and special projects; propose solutions to Special Collections needs in and outside of the central budget. Instruct the Special Collections staff on financial policies and practices, processes and systems, and ensure that both are followed.
Administrative and Operations Coordination:
Serve as the primary administrative and operational support for the unit, event support, supervising student workers, reporting, help desk function, coordination with facilities department, and clerical responsibilities.
Office management:
Maintain office/archival supplies, work with booksellers, donors, and others to provide logistics support for acquired materials; serve as the central point of response for special collections’ unique space maintenance requirements; handle incoming and outgoing mail, including overseeing the materials loans process to other institutions. Provide travel support for the Director, job candidates, and other visitors; coordinate reimbursements for out-of-pocket costs. Provide administrative support with all staff hiring, including redaction of applications prior to search committee review. Be the primary point of contact for the departmental phone number. Participate in the payment processing of special collections’ reproduction services: manage the online payment portal, create and track invoices, schedule and monitor the progress of orders and deliver content.
Participate in student hiring, including editing and posting student jobs, scheduling interviews, assisting in interviewing or interviewing directly, and following up with student hires across the unit. Help build a coordinated student mentoring program with other staff.
Coordinate the logistics for Special Collections events including planning, execution, and clean up. Provide informational support to visiting researchers or other guests of Special Collections. Offer tours of the special collections areas, on demand or scheduled as necessary, in the new Neilson Library. Actively participate in making special collections a welcoming environment for all visitors and recommending pathways to advance the unit’s commitment to inclusion, diversity, equity, and accessibility.
Preferred Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree preferred. Some understanding of the principles and best practices of special collections and/or academic libraries strongly preferred; experience working in special collections or working with special collections materials preferred.
How to Apply:
To read the full job description and apply, visit: https://smithcollege.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/smithcollege/job/Smith-College/Special-Collections-Administrative—Budget-Coordinator_R-202100488