Business Affairs Student Assistant

Job Description

This role will perform a variety of duties to help the student grow his or her business management and finance skills. It will help the student will understand the inner workings of running a business, which, in this case, includes maintaining the School of Law building. The role will allow the student to learn to work independently, multi-task, and prioritize projects based on workload. In addition, it will help the student learn to cultivate and maintain positive and cooperative working relationships with co-workers and various campus departments.

Year 1
Responsibility/Function

  • Assist in facilities oversight - periodically survey the common areas and classrooms to record areas of concern and submit work orders to the Facilities Department
  • Assist departments with periodic travel and event coordination
  • Enter accounts payable requests into the Etrieve System
  • Prepare Excel spreadsheets as needed
  • Research projects as needed – peer tuition, etc.
  • Sort University Tickets data for reports
  • Stay on top of classroom temperatures (especially those months where we typically get the most complaints)
  • Review Business Affairs website to make sure forms are up to date and links work

Year 2
Responsibility/Function

  • Some responsibilities from year 1 will continue
  • Excel spreadsheets – analyzing and tracking data
  • Review student time sheets for accuracy and make adjustments as needed
  • Assist with drafting simple agreements (ex. Exhibit A agreements, which are simple and straightforward)
  • Assist with research for staff development

Year 3
Responsibility/Function

  • Some responsibilities from year 1 and year 2 will continue
  • Participate in planning and organization of building renovation projects
  • Track expenses and compare to budget to ensure that budgets are on target

*Students are prohibited from driving during work-study employment with the limited exception of authorized work-study driver positions.

Starting Date

Department Information

Contact Name

Jane Govednik

Department

Business Affairs

Phone Number

401-254-4659

Email

jgovednik@rwu.edu