Administrative Assistant

Radford University Portal • Radford, VA

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About The Position

This position provides administrative, secretarial and fiscal support to faculty and staff within the department. Duties may include managing departmental files; responding to requests and greeting visitors and students either by phone, in person or email; supervising student workers and coordinating their hours; coordinating purchases; managing departmental documents; keeping faculty informed of policy and/or procedure changes; monitoring budgets and preparing budget reports; managing student applications and interviews, planning departmental functions, and preparing and reviewing travel requests.

Requirements

• Knowledge of general office practices, procedures and equipment.
• Experience providing administrative or programmatic support in a professional setting.
• Working knowledge with various computer applications including MS Word, Excel, Outlook, and web-based programs.
• Ability to set priorities and manage multiple tasks.
• Excellent organizational, interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to interact with diverse groups of people.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in higher education.

Responsibilities

• managing departmental files
• responding to requests and greeting visitors and students either by phone, in person or email
• supervising student workers and coordinating their hours
• coordinating purchases
• managing departmental documents
• keeping faculty informed of policy and/or procedure changes
• monitoring budgets and preparing budget reports
• managing student applications and interviews
• planning departmental functions
• preparing and reviewing travel requests

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed