Secretary IV - Health Affairs

Wayne State University is searching for an experienced Secretary IV - Health Affairs at its Detroit campus location.

Wayne State is a premier, public, urban research university located in the heart of Detroit, Michigan where students from all backgrounds are offered a rich, high-quality education. Our deep-rooted commitment to excellence, collaboration, integrity, diversity and inclusion creates exceptional educational opportunities which prepare students for success in a global society.

POSITION PURPOSE
Perform the full range of responsible secretarial functions as well as delegated complex administrative
duties for an assigned academic or administrative unit in a School, College, Division or Center/Institute
of the University.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS
- Organize, monitor and expedite the workflow in an assigned office. Route and answer routine
correspondence and inquiries not requiring supervisory review. Identify and resolve operational
problems and initiate follow-up actions on pending matters.
- Perform liaison functions between assigned unit and internal and external contacts. Provide advice
regarding policies and procedures. Provide and obtain information concerning projects and unit
activities and communicate supervisors intentions and preferences.
- Coordinate and process academic and non-academic personnel paperwork including full-time
faculty. Identify and resolve processing problems to ensure personnel matters are affected in a
timely manner.
- Perform complex typing duties and process complex documentation with the use of appropriate
software, e.g. record and format minutes, type chemical structures and perform layout duties and
complex spreadsheet design.
- Perform bookkeeping duties including the tracking and monitoring of expenditures and the
analyzing and projection of funds and financial data. May prepare routine monthly reports.
- Provide functional supervision of clerical support staff. Interview prospective clerical personnel and
recommend for employment. Distribute work and review for completeness and accuracy. Train in
appropriate methods and procedures.
- Keep calendar, schedule appointments and make arrangements for meetings and conferences. Make
appropriate complex travel arrangements as needed.
- Perform related work as assigned.

- High school graduate with additional business related courses or an equivalent combination of
education and/or experience.
- Ability to operate the most advanced office equipment, including software necessary for desktop
publishing, complex spreadsheet design and complex graphics.
- Experience providing functional supervision and work leadership to clerical support staff.
- Excellent organizational skills including the ability to prioritize office workload and resolve
operational problems.
- Excellent communication skills, including ability to disseminate instructions and information.
- Ability to communicate effectively with others.
- Ability to perform bookkeeping duties, including ability to analyze data and make projections.
- Ability to type with speed and accuracy, may include scientific terminology and mathematical
equations.
- Knowledge of University policies and procedures preferred.
- May be required to use transcription skills.
- Progressive secretarial or general office experience, preferably within the University.
- Typically, incumbents have held a lower level clerical and/or secretarial position.

H39 - VP for Health Affairs

H39 - Health Affairs

• Regular Employee
• Job type: Full Time
• Job category: Staff/Administrative

• Compensation type: Annual Salary
• Hourly rate:
• Salary minimum: $36,574
• Salary hire maximum: $43,894

This position must be filled pursuant to the provisions of a collective bargaining agreement, and as such may be filled by a qualified bargaining unit member, should one apply.

• Number of openings: 1
• Reposted position: No
• Reposted reason: None (New Requisition)
• Prior posting/requisition number:

University policy requires certain persons who are offered employment to undergo a background check, including a criminal history check, before starting work. If you are offered employment, the university will inform you if a background check is required.

Wayne State University provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. The university encourages applications from women, people of color and other underrepresented people. Wayne State is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer.