Administrative Specialist

100500BR

Campus: Tempe

Administrative Specialist

Job Description

Under general supervision, performs complex administrative duties of a responsible, sensitive, and confidential nature requiring considerable independence of action in support of a high-level executives/leaders of ASU Health.

Job Family

Clerical & Admin Support

Department Name

ASU Health

Full-Time/Part-Time

Full-Time

Grant Funded Position

This is not a grant funded position and is not contingent on future grant funding.

Salary Range

$50,000 - $62,000 per year; DOE

Essential Duties

• Manages or assists in the management of the executives' calendars. Works closely with other university offices in coordinating executives' involvement in university events.
• Coordinates and arranges for the executives' travel.
• Coordinates or assists in coordinating meetings and events, including agendas/minutes, arranging equipment and catering; sending invitations and managing RSVPs.
• Compiles, prepares, and maintains background material related to meetings, events and travel; coordinates and tracks follow-up.
• Independently composes correspondence on a variety of subjects requiring judgment, originality, and knowledge of issue involved.
• Provides word processing, transcription of dictation, and processing of correspondence and e-mail.
• Answers phones, greets visitors, and directs questions to appropriate offices for resolution.
• Schedules and may attend meetings and conferences.
• Maintains files; completes requests, records, submits and tracks all purchase requests/vouchers.
• Provides back-up to other staff in the office.

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor's degree and five (5) years of executive-level administrative support experience; OR, Nine (9) years of executive-level administrative support experience; OR, Any equivalent combination of experience and/or education from which comparable knowledge, skills and abilities have been achieved.

Desired Qualifications

• Demonstrated knowledge of University policies and procedures.
• Experience in a wide variety of administrative functions including calendaring, scheduling, and word processing.
• Experience in dealing with a wide range of topics, including confidential and sensitive information.
• Experience in tact and diplomacy and in maintaining effective working relationships.
• Evidence of effective communication skills.

Working Environment

• Activities are primarily performed in a regular, climate-controlled office setting subject to extended periods of sitting, standing, walking.
• Visual acuity and manual dexterity are associated with daily use of desktop computer, bending, stooping, reaching, and lifting up to 20 pounds.
• Ability to clearly communicate to perform essential duties.
• Review of completed tasks; provides and reviews assigned work activities to team members for quality and achievement of set goals.
• Expectation to work primarily onsite, co-located with ASU Health leadership, with some flexibility to work remotely on occasion.

Department Statement

ASU Health is a "learning health ecosystem" that harnesses and accelerates health-related innovation of one of the nation's largest public research universities, in order to improve health outcomes and address the critical needs of Arizona and beyond.

ASU Statement

Arizona State University is a new model for American higher education, an unprecedented combination of academic excellence, entrepreneurial energy and broad access. This New American University is a single, unified institution comprising four differentiated campuses positively impacting the economic, social, cultural and environmental health of the communities it serves. Its research is inspired by real world application blurring the boundaries that traditionally separate academic disciplines. ASU serves more than 100,000 students in metropolitan Phoenix, Arizona, the nation's fifth largest city. ASU champions intellectual and cultural diversity, and welcomes students from all fifty states and more than one hundred nations across the globe.

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Background Check Statement

ASU conducts pre-employment screening for all positions which includes a criminal background check, verification of work history, academic credentials, licenses, and certifications. Employment is contingent upon successful passing of the background check.

Instructions to Apply

Application deadline is 3:00PM Arizona time on the date indicated.

Please include all employment information in month/year format (e.g., 6/88 to 8/94), job title, job duties and name of employer for each position.

Resume should clearly illustrate how prior knowledge and experience meets the Minimum and Desired qualifications of this position.

ASU does not pay for travel expenses associated with interviews, unless otherwise indicated.

Only electronic applications are accepted for this position.

IMPORTANT NOTE: What is the meaning of “equivalent combination” in the minimum qualifications? It means one year of higher education or 24 credit hours, is equal to one year of experience. For example, a four year Bachelor’s degree is equal to four years of experience.