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  • Department Administrator - Music
    Department of Music
    Tufts University

    Overview


    The Tufts Department of Music is a vibrant musical community with courses in music history and theory, ethnomusicology, composition, and performance.  The department offers many courses for non-majors, an undergraduate major, and master’s degrees in composition, ethnomusicology, and musicology. With over a dozen ensembles, the department produces over 180 events a year. The Perry and Marty Granoff Music Center includes a 300-seat recital hall, music library, classrooms, offices, world music room, multi-media lab, seminar room, studios, practice rooms, large and small rehearsal rooms, and offices. Outreach activities include our Community Music Program, a series of children’s concerts, mentoring programs in local schools, and an afternoon Sunday Community Concert Series.



    What You'll Do


    The Department Administrator serves as the primary contact representing the department, its faculty and programs to the university and external community. The Department Administrator will be a resource for students, parents, staff and other constituents, oversee office operations and workflow and supervise administrative staff, student and temporary employees. This position also:



    • Oversees information technology, purchasing and building/space needs for department

    • Compiles and analyzes data

    • Prepares reports

    • Helps write department newsletters, bulletins and maintain web sites

    • Manages complex budgets and grants

    • Plans department events, lectures and seminars

    • Manages support for student and academic services and faculty search and promotion processes



    What We're Looking For


    Basic Requirements:



    • Knowledge and skills as typically acquired by a Bachelor’s degree and 3+years of related experience or high school/GED and at least 5 years of related experience

    • Proficiency with Microsoft Word and Excel and excellent communication, time management, organizational and customer service skills

    • Experience with financial management


    Preferred Qualifications:



    • Experience working in higher education is preferred as is the ability to implement new initiatives or business practices; analytical skills are desirable.


    Special Work Schedule Requirements:


    May require occasional weekend or evening work.



    Pay Range

    Minimum $32.40, Midpoint $38.50, Maximum $44.70
     

    Salary is based on related experience, expertise, and internal equity; generally, new hires can expect pay between the minimum and midpoint of the range.


 


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