Contribute actively to BCIL's professional team by bringing
initiative, sound judgment, and ideas to team planning, problem
solving, and continuous improvement; help strengthen the Center's
operating practices, participant experience, and overall
effectiveness.
Participate directly in BCIL initiatives and, as assigned,
support, co-facilitate, or lead selected program components under
the direction of the appropriate professional lead, providing
opportunities for increasing contribution as experience and
capability develop.
Coordinate lectures, workshops, retreats, mentoring activities,
student programs, faculty and staff development programs, and other
events, including registration, facilities, catering, travel,
accommodations, audiovisual needs, materials, and participant
communication.
Maintain project plans, calendars, status trackers, records,
workflows, templates, and other operating systems that support
reliable execution across multiple concurrent initiatives.
Administer purchasing, invoices, reimbursements, travel
expenses, contracts, purchase-card activity, and budget-tracking
processes in accordance with College policies and approved
budgets.
Support assessment, grant reporting, donor stewardship, annual
reporting, and program review by maintaining accurate
participation, financial, and activity records.
Work Environment
The Operations Coordinator works within a small, collaborative
professional team and routinely coordinates work across
organizational boundaries. The position requires a high degree of
organization, professional judgment, follow-through, and attention
to detail. Occasional evening or weekend work is required in
support of programs and events.
Requirements:
Bachelor's degree required; minimum of three years of progressively
responsible experience in program operations, project coordination,
event or program administration, or comparable operational
work.
- Demonstrated ability to coordinate multiple projects, programs,
or events involving schedules, deadlines, participants, resources,
and multiple stakeholders.
- Strong organizational, project-management, communication, and
interpersonal skills, with the ability to manage concurrent
responsibilities and changing priorities.
- Experience supporting budgets, purchasing, reimbursements,
financial records, or comparable administrative processes.
- Demonstrated ability to work effectively and professionally
with students, faculty, staff, institutional leaders, external
partners, vendors, and community members.
Additional Information:
ABOUT BERRY COLLEGE
Berry is a selective independent college of 2,200 students located
adjacent to Rome, GA, midway between Atlanta, GA, and Chattanooga,
TN. Berry's educational approach deliberately unites challenging
academic programs with practical work experience in a residential
campus community that encourages faith and emphasizes caring for
the needs of others above self. Our
mission and values are grounded in the ethic that our
founder instilled more than a century ago:
"
We educate the head, heart, and hands - to inspire leaders of
integrity who cultivate thriving communities. Combining
academic exploration with meaningful work responsibilities in a
residential setting, our approach emphasizes firsthand experiences
and mentoring. We invest in the personal growth and professional
preparation of talented students from varied backgrounds, with an
enduring commitment to help those hindered by financial need.
Guided by Christian principles, we value the dignity of
individuals, the search for truth tempered with grace, and the
well-being of our neighbors."
Nationally recognized for quality of learning and quality of life,
Berry offers first-rate undergraduate degree programs in the
sciences, humanities, arts, and human sciences, as well as
undergraduate and master's level opportunities in business,
physician associate studies, and teacher education. The College's
stunning 27,000-acre campus affords opportunities that cannot be
duplicated elsewhere. Berry's ongoing commitment is to provide
exceptional educational experiences to talented students from a
wide range of social, racial, and economic backgrounds.
COLLEGE COMMITMENTS
Berry College is committed to recruiting and supporting a diverse
faculty and staff. An Equal Opportunity Institution, Berry complies
with all applicable laws and provisions prohibiting discrimination
in its educational and employment policies. Berry respects the
essential dignity of all individuals and accordingly hires and
promotes employees without regard to matters of personal identity
such as race, ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, and
political affiliation. Berry College is committed to ensuring
facilities, programs, services, and activities are accessible to
everyone, including those seeking employment at Berry College.
Inquiries about interviews or workplace accommodations are welcomed
and can be directed to
employment@berry.edu or (706) 233-4062.
Application Instructions:
Applicants should submit an online application, cover letter,
resume, and information for three professional references. Review
of candidates will begin November 9, 2026, with priority given to
applications received by November 8, 2026.
Specific questions about the position may be sent directly to Berry
College Human Resources at
employment@berry.edu or (706) 233-4062.
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