Administrative Manager, Learning Strategies Center

   

The Learning Strategies Center (LSC) is seeking an Administrative Manager.

Hiring budget for this position is $66,764/annual, there is no negotiation.

This is a full time, 40 hour/week, on campus position (within daily commuting distance from Ithaca, NY). Some hybrid activities are possible, but the employee will be expected to be on campus regularly and frequently. In general, you will work on campus during normal business hours, though along with the rest of the leadership team you can expect to work some occasional evenings and weekends and do some occasional remote work. Fully remote work is not available for this position.

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

Relocation is not available for this position.

Who we are:

The Learning Strategies Center (LSC) is the central academic support unit for all undergraduates at Cornell University. We are a dedicated and enthusiastic team that is committed to addressing the emerging needs of Cornell’s diverse student body – in order that all students meet and exceed Cornell University’s high academic expectations. We stive actively to engage students in the learning process and support their efforts to continually grow as learners. The LSC Team is a group of people who gain deep personal and professional satisfaction from helping students. This is a fantastic opportunity if you want to feel like you are doing impactful work!

Responsibilities:

Reporting to the Senior Associate Director of the Learning Strategies Center, the Administrative Manager will have responsibility for business and administrative operations in the LSC and its academic support programs, including the Pre-Collegiate Summer Scholars Program (PSSP) and the Undergraduate Student Veteran Program (SVP). You will hold a key position on the LSC leadership team and play a crucial role in ensuring the smooth operation of the Learning Strategies Center and its programs. The position will follow LSC procedure and ensure compliance in areas of finance, accounting and budget, historical program data, and facilities management.

• Responsible for department-level human resources, including managing student employment and academic and professional staff searches, and will be instrumental in the academic staff reappointment process.

• Recruit, train, and supervise graduate and undergraduate student employees.

• Be in charge of event planning and implementation and program and facility scheduling, and preparation of internal and external department communications and reports.

• Collaborate with stakeholders from all undergraduate colleges, as well as colleagues from a variety of programs and departments both on campus and external to Cornell.

Required Qualifications: Associate’s degree in business administration, data management, or related field with 2 - 4 years of full-time support experience or equivalent combination of education and experience.  The successful candidate will demonstrate the following:

• Sound judgement, creative problem-solving and a forward-thinking perspective.

• collaborative approach to your work and a keen attention to detail.

• The willingness to seek and provide constructive feedback, and search for continuous learning and growth opportunities.

• Because of the wide scope of the work involved in this job, this person will need to do research and ask questions when they don’t know how to do something.

• Ability to work independently and as part of a strong and cohesive team.

• Ability to cultivate and develop inclusive working relationships with students, faculty, staff, and community members.

• Demonstrated fluency with various software including but not limited to Microsoft Office (especially Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook), data management, and Zoom.

Rewards and Benefits:

• Cornell receives national recognition as an award-winning workplace for our health, wellbeing, sustainability, and diversity initiatives.

• Our benefits programs include comprehensive health care options, generous retirement contributions, access to wellness programs, and employee discounts with local and national retail brands. We invite you to follow this link to get more information about our benefits: https://hr.cornell.edu/benefits-pay.

• Follow this link to learn more about the Total Rewards of Working at Cornell: https://hr.cornell.edu/jobs/your-total-rewards.

• Cornell's impressive educational benefits include tuition-free Extramural Study and Employee Degree Program, tuition aid for external education, and Cornell Children's Tuition Assistance Program.

   

University Job Title:

Administrator II

   

Job Family:

Administration

   

Level:

E

   

Pay Rate Type:

Salary

   

Pay Range:

$65,447.00 - $70,356.00

   

Remote Option Availability:

Onsite

   

Company:

Endowed

   

Contact Name:

Brenda Joly

   

Contact Email:

bjd33@cornell.edu

   

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2026-06-26