Registrar Office Assistant Jobs

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

Reporting to the University Registrar and the Assistant Registrar, the Registrar’s Office Assistant-Flex works in concert with the Registrar’s office staff to provide support for all assigned activities related to student records and registration.

Responsibilities

• Assist with certifying graduate certificate completion in collaboration with various graduate school verifications
• Plan, organize and execute Fall, Winter and Spring Commencement Convocations, Senior Checkout events (etc.,), in collaboration with other departments
• Facilitates the processing of requested transcripts by students and alumni to be sent to outside parties
• Accept and record payments for diploma re-order requests to keep accurate financial records
• Respond to Registrar/Record inbox emails; complete enrollment verifications
• Other duties as assigned

Requirements

• Advanced skills in Microsoft Excel, Outlook, and databases needed. Advanced Excel, MS Forms, Outlook mail merge skills preferred. Strong organizational skills and numerical aptitude
• Committed to and an articulate supporter of the university’s mission, identity, and Christian faith commitment.
• Must be able to coordinate overlapping tasks and to prioritize
• Bachelor’s degree
• Ability to maintain confidentiality
• Communicate effectively with students, administrators, faculty, staff members, and outside constituencies
• Have good attention to detail and excellent organizational and planning skills
• Personal commitment to North Park’s mission of Christian higher education
• Be customer friendly and hospitable
• Can perform physical aspects, such as traverse stairs; ability to carry boxes

Benefits

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