Title: Office Coordinator-College of Interdisciplinary Studies, Dean's Office
Classification: C3
Department: College of Interdisciplinary Studies
Job Summary:
Coordinates a variety of duties for a department/office/division in which discretion and/or judgment concerning the procedures to use or policies to follow is required.
Primary Duties & Global Responsibilities:
- Receives information in various forms and determines the appropriate method of processing.
- Provides support to the Associate Dean by assisting with academic and service programs within the College.
- Manages/maintains supervisors schedule.
- Responsibilities for the coordination/completion and the quality of the clerical work for the department/office which includes answering telephones, providing information, or routing calls to appropriate person; open and route incoming mail and prepare outgoing mail, including bulk mailings; typing memos and other correspondence; maintain office filing system.
- Responsible for creating, maintaining and updating files and record keeping systems; paper and/or computerized.
- Compiles and logically formats statistical data and reports.
- Disseminates information that may require explanation and interpretation of established university and departmental policies and procedures, and directs individuals to sources of additional information.
- Monitors departmental budgets, reviews budget reports and reconciles the reports with the department/offices records.
- Generates reports, memorandums, correspondence, presentation materials spreadsheets and graphics, and other similar materials using computer systems.
- Creates and maintains database systems.
- Performs and coordinates scheduling tasks and support services associated with preparing and making arrangements for major meetings, conferences, exhibits, travel, or other related duties for both internal and external contacts.
- Responsible for ordering office supplies; process travel vouchers, requisitions, IDCs, I9s and various university forms.
- Supervises student employees and may act as a lead worker to other COTs.
- Processes student employee timecards and maintain appropriate records monitoring available dollars.
- Assists with clerical duties associated with staff searches.
- Coordinates, publicizes and/or provides support for special events and functions.
- Takes minutes at meetings.
- Assists with processing SWS and WRT 305 appeals.
- Coordinates and maintains departmental resources, i.e. books, vouchers, handouts.
- Assists with website management.
- Other duties as assigned.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Some college course work.
- Higher education experience.
- Supervisory experience.
- Web design experience.
Required Qualifications:
- High school graduate.
- Minimum of three years of related experience and/or relevant training.
- Strong desire to learn and grow in position.
- Demonstrated experience to successfully work under pressure and meet deadlines.
- Demonstrated experience to successfully maintain positive interpersonal relationships.
- Demonstrated experience to successfully operate office equipment.
- Demonstrated experience to successfully provide quality customer service.
- Demonstrated experience to successfully maintain satisfactory work performance and attendance records.
- Possess strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Type 50 wpm accurately; spelling competency (minimum 80% accuracy).
- Demonstrated experience to successfully use a variety of computer software applications.
- Demonstrated experience to successfully work independently, organize own work and coordinate work activities of others.
- Excellent grammar and proofreading skills.
Revised Date: January 2009
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