# Administrative and Professional Job Descriptions ## expand\_more Harvard’s administrative and professional staff play critical roles in supporting all aspects of the enterprise by creating and managing the administrative infrastructure and providing professional expertise across a diverse range of job functions, from research and academic administration to athletics, communications, finance, alumni affairs and development, and more. To support greater understanding of career paths for staff at the professional and managerial levels – for both current and prospective employees – we are developing a Job Framework. The Framework encompasses a set of standards for each Job Function, including core job descriptions, titles, and levels. The Job Framework consists of: - **Job Functions:** Major areas of recognized professional expertise and practice in industry or in higher education, such as finance, IT, faculty and student services, and research. Within Job Functions, there are Job Families that represent sub-functions or sub-specialties. - **Job Families:** A grouping of similar, related jobs within a Job Function. People in these jobs perform the same kind of work and require different levels of skills and responsibility as they advance from entry- to senior level positions. For instance, within the Finance Job Function, there are families (or sub-functions) like auditing, accounting, and financial planning and analysis. - **Job Description:** Core duties and responsibilities, level of skill, experience, and education required for a job (along with the salary grade). The job description serves as the basis for hiring, and for establishing performance goals and development plans once an employee is on the job. - **Matrix of jobs:** The matrix displays the relative position of various kinds and levels of professional and managerial positions within a job family. ## Job Family - Job Description Matrixes Open all sections Close all sections ### Faculty and Student Services Matrices expand\_more [FSS Academic Affairs Matrix](/sites/g/files/omnuum6281/files/2025-02/fss_academicaffairs_matrix.pdf "FSS Academic Affairs Matrix") [FSS Admissions Matrix](/sites/g/files/omnuum6281/files/2025-02/fss_admissions_matrix.pdf "FSS Admissions Matrix") [FSS Career Services Matrix](/sites/g/files/omnuum6281/files/2025-02/fss_careerservices_matrix.pdf "FSS Career Services Matrix") [FSS Executive Education Matrix](/sites/g/files/omnuum6281/files/2025-02/fss_executiveeducation_matrix.pdf "FSS Executive Education Matrix") [FSS Financial Aid Matrix](/sites/g/files/omnuum6281/files/2025-02/fss_financialaid_matrix.pdf "FSS Financial Aid Matrix") [FSS Registrar Matrix](/sites/g/files/omnuum6281/files/2025-02/fss_registrar_matrix.pdf "FSS Registrar Matrix") [FSS Student Services Matrix](/sites/g/files/omnuum6281/files/2025-02/fss_studentservices_matrix.pdf "FSS Student Services Matrix") ### Finance Matrices expand\_more [Finance Accounting Matrix](/sites/g/files/omnuum6281/files/2025-02/finance_accounting_matrix.pdf "Finance Accounting Matrix") [Finance Accounts Payable Matrix](/sites/g/files/omnuum6281/files/2025-02/finance_accounts_payable_matrix.pdf "Finance Accounts Payable Matrix") [Finance Audit Matrix](/sites/g/files/omnuum6281/files/2025-02/finance_audit_matrix.pdf "Finance Audit Matrix") [Finance Banking Matrix](/sites/g/files/omnuum6281/files/2025-02/finance_banking_matrix.pdf "Finance Banking Matrix") [Finance Financial Administration and Operations Matrix ](/sites/g/files/omnuum6281/files/2025-02/finance_financial_adminstration_and_operations_matrix.pdf "Finance Financial Administration and Operations Matrix") [Finance Financial Planning and Analysis Matrix](/sites/g/files/omnuum6281/files/2025-02/finance_financial_planning_and_analysis_matrix.pdf "Finance Financial Planning and Analysis Matrix") [Finance Insurance Matrix](/sites/g/files/omnuum6281/files/2025-02/finance_insurance_matrix.pdf "Finance Insurance Matrix") [Finance Payroll Matrix](/sites/g/files/omnuum6281/files/2025-02/finance_payroll_matrix.pdf "Finance Payroll Matrix") [Finance Procurement Matrix](/sites/g/files/omnuum6281/files/2025-02/finance_procurement_matrix.pdf "Finance Procurement Matrix") [Finance Research Administration Matrix](/sites/g/files/omnuum6281/files/2025-02/finance_research_administration_matrix.pdf "Finance Research Administration Matrix") [Finance Student Financial Services Matrix](/sites/g/files/omnuum6281/files/2025-02/finance_student_financial_services_matrix.pdf "Finance Student Financial Services Matrix") [Finance Tax Matrix](/sites/g/files/omnuum6281/files/2025-02/finance_tax_matrix.pdf "Finance Tax