Operations Assistant - Enrollment

About North Park

Founded in 1891, North Park University is a Christian university affiliated with the Evangelical Covenant Church of over 3,200 students from around the country and the world.

North Park University is located in the Albany Park neighborhood of Chicago, one of the most ethnically diverse zip codes in the United States. It is nine miles from downtown Chicago. The North Park campus has often been referred to as an oasis in the heart of the city – a place where students from urban, rural, and suburban backgrounds alike can call home. And all of this within the major metropolitan backdrop of Chicago: one of the world’s largest and most diversified economies, renowned for its museums and music, and voted best large city in the U.S. for four years in a row by Condé Nast Traveler.

Mission

The mission of North Park University is to prepare students for lives of significance and service through education in the liberal arts, professional studies, and theology.

Vision

Building on our core institutional identity—Christian, city-centered, intercultural—our vision is to create a university of uncommon character and enduring excellence, where faith, learning, and service meet.

Summary

The Enrollment Operations Assistant supports the day-to-day activities of the department and ensures data related processes are carried out in an efficient and accurate manner. This position is also responsible for assisting in the organization and securing of all electronic and paper documentation submitted to North Park pertaining to applications for admission. This position reports to the director of enrollment operations.

Requirements

• 1-3 years' work experience working in an office setting in an administrative capacity.
• Strong organizational skills, with the ability to create and maintain procedures with consistency and accuracy.
• Adaptable and flexible, able to prioritize and respond effectively to multiple demands.
  
• Familiarity with higher education processes and procedures
• Computer literacy in Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, and databases needed.
• Possess an aptitude for working with general office equipment: phone (voicemail), computers (e-mail, Internet) and copiers.
• Excellent interpersonal, oral and written skills.
• Able to work independently.
• Committed to and an articulate supporter of the university’s mission, identity, and Christian faith commitment.
• Personal commitment to North Park’s mission of Christian higher education.

Preferred

• A bachelor's degree.
• Valid Driver's License and clean driving record.

Benefits

• Medical Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Prescription Plan
• Flexible Spending Account
• Commuter Benefit
• Life Insurance
• Disability Insurance
• Retirement Plan
• Tuition Remission
• Helwig Recreation Center