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Assistant Service Center Manager

Cornell University

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ITHACA, NY
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Job overview

The Assistant Service Center Manager supports daily supervision and oversight of Cornell’s North Campus Service Center, a hub for mail and package services, key disbursements, and campus questions. The role ensures administrative and clerical processes comply with applicable laws and policies while delivering customer service through leadership of full-time, temporary, and student staff. Working with the Service Center Manager and university partners, the assistant manager supports decisions and solutions to improve user satisfaction.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Customer ServiceOrganizational SkillsTime ManagementMultitaskingPrioritizationDelegationAttention to DetailStaff TrainingPerformance ManagementCoachingMicrosoft OfficeCultural Awareness

Qualifications

Associate's Degree Plus 2 Years Experience or Equivalent1 Year Leading Operations

Full job description

Student & Campus Life (SCL) inspires transformation in all Cornell students on their journey of individual, academic, and personal evolution. Our division is comprised of leading student affairs experts who support our campus on pressing student life matters, including public service, health, wellbeing, connection and belonging, residential living, food services, sports, recreation, career services, and student activities and organizations, including sorority and fraternity life. We provide support and services to roughly 25,000 undergraduate, graduate, and professional students on multiple campuses in the U.S. and abroad. As a part of the Campus Life Enterprise group, the Conference and Event Services (CES) supports the planning and execution of high-volume conferences and special on-campus events, ranging from small meetings to large university-wide events. This team is driven by a passion for attention to detail, providing an excellent guest and user experience, and working collaboratively with a very broad range of university constituents to ensure operational coordination and delivery.InsupportoftheService Center Manager,theServiceCenterAssistantManagerprovidesdailysupervisionandoversight foroneofthelargest servicecentersonCornell'sNorthCampus, servingasahubformail/packageservices,key disbursementsandissues,orageneralrepositoryfor questionsor concernsfrom a broadrangeofconstituency groups(students, faculty, staff alumni, or other distinguishedguests). Servingasthe main point of contact for the North Campus Service Center, this role is responsible for ensuring the execution of critical daily administrativeand clerical processes is complete in line with appropriate federal, NYS, and University laws and policies, while also ensuring excellent customer service through effective leadership of a multi-dimensional team consisting of full-time, temporary, and a large number of student staff.Through collaboration with the Service Center Manager and a variety of university partners, this role will regularly support decisions and implement effective solutions to continually address the Service Center's user satisfaction.While position responsibilities vary, every member of our community is expected to foster a culture of belonging and a healthy work environment by communicating across differences; being cooperative, collaborative, open, and welcoming; showing respect, compassion, and empathy; engaging and supporting others regardless of background or perspective; speaking up when others are being excluded or treated inappropriately; and supporting work/life integration of oneself and others. AsuccessfulServiceCenterAssistantManagerwill: * Demonstrates a positive, energetic, and customerfocused mindset, fostering strong, collaborative relationships with colleagues, campus partners, and service providers. * Exhibits strong organizational and timemanagement skills, with the ability to effectively multitask, set priorities, delegate appropriately, and maintain close attention to detail while managing competing demands and critical deadlines. * Actively engages with staff by motivating, developing, and managing performance through handson training, ongoing feedback, and coaching to support a highly productive and effective team. * Leverages a broad knowledge base, takes appropriate initiative, and exercises sound judgment when navigating complex or challenging situations.Required Qualifications: * Associate's degree plus at least 2 years of experience in Hospitality, Business Management, or relevant experience managing a front-facing customer service operation, including at least one year of proven experience leading an active multi-functional operation, or an equivalent combination or education and experience. * Proficiency with standard office computer applications, including Microsoft Office Suite * Demonstrated skill in understanding cultural differences.Due to the nature of the role, thi

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