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Administrative Assistant, Music Department

Boston College
Chestnut, MA Other
POSTED ON 6/19/2026 CLOSED ON 7/17/2026

What are the responsibilities and job description for the Administrative Assistant, Music Department position at Boston College?

Boston College Introduction

Founded in 1863, Boston College is a Jesuit, Catholic university located six miles from downtown Boston with an enrollment of 9,654 full-time undergraduates and 5,072 graduate and professional students. Ranked 37 among national universities, Boston College has 923 full-time and 1,336 FTE faculty, 2,822 non-faculty employees, an operating budget of $1.4 billion, and an endowment in excess of $3.9 billion.

Job Description

Hiring Range: $26.32/hr to $32.88/hr. Pay rate commensurate with relevant experience.

TheMusic Department administrative assistant works with faculty, students, staffand visitors and performs a range of administrative responsibilities in an openand active working space. This position provides administrative support toChair and Director of Undergraduate Studies of the department and isresponsible for managing and monitoring the department's operating, capitalequipment, and gift budgets. Acts as the primary liaison with other universityoffices including Procurement, Facilities, and Student Services.

TheAdministrative Assistant is responsible for maintaining course descriptiondatabase, course schedule, room reservation and scheduling for fall and springcourses, practice sessions, auditions, and chamber groups. Handles enrollmentin Individual Instruction in voice and instruments. Manages on-line enrollmenttool, schedules part-time instructors to teach each student, arranges roomassignments, maintains fee budget and compensation of instructors. Plansinstrument maintenance, purchase and rental for 35 pianos, harpsichord, organ,violins and violas.

Playsa role in department faculty recruitment including maintaining dossiers forfaculty hiring in Interfolio, and faculty promotion in Canvas. Coordinates withConcert manager on space requisition for concerts, programs, posters, arrangingtuning and practice times room setups and payments of artists. Responsible forMusic Department statistics for annual report, record-keeping, maintain minutesof department meetings. Hires, trains, and supervises ten student workers.Maintains Music Department Website.

Requirements

  • Aminimum of one year of administrative experience, experience in highereducation a plus.
  • An ability to multi-task in a busy work environment.
  • Experience with using productivity software (Microsoft 365, Google Workspace,etc.), social media, and Student Information Systems or ERP/CRM.


Closing Statement

Boston College offers a broad and competitive range of benefits depending on your job classification eligibility:
  • Tuition remission for Employees
  • Tuition remission for Spouses and Children who meet eligibility requirements
  • Generous Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
  • Low-Cost Life Insurance
  • Eligibility for both University-Funded 401k and Employer-Sponsored 403b Retirement Plans
  • Paid Holidays Annually
  • Generous Sick and Vacation Pay
  • Additional benefits can be found on https://www.bc.edu/employeehandbook

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

Boston College is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of any legally protected category, including disability and protected veteran status. Boston College's Notice of Nondiscrimination can be viewed at https://www.bc.edu/nondiscrimination.

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