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Job No: 503615
Work Type: Staff, Part-Time
Location: Newark, DE
Categories: Part Time, Adminstrative Support
Job Title: Part-time, Miscellaneous Wage Administrative
Assistant
Schedule: 30 hrs./wk., in-person/on-campus, 5 days/wk., 6
hrs./day
Pay: Commensurate with experience
College: College of Agriculture and Natural Resources
Department: Animal and Food Sciences
Reports To: Department Business Administrator
Location: South Campus, Townsend Hall, Rm 044, 531 So.
College Ave., Newark, DE
Context of the Job
Under direct supervision of the department Business Administrator, the Administrative Assistant provides a high level of confidential administrative support to the Chair and the Business Administrator in oversight of daily operations within the Department of Animal and Food Sciences (ANFS). This position provides a wide range of support and services within and outside the Department, coordinates various events, and manages special projects inclusive of but not limited to financial processing. In…
this busy work environment, critical thinking, multi-tasking, independent judgment, and confidentiality are required.
Responsibilities:
In support of the Chair:
- Provide administrative support, including independent calendar
management, travel arrangements, screening incoming guests and
calls, communicating and scheduling meetings, and interacting with
a wide range of individuals internal and external to the college
and department, while exercising a high level of judgement and
maintaining strict confidentiality in all matters.
- Coordinate monthly faculty meetings and annual faculty retreat:
schedule meetings, solicit meeting agenda items, attend meetings,
set up ZOOM link, and conference room IT, record and distribute
minutes, and appropriately maintain filing system for archive
retention.
- Coordinate annual faculty appraisal and promotion and tenure
reviews.
- Based upon monthly donor reports, prepare monthly “thank you”
notes to donors.
In support of the Business Administrator:
- Coordinate routine and non-routine departmental meetings and
events. Generate expense reports in accordance with budget as
outline by the Business Administrator.
- On projects assigned by the Business Administrator, manage,
execute, and monitor to completion facilities, marketing, and
promotion requests.
- According to department, college unit, and university
protocols:
- Parcel & Mail administration: incoming and outgoing
- Vehicle management
- Parking pass administration
- Conference room scheduling and management
- Monitor department general office supply levels and process
replenishment orders through Concur or UDExchange, accordingly
- Maintain and update the various department email directory
groups as personnel onboard and/or separate
- WORKFORCE administrative processing: onboarding, time
management, and separation
- Reconcile accounts monthly and execute journal vouchers through
Web Forms as needed
- Content management of the Department’s hallway monitors and
bulletin boards, as assigned
In support of the Chair, Business Administrator, and
Department:
- Provide administrative and financial processing support to the
Chair and Business Administrator by processing travel requests and
expenses and goods and services expenses through Concur, ensuring
appropriate supporting documentation and compliance with university
policies and procedures. Reconcile accounts monthly and execute
journal vouchers as needed.
- Copying, scanning, record keeping, and file management.
- Perform special projects as assigned by the Chair and Business
Administrator.
- Perform other duties as assigned by supervisors.
Other:
- Responsible for complying with university policies, procedures,
and best practices regarding protecting data and following UD data
governance rules.
- Maintain Team Share and hard copy file systems in accordance
with the Department’s standard operating procedures, sponsor
guidelines, and College and University protocols.
- Participate in the annual update of the department’s standard
operating procedures.
- Complete other duties as assigned.
Qualifications:
- High school diploma, Associate’s degree preferred, and five
years of office administration experience, or equivalent
combination of education and experience.
- Experience in general office practices and procedures and
software tools. Microsoft Office and Google docs.
- Working knowledge in Concur, UDExchange, and PeopleSoft is a
plus.
- Ability to work as a team player and help provide support
during events and/or activities when necessary.
- Effective oral and written communication skills with the
ability to communicate and interact well with people of all ages
and diverse backgrounds internal and external to the University
community.
- Effective organizational and prioritization skills, exceptional
attention to detail, and excellent proofreading skills.
- Strong analytical and critical thinking skills and the ability
to analyze, interpret, summarize, and effectively present
data.
- Ability to grasp, retain, and disseminate an extensive and
varied body of information with the ability to exercise sound
judgment and employ effective decision-making skills.
- Ability to oversee multiple assignments concurrently while
meeting deadlines with the capability of adapting to rapidly
changing environments.
- Ability to keep sensitive material and information
confidential.
- Knowledge of University policies and procedures preferred.
- Demonstrates an understanding and consideration of the
differing needs and concerns of individuals with varying
identities, cultures, and backgrounds. Committed to fostering a
workplace culture of belonging, where diversity is celebrated, and
equity is a core value.
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