This position serves as a primary point of contact for all general department administration including calendaring, updating communications, ordering supplies, supporting events, responding to faculty and student inquiries, coordinating and processing student and adjunct employee hiring, and course scheduling. Provides administrative support to the Department Administrator, Senior Administrative Manager and Department Chair.
Required Education:
Bachelor's Degree or equivalent in a related field
Required Experience:
3+ years experience working in a academic or business setting
Preferred Experience:
5+ years extensive positive interaction with people and a highly developed focus on “customer satisfaction”
Required Skills, Knowledge and Abilities:
Must demonstrate the ability to work as a team member, think creatively, and evaluate and improve existing processes and procedures. Must have strong and polished interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills. Creative, strategic, and analytical thinker with the ability to manage multiple projects. Excellent communication skills (written and verbal). Must be able to write clear and concise business correspondence and pay attention to detail. Exercises sound judgment and discretion: professionalism and exceptional customer service skills.
Preferred Skills, Knowledge and Abilities:
Purchasing and Personnel processing. Computer skills, particularly in word processing and spreadsheets, e.g., WORD and EXCEL, and Google Suite.Good interpersonal abilities with focus on customer satisfaction.
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