Job Summary
The Director of the Academic Affairs Policy Office seeks an Administrative Assistant to provide complex secretarial and administrative office support and perform a variety of administrative duties as described below.
Responsibilities
Essential Functions: Provides administrative support to Policy Director, Policy Academic Coordinator, and the Senate Faculty Review Standards Committee. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, scheduling appointments and committee meetings, coordinating and organizing committee materials, and drafting communication. Assists Academic Affairs Policy Office with planning and goal setting. Collects, organizes, and analyzes data for specialized reports. Initial guideline preparation including formatting a current/proposed policy or procedure on the appropriate template and making initial edit recommendations. Provide research support. Other assignments as needed. This job description is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to the job. Work Conditions Nearly continuously: office environment Work Environment and Level of Frequency typically required Nearly Continuously: Office environment. Physical Requirements and Level of Frequency that may be required Nearly Continuously: Sitting, hearing, listening, talking. Often: Repetitive hand motion (such as typing), walking. Seldom: Bending, reaching overhead.
Minimum Qualifications
Associate degree in business or equivalency (one year of education can be substituted for two years of related work experience) and three years full-time secretarial experience required. Demonstrated human relations and effective written and verbal communication skills required. Knowledge of basic bookkeeping practices and direct supervisory experience preferred. Applicants must demonstrate the potential ability to perform the essential functions of the job as outlined in the position description.
About The University of Utah
Founded in 1850, The University of Utah is the flagship institution of higher learning in Utah, and offers over 100 undergraduate and more than 90 graduate degree programs to over 30,000 students. As a preeminent research and teaching institution, the University cultivates an academic environment in which the highest standards of intellectual integrity and scholarship are practiced.