Matrix") [Finance Treasury Matrix](/sites/g/files/omnuum6281/files/2025-02/finance_treasury_matrix.pdf "Finance Treasury Matrix") ### Health Care Matrices expand\_more [HLT Athletic Training Matrix](/sites/g/files/omnuum6281/files/2025-09/hlt_athletic_training_matrix.pdf "HLT Athletic Training Matrix") [HLT Behavioral Health Services Matrix](/sites/g/files/omnuum6281/files/2025-02/hlt_behavioral_health_services_matrix.pdf "HLT Behavioral Health Services Matrix") [HLT Health and Wellness Matrix](/sites/g/files/omnuum6281/files/2025-08/hlt_health_and_wellness_matrix_0.pdf "HLT Health and Wellness Matrix") [HLT Nursing Matrix](/sites/g/files/omnuum6281/files/2025-02/hlt_nursing_matrix.pdf "HLT Nursing Matrix") [HLT Optometry Matrix](/sites/g/files/omnuum6281/files/2025-02/hlt_optometry_matrix.pdf "HLT Optometry Matrix") [HLT Pharmaceutical Matrix](/sites/g/files/omnuum6281/files/2025-02/hlt_pharmaceutical_matrix.pdf "HLT Pharmaceutical Matrix") [HLT Physical Therapy Matrix](/sites/g/files/omnuum6281/files/2025-09/hlt_physical_therapy_matrix.pdf "HLT Physical Therapy Matrix") ### Hospitality and Dining Matrices expand\_more [Catering and Event Services Matrix](/sites/g/files/omnuum6281/files/2025-02/hospitalitydining_cateringeventservices_matrix.pdf "Catering and Event Services Matrix") [Culinary Matrix](/sites/g/files/omnuum6281/files/2025-02/hospitalitydining_culinary_matrix.pdf "Culinary Matrix") [Food Services Matrix](/sites/g/files/omnuum6281/files/2025-02/hospitalitydining_foodservices_matrix.pdf "Food Services Matrix") ### Human Resources Matrices expand\_more [HR Benefits Matrix](/sites/g/files/omnuum6281/files/2025-02/hr_benefits_matrix.pdf "HR Benefits Matrix") [HR Compensation Matrix](/sites/g/files/omnuum6281/files/2025-10/hr_compensation_matrix.pdf "HR Compensation Matrix") [HR Data Analyst Matrix](/sites/g/files/omnuum6281/files/2025-02/hr_data_analyst_matrix.pdf "HR Data Analyst Matrix") [HR Generalist Matrix](/sites/g/files/omnuum6281/files/2025-02/hr_generalist_matrix.pdf "HR Generalist Matrix") [HR Labor Relations Matrix](/sites/g/files/omnuum6281/files/2025-02/hr_labor_relations_matrix.pdf "HR Labor Relations Matrix") [HR Learning and Development Matrix](/sites/g/files/omnuum6281/files/2025-02/hr_learninganddevelopment_matrix.pdf "HR Learning and Development Matrix") [HR Organizational Development Consulting Matrix](/sites/g/files/omnuum6281/files/2025-02/hr_organization_dev_consulting_matrix.pdf "HR Organizational Development Consulting Matrix") [HR Program Management Matrix](/sites/g/files/omnuum6281/files/2025-02/hr_program_management_matrix.pdf "HR Program Management Matrix") [HR Recruitment Matrix](/sites/g/files/omnuum6281/files/2025-02/hr_recruitment_matrix.pdf "HR Recruitment Matrix") [HR Work Life Matrix](/sites/g/files/omnuum6281/files/2025-10/hr_work_life_matrix.pdf "HR Work Life Matrix") ### Research Matrices expand\_more [HU Internal Research Core Engineering Matrix](/sites/g/files/omnuum6281/files/2025-02/hu_internal_research_core_engineering_matrix.pdf "HU Internal Research Core Engineering Matrix") [HU Internal Research Core Scientist Matrix](/sites/g/files/omnuum6281/files/2025-02/hu_internal_research_core_scientist_matrix.pdf "HU Internal Research Core Scientist Matrix") ### IT Matrices expand\_more [IT Applications Matrix](/sites/g/files/omnuum6281/files/2025-02/it_applications_matrix.pdf "IT Applications Matrix") [IT Business Analysis Matrix](/sites/g/files/omnuum6281/files/2025-02/it_business_analysis_matrix.pdf "IT Business Analysis Matrix") [IT Data Management Matrix](/sites/g/files/omnuum6281/files/2025-02/it_datamanagement_matrix.pdf "IT Data Management Matrix") [IT Enterprise Management Matrix](/sites/g/files/omnuum6281/files/2025-02/it_enterprise_it_management_matrix.pdf "IT Enterprise Management Matrix") [IT Information Security Matrix](/sites/g/files/omnuum6281/files/2025-02/it_information_security_matrix.pdf "IT Information Security Matrix") [IT Infrastructure Matrix](/sites/g/files/omnuum6281/files/2025-02/it_infrastructure_matrix.pdf "IT Infrastructure Matrix") [IT Multimedia Matrix](/sites/g/files/omnuum6281/files/2025-02/it_multimedia_matrix.pdf "IT Multimedia Matrix") [IT Project Management Matrix](/sites/g/files/omnuum6281/files/2025-02/it_project_management_matrix.pdf "IT Project Management Matrix") [IT Research Computing Matrix](/sites/g/files/omnuum6281/files/2025-02/it_research_computing_matrix.pdf "IT Research Computing Matrix") [IT User Support Matrix](/sites/g/files/omnuum6281/files/2025-02/it_usersupport_matrix.pdf "IT User Support Matrix") ### Related Links [My Harvard Total 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