Executive Assistant to Vice President for Enrollment Planning and Management

Ball State University

Muncie, IN

Job posting number: #7239723 (Ref:BSU42637)

Posted: April 26, 2024

Application Deadline: Open Until Filled

Job Description

Provide administrative support to the Vice President for Enrollment Planning and Management in support of goals and assignments for the division; including budget coordination, processing and record-keeping, office management, customer service, generating data reports, and coordinator of events and other functions of the Vice President's office.

Ball State University welcomes applications for our Executive Assistant to the Vice President for Enrollment Planning and Management.  This is an opportunity to join a dynamic, energetic, and innovative division.  This position plays an important role in supporting the VP by managing the division budget, coordinating division events, and maintain the VPs calendar. 

Job Function:

Provide administrative support to the Vice President for Enrollment Planning and Management in support of goals and assignments for the division; including budget coordination, processing and record-keeping, office management, customer service, generating data reports, and coordinator of events and other functions of the Vice President's office.

Minimum Education:

Associate's degree in office administration or related field or equivalent.

Preferred Education:

Bachelor's degree in office administration or related field.

Minimum Experience:

Over three through five years of administrative experience.

Preferred Experience:

Additional years of office administration in a university setting.

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Provide administrative support to the VP for Enrollment Planning and Management with budget management needs of the division including assisting with processing purchase requisitions; invoices, and journal vouchers. Other responsibilities include ordering supplies, processing foundation payment requests, payroll documents and supply requests.
  • Schedule meetings and maintain daily calendar for the Vice President; arrange meetings with cabinet, division leadership, deans, and other administrators and professionals. Accept or decline invitations for the Vice President. Will also assist the VP with preparing for weekly meetings including preparing agendas, taking minutes of meetings, and setting up key meetings for the VP.
  • Submit journal vouchers and approve JV’s for the division; track spending and discuss budgeted expenditures; monitor budgets of all areas in the division and maintain appropriate records; approve travel for all division leadership and all FOAP’s within the division using Chrome River; Monitor the Procurement Card for the VP, reconcile and load appropriate procurement card documentation in BDM; view/access appropriate screens in Banner to perform functions related to these job duties.
  • Coordinate travel arrangements for the Vice President and Division Leadership Team for university business and national and professional conferences; prepare travel authorizations, vehicle requests, registrations, and expense reimbursements.
  • Assist with job postings, position descriptions, hiring process and data entry of employee records in the University’s Talent Management System (TMS). Create personnel files for new division employees and maintain active personnel files. Create Electronic Personnel Action Forms (EPAFs) for new employees, terminations, and rate increases.
  • Assist VP in research of enrollment policies and trends; benchmarking Ball State practices against other Indiana public institutions via website reviews.
  • Manage the Enrollment Planning & Management Leadership absence calendar to assist in verifying timekeeping records for sign-off in the payroll management system, UKG (Kronos).
  • Answer incoming telephone calls; forward messages; greet visitors to the Office; includes answer routine questions; provide general information about established procedures and policies; direct other questions to appropriate personnel; interact with individuals both internal and external to the university while always maintaining confidentiality. Review and route mail and other information to the appropriate personnel.
  • Supervise student staff; assign and review work; oversee the training, evaluation, and discipline of student staff.
  • Perform other related duties as assigned.
  • Maintain regular and predictable attendance.


At Ball State University, we recognize inclusive excellence as an integral endeavor to fulfill our University’s mission and our strategic plan. We recruit, support, and retain a diverse population of students, faculty, and staff. We encourage and reward diversity of thought. We promote a work environment that encourages and rewards innovation and creativity. We pledge to keep Inclusive Excellence at the highest level of institutional importance and as a foundation in all that we strive to do. Our over-arching goal for Inclusive Excellence is to adopt a university-wide Inclusive Excellence approach to academic, administrative support, and service functions of the university. We believe Inclusive Excellence must be infused in every step we take.


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