Office & Admin Specialist Sr - Admin Assistant to the Dean

Minnesota State Colleges and Universities • Bemidji, MN

11h • $22 - $32 • Onsite

About The Position

Bemidji State University (BSU) invites qualified applicants to join our team as an Administrative Assistant to the Dean. The Administrative Assistant provides clerical, administrative, and planning assistance to the Dean; and manages office operations of the Deans’ Suite in partnership with other College support personnel and in liaison with Academic Affairs. The person in this position manages office operations following appropriate policies and procedures to support the chairs, directors, faculty, staff, students, and visitors of BSU and assists in the coordination of school programs to reach strategic goals.

Requirements

• Customer service skills sufficient to provide prompt and accurate information to customers on the phone, in person, in writing, and online and to provide general and specialized office support (this requires common courtesy, tact, interest in positive problem solving, empathy, and the ability to organize ideas logically).
• Proficiency with productivity and task management software such as Microsoft Teams, Microsoft To Do, Microsoft Outlook, Teams, Zoom, Google Meets, various calendars, video conferencing platforms, etc.
• Knowledge and experience with database management and standard computer software programs for word processing, spreadsheets, and databases sufficient to create, modify, protect, and manage them (e.g. Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Access).
• Communication skills sufficient to write, prepare and edit reports, correspondence, procedures, presentations and other documents using proper business grammar, spelling and punctuation with excellent attention to detail and accuracy.
• Bookkeeping and math skills sufficient to maintain and monitor multiple budgets and grants, analyze various line items, and notify the Dean of any discrepancies.
• Leadwork experience and ability sufficient to manage an office, plan, organize, administer, and direct the work of other employees.

Nice To Haves

• Three (3) years of related experience in a professional office setting.
• Knowledge and experience working with collective bargaining agreements.
• Ability to learn and understand several privacy laws and State policies and procedures.
• A demonstrated commitment to the principles of diversity, equity, inclusion, and anti-racism.

Responsibilities

• Providing administrative support for all Schools within the College.
• Assisting the Dean in keeping faculty and staff informed and involving them in the governance process so that the mission and strategic direction of the university is understood and met.
• Preparing, entering, and monitoring faculty workload assignments in Faculty Workload Management (FWM), consulting closely with school chairs and Dean.
• Providing lead direction to other administrative assistants within the School and associated divisions.
• Maintaining the Dean’s calendar.
• Working closely and as a team with other Deans’ Administrative Assistants to provide consistent workflows and processes with all Schools and Deans to support collaboration throughout Academic departments/Affairs.
• Assisting in the retention, evaluation, and promotion of University faculty to enable the Deans to meet all collective bargaining deadlines. This would include initiating and monitoring the timely collection of professional development and evaluation plans, faculty progress reports, promotion and tenure documents, sabbatical applications and all other personnel documents. Upkeeping of faculty rosters on rotation and rank. Proofreading all documents and submissions and routing them to the appropriate offices.
• Assisting Deans in responding to special interests and concerns of students so that their academic and personal development needs are met; administering the College office so the Deans are accessible, and that students, faculty, staff, and off-campus visitors and callers are well served, and a high-quality university is maintained.
• Hiring, training and providing work direction to office student employees to assist faculty and office operations. Cautioning them on and monitoring confidentiality of materials and work assignments, maintaining College office student employees’ time sheets and signing and submitting them by due date.
• Assisting in the recruitment and selection of College faculty so that vacancies are filled with deliberate speed and high-quality faculty membership is maintained. Supporting and coordinating interview processes with search advisory committees and human resources; providing search advisory committees with appropriate forms and paperwork for candidates; and assisting in organizing itineraries for finalists. Setting up Purchase Orders (PO) in Marketplace to assist with reimbursements, if needed, collecting forms for the Dean, including CV/Resumes, Transcripts and initiating previous employment forms when needed.
• Assisting the Dean to assign use of College facilities by the university and community.
• Performing other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Our generous benefits include 11 paid Holidays, Vacation Time, Sick Time, six weeks of Paid Parental Leave, low cost medical and dental insurance with low deductibles ($250 - $1500), a Pension Plan, 457(b) and 403(b) retirement plans and other retirement investment options, pre-tax medical and dental expense (with roll-over option) and dependent care accounts, employer paid life insurance, short and long term disability, as well as professional development and a tuition waiver program for employees and their dependents, etc.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 251-500 employees