The Eskenazi School seeks an administrative assistant to provide a full range of administrative support to the Associate Dean (AD) and Executive Director of Academics (EDA) across areas of academic affairs, faculty affairs, research and creative activity, and general administration. The role may require developing resources and providing administrative support for strategic initiatives.
Department-Specific Responsibilities
- Provides administrative support to AD/EDA, exercising confidentiality, tact, and diplomacy.
- Anticipates the needs of the AD/EDA to ensure a smooth and properly functioning operation.
- Utilizes business software applications to prepare correspondence, reports, presentations, agendas, minutes, etc.
- Receives, screens, and directs incoming communication (e.g., email, mail) and visitors promptly, courteously, and accurately.
- Manages AD and EDA calendars, meetings, travel, correspondence, and budgets.
- Acts as informal resource for colleagues with less experience; responds to more complex or escalated inquiries.
- Identifies, enhances, and follows specific processes and procedures to maximize the efficiencies of the business for which support is being provided.
- Coordinates with AD to identify funding needs and potential sources to support the Eskenazi School's research and creative activity goals and long-term and short-term strategic projects.
- Works with AD and EDA to construct and administer program budgets and approve spending. Tracks progress on deliverables, analyzes data on projected spending, and prepares reports to funding sources.
General Responsibilities
- Manages a small project, from start to finish, or 1 phase of a large project, ensuring on time completion within budget.
- Develops project plan(s) and efficiently analyzes, tracks, forecasts, and reports on project metrics and shortfalls.
- Reports on progress and provides regular updates to upper management.
- Coordinates and communicates between various areas; conducts project meetings and prepares regular reports.
- Collaborates with other departments to ensure that project objectives are achieved within established time frames.
- May provide guidance and support to non-exempt staff.
Qualifications Combinations of related education and experience may be considered. Education beyond the minimum required may be substituted for work experience. Work experience beyond the minimum required may be substituted for education.
EDUCATION
Required - Bachelor's degree in a relevant field.
WORK EXPERIENCE
Preferred - Some relevant experience.
SKILLS
Required - Ability to drive multiple projects to successful completion.
- Demonstrates project management skills.
- Proficient written and verbal communication skills.
- Excellent organizational skills.
- Excellent collaboration and team building skills.
- Demonstrates time management and priority setting skills.
Preferred - Ability to actively learn through problem solving.
- Ability to communicate clearly with different audiences.
- Ability to resolve problems through engagement with others.
Working Conditions / Demands This role requires the ability to effectively communicate and to operate a computer and other standard office productivity equipment. The position involves sedentary work as well as periods of time moving around an office environment and the campus. The person in this role must be able to perform the essential functions with or without an accommodation.
Work Location Mies van der Rohe Building
IU Bloomington campus
Advertised Salary $54,000.00 - $56,000.00 annually
Benefits Overview For full-time staff employees, Indiana University offers a wide array of benefits including:
- Comprehensive medical and dental insurance
- Health savings account with generous IU contributions
- Healthcare and dependent care flexible spending accounts
- Basic group life insurance paid by IU
- Voluntary supplemental life, long-term disability, critical illness, and supplemental accidental death & dismemberment insurance
- Base retirement plan with generous IU contributions, subject to vesting
- Voluntary supplemental retirement plan options
- Tuition subsidy for employees and family members taking IU courses
- 10 paid holidays plus a paid winter break each year
- Generous paid time off plans
- Paid leave for new parents and IU-sponsored volunteer events
- Employee assistance program (EAP)
Learn more about our benefits by reviewing the IU Benefit Programs Brochure .
Job Classification Career Level: Core
FLSA: Exempt
Job Function: General Administration
Job Family: Project Management
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