Department Administrator

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Department Administrator
The candidate supports faculty personnel processes and documentation and works closely with the University’s central administration. Manages processes related to confidential personnel matters. Serves as information manager of the school. Coordinates schedules and calendars for executive-level administrators and school-wide committees. Supports major events such as graduation, conference exhibits, and other special projects. Works with Associate Deans and Directors of Development and Communications to facilitate and ensure effective use of Dean’s time, responding to and directing efforts in accordance with Dean’s intentions. Provides direction of daily administrative operations to administrative support staff, including scheduling, correspondence, travel, events, and other areas as assigned. Must have a bachelor’s degree preferably in human resource management or a related field, and experience that demonstrates knowledge of information management, office administration, work organization and coordination, and ability to think critically; or an equivalent combination of education and/or experience. Should have 2+ years of administrative experience in increasingly responsible positions. Should have a high level of proficiency with information technology systems, database and information management systems, and administrative/business processes. Must have an outstanding oral and written communication skills. Should have an advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Access, Excel, Access) or comparable products and ability to adapt to new technology. Ability to comprehend and inform university and school policies, union bargaining agreement (particularly those relevant to faculty, PTLs, TA/GAs, and Post Doctoral Fellows/Associates). Experience with faculty personnel issues is a plus. Higher education administration and/or academic human resources is preferred. Experience as a paralegal and data management is a plus. Should have the ability to use MS Office software: word processing, database, and spreadsheet applications.

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