Administrative Assistant Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• High School Diploma or equivalent/relevant experience, certification or license
• Minimum 3 years of relevant experience required
• Learning Agility: Ability to learn new procedures, technologies, and protocols, and adapt to changing priorities and work demands.
• Teamwork: Ability to work collaboratively with others and contribute to a team environment.
• Technical Proficiency: Skilled in using office software, technology, and relevant computer applications.
• Communication: Strong and clear written and verbal communication skills for interacting with colleagues and stakeholders.
• Any relevant education, certifications and/or work experience may be considered.

Responsibilities

• Supports department and/or department leadership with daily clerical tasks.
• Collects, reviews, analyzes complex and/or confidential data and prepares reports, charts, budgets and other presentation materials.
• Responds to or routes non-routine, priority or confidential inquiries from external or internal sources with correspondence or other messaging on behalf of department leadership.
• Plans meetings and takes detailed minutes, as needed.
• Answers phone calls, provides information to callers or connects callers to appropriate staff.
• Schedules appointments and updates calendars.
• Makes travel arrangements and reservations for department leadership and staff, as needed.
• Composes and types correspondence, such as informative materials; creates spreadsheets and presentations.
• Greets and provides general support to visitors.
• Develops and maintains department filing system.
• Adheres to University and unit-level policies and procedures and safeguards University assets.
• This list of duties and responsibilities is not intended to be all-inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties or responsibilities as necessary.

Benefits

• The University of Miami offers competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, tuition remission and more.