Office Assistant
Job Posting for Office Assistant at Appalachian State University
Posting Details
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Working Title
Office Assistant
Working Location (City, State)
Boone, NC
Position Number
N28911
Department
Office of Research - 282000
Description of University
Appalachian State University, in North Carolina’s Blue Ridge Mountains, prepares students to lead purposeful lives as global citizens who understand and engage their responsibilities in creating a sustainable future for all. The transformational Appalachian experience promotes a spirit of inclusion that brings people together in inspiring ways to acquire and create knowledge, to grow holistically, to act with passion and determination, and embrace diversity and difference. As one of 17 campuses in the University of North Carolina system, Appalachian enrolls more than 20,000 students, has a low student-to-faculty ratio and offers more than 150 undergraduate and graduate majors.
Position Summary Information
Minimum Qualifications
- Must pass a Criminal Background Check
- Ability to communicate in written and/or verbal form
- Ability to work with people from diverse cultures and backgrounds
- Ability to professionally represent the program/department
- Ability to work with clients (students, employees, public) via in-person meetings, virtual meetings, phone calls, and/or emails
- As needed, ability to work independently or as a team member team
- Ability to be organized
License/Certification Required
Essential Job Functions
The purpose of this Office Assistant position is to support the mission of the Office of Research and Innovation. The position will primarily support the Office of Sponsored Programs.
The Office of Research & Innovation consists of Grants Resources & Services (http://grs.appstate.edu/), Sponsored Programs (http://sp.appstate.edu/), Research Design & Analysis, (https://rda.appstate.edu/), and Research Protections (https://researchprotections.appstate.edu/). We provide support for the research, creative, and scholarly endeavors of Appalachian faculty, staff, and students. The Office of Research & Innovation also collaborates with Contracts & Grants Accounting (https://controller.appstate.edu/departments/contracts-grants-accounting) on the fiscal management of awarded projects.
We are located in the John Thomas Building, suite 382 (next to the Convocation Center).
As part of the Office of Research & Innovation, Sponsored Programs provides the authorized institutional signature for submissions to and awards from external sponsors, negotiates terms and conditions of all externally funded projects, service, or research agreements, and more (https://sp.appstate.edu/about).
As the Office Assistant, your duties include but are not limited to:
An ideal candidate will have the ability to communicate effectively with all faculty and staff, however, we would like to emphasize that the temporary employee will be trained on all required duties and responsibilities.
The Office of Research & Innovation consists of Grants Resources & Services (http://grs.appstate.edu/), Sponsored Programs (http://sp.appstate.edu/), Research Design & Analysis, (https://rda.appstate.edu/), and Research Protections (https://researchprotections.appstate.edu/). We provide support for the research, creative, and scholarly endeavors of Appalachian faculty, staff, and students. The Office of Research & Innovation also collaborates with Contracts & Grants Accounting (https://controller.appstate.edu/departments/contracts-grants-accounting) on the fiscal management of awarded projects.
We are located in the John Thomas Building, suite 382 (next to the Convocation Center).
As part of the Office of Research & Innovation, Sponsored Programs provides the authorized institutional signature for submissions to and awards from external sponsors, negotiates terms and conditions of all externally funded projects, service, or research agreements, and more (https://sp.appstate.edu/about).
As the Office Assistant, your duties include but are not limited to:
- Assist with the collection of reporting deliverables for all Sponsored Projects
- Schedule New Award Meetings with Faculty, staff, and associated departments
- Aid in subrecipient monitoring and conduct pre-screening visual compliance checks for outgoing Subawards
- Assist with workshop preparation, creating and updating reference materials, filing, shredding documents, copying/scanning, preparing materials for meetings, basic research of relevant topics as needed, delivering documents or materials across campus, and other similar tasks as needed.
- Assisting with specific programs within the office using similar duties above. This position may provide similar services for other departments in the Office of Research & Innovation if workload permits.
- This is a busy office and the ideal candidate would be flexible and willing to help where needed.
An ideal candidate will have the ability to communicate effectively with all faculty and staff, however, we would like to emphasize that the temporary employee will be trained on all required duties and responsibilities.
Preferred Qualifications
- Genuine commitment to customer service
- Strong interpersonal communication skills
- Computer skills in document/spreadsheet design, (Microsoft Office, Google Drive, Adobe suite, etc.)
- Close attention to detail
- Effective organization skills
Work Schedule/Hours
Your hours can be flexible but we need 10-20 hours per week. Preferred availability is Mon – Friday between 8 – 5 pm
Number of Hours Per Week
10-20
Number of Months Per Year
3
Mandatory Staff
No
Physical Demands of Position
Primarily all computer work, thus the candidate may be sitting for extended periods of time.
Hiring Range
$13.00 - $17.50
Pay will be commensurate with applicant competencies, budget, equity and market considerations.
Posting Details Information
Posting Date
05/17/2024
Closing Date
05/22/2024
Open Until Filled
No
Applicant Pool Preference
External (Post on the Web)
Special Instructions to Applicants
Quick Link
https://appstate.peopleadmin.com/postings/46148
Posting Number
201500894P
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