The Assistant to the Vice Chancellor will report to the Vice Chancellor of Division of Access and Engagement (VC-DAE). This position is a highly skilled, detail-oriented, and customer-focused Administrative Assistant who provides senior-level support to the Vice Chancellor. This position is critical to the effective operation of the Vice Chancellor’s office and requires exceptional judgment, discretion, organizational ability, and professionalism. The position requires a proactive problem solver who thrives in a fast-paced environment. This professional manages the Vice Chancellor's complex schedule (including travel), schedules and plans, meetings, and events. They should also be able to create, prepare, and edit communications. Financially, they will make purchases, processes payments, and maintain financial records associated with those transactions. This person may provide direction to other administrative staff as needed.
The Assistant to the Vice Chancellor provides high-level executive, administrative, financial, and operational support to the Vice Chancellor for the Division of Access and Engagement. This position manages complex scheduling, travel coordination, meeting and event logistics, correspondence, records, purchasing, payment processing, and divisional resources while ensuring accuracy and timely follow-through. The role serves as a key liaison between the Vice Chancellor’s office and internal and external stakeholders, supporting effective communication, preparing materials, and anticipating needs to help advance divisional priorities in a fast-paced, highly visible environment.
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UT Knoxville offers over 900 programs of study across 14 degree-granting colleges and schools. As Tennessee’s flagship land-grant university, its footprint spans the entire state. The university holds the highest Carnegie classification for research activity and has deep partnerships with industry leaders and the US Department of Energy’s largest multidisciplinary laboratory, Oak Ridge National Laboratory.Â
The Knoxville campus serves and recruits for UT Knoxville, including the Institute of Agriculture and the Space Institute, as well as the UT Institute of Public Service. Â
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The university holds a strong commitment to its land-grant mission of learning and engagement, with a tradition of service and leadership that carries that Volunteer spirit throughout the state and around the world. It has been ranked nationally as “Best Employer for New Graduates,” “One of America’s Best Large Employers,” and “Best Workplace for Women,” and has been designated as “Best Place for Working Parents” by Forbes Magazine. Â
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