New York University Abu Dhabi (NYUAD) seeks to appoint an Administrative Coordinator to assist the work of the newly created Arts and Humanities Research Kitchens reporting to the Manager of Operatons.
The Administrative Coordinator’s primary role will be to provide administrative support within the Arts and Humanities Division and to support building an administrative infrastructure for the Research Kitchen initiative. The Administrative Coordinator will be the main point of contact ensuring the highest level of administrative support for the Kitchens and their members, while also facilitating divisional oversight over kitchen activities. This will include dealing with all administrative tasks on a day-to-day basis, including large-scale project management, finance, procurement and travel related issues. The Coordinator will also provide high-level support on other operational projects, including but not limited to communications and stakeholder management.
Key Responsibilities:
Assisting in creating/developing the research kitchens’ infrastructures, including but not limited to web presence, funding application and reporting mechanisms
Meetings: organizing and scheduling meetings; preparing and distributing agenda and minutes; following up on action points from meetings
Tracking budgets and expenses
Arranging travel for visitors – flights, accommodation, ground transfers, visas, meal vouchers, etc.
Project manage large scale research flagship events
Create and manage a database of internal and external stakeholders
Carry out web research on a variety of topics on behalf of the Kitchens
Other general inquiries
Process and/or review payments for expenses, including: payment requests, honorariums, catering, etc.
Provide Concur support – review requests and expenses, assist divisional members on using the system
Procurement support: vendor registration, raising requisitions, distributing POs, tracking procurement process, liaising with Procurement team, processing payment to vendors
Ensure current policies are being followed and communicated to Kitchens’ members
Support the project management of research and creative endeavor, from funding proposals to grant administration
Assist in tracking deadlines and planning activities
Track activities of undergraduate student research assistants
Mailing lists, A&H Events Calendar, Intranet Calendar, Intranet Announcements, printing and distributing posters
Work closely with Associate Dean for Research, Manager of operations on the Kitchens’s web presence and communications to faculty
Other ad-hoc projects and tasks
Stakeholder management support as needed
Required Education:
Bachelors degree
Preferred Education:
Master’s degree
Required Experience:
3+ years of experience in an equivalent position
Outstanding oral and written English communication skills
Ability to speak Arabic
Preferred Experience:
Experience in Project Management
Experience with a research intensive UAE based or international educational institution
Experience in Public Relations
Experience in Grant Management
Other Information
About NYUAD
NYU Abu Dhabi is a degree-granting research university with a fully integrated liberal arts and science undergraduate program in the Arts, Sciences, Social Sciences, Humanities, and Engineering. NYU Abu Dhabi, NYU New York, and NYU Shanghai, form the backbone of NYU’s global network university, an interconnected network of portal campuses and academic centers across six continents that enable seamless international mobility of students and faculty in their pursuit of academic and scholarly activity. This global university represents a transformative shift in higher education, one in which the intellectual and creative endeavors of academia are shaped and examined through an international and multicultural perspective. As a major intellectual hub at the crossroads of the Arab world, NYUAD serves as a center for scholarly thought, advanced research, knowledge creation, and sharing, through its academic, research, and creative activities.
