3350 Administrative Assistant III

POSITION IDENTIFICATION

TITLE Administrative Assistant III

CLASSIFICATION NUMBER 3350

GRADE 13

CLASSIFICATION Nonexempt

IMMEDIATE SUPERVISOR varies

MAJOR ADMINISTRATOR varies

GENERAL FUNCTION

The Administrative Assistant III assists the Director or other supervisor with the department’s administrative activities and coordinates various administrative processes and projects. The Administrative Assistant III is the primary or lead departmental administrative support position in a department and has primary responsibility for a wide variety of complex and difficult processes. These higher level responsibilities are associated with work unique to the department and are well-established, ongoing, and unlikely to change due to changes in personnel at the department head or administrative support level. The higher level responsibilities may include managing multiple financial accounts with active and complex purchasing activities, performing financial monitoring and reporting necessitating monthly reconciliation of multiple accounts and maintaining running balances of sub-accounts established within the department which are relied on by the supervisor for making financial decisions, coordinating complex processes involving the participation of many individuals or multiple units, etc. The Administrative Assistant III may assign and/or monitor work of a second full-time administrative support person, student workers, or Graduate Assistants.

MINIMUM ACCEPTABLE QUALIFICATIONS

Education/Experience: A high school diploma or the equivalent and four years of administrative support or secretarial experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience is required. Experience in maintaining, monitoring, and reconciling financial records and accounts is preferred.

Skills: Keyboarding skills are required. A working knowledge of word processing and spreadsheet applications is required. A working knowledge of or the ability to learn and use database applications, the web content management system, the administrative business system or enterprise resource planning system, and other systems or applications that may be used within the University or department is required. The ability to operate and troubleshoot electronic office equipment, computers, and peripherals, maintain moderately complex filing systems and records, and make mathematical calculations is required. Effective verbal and written communication skills are required. The ability to train, assign work, and review the work of full- and part-time employees and student workers is required. The ability to maintain departmental financial records and accounts and prepare financial reports is required. The ability to develop knowledge of, respect for, and skills to engage with those of other cultures or backgrounds is required.

Other: Positions associated with this position classification may be located in facilities requiring the position to be designated “sensitive” as defined by University policy. Positions associated with this position classification may include job duties, responsibilities, or activities that are subject to export control regulations.

Effort: Administrative support positions are primarily sedentary. Administrative support positions require extensive keyboarding.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Serves as administrative assistant to the Director or other supervisor by providing or overseeing reception services, scheduling appointments, meetings, and travel, maintaining the supervisor’s calendar, preparing and proofreading correspondence, reports, and other documents prepared by the supervisor, organizing and maintaining paper and electronic filing systems, initiating recurring administrative processes, coordinating projects, and assisting in the completion of reports by researching and gathering required information and preparing reports.

2. Helps the department to achieve its mission by coordinating complex processes associated with work specific to the department, such as working independently to organize processes involving multiple individuals or units, providing departmental services requiring the use of discretion and independent judgment in making decisions that affect employees or students, and/or working with complex and active financial accounts.

3. Serves as the communication hub of the department by communicating information from the supervisor to others, collecting and organizing information requested by the supervisor from others, making information available to others by mail, email, telephone, and the web, and providing more complex information on processes specific to the department to faculty, staff, students, other departments, and/or the public.

4. Obtains equipment, services, and supplies needed by the department by maintaining an inventory of office supplies, purchasing computers, furniture, office supplies and equipment, determining the appropriate method to pay for goods or services purchased by the department following University policy and procedures, and utilizing the appropriate process.

5. Bills internally or externally for goods or services provided by the department by determining the appropriate method and utilizing University processes.

6. Manages multiple departmental accounts with active purchasing activities by reconciling accounts monthly, maintaining running balances of sub-accounts established within the department, and preparing financial reports which are relied on by the supervisor for making financial decisions.

7. Organizes, coordinates, plans, and conducts departmental events by securing space, equipment, food, preparing invitations, announcements, agendas, brochures, and packets, purchasing awards, making travel arrangements and reservations, and overseeing the event as it occurs.

8. Assists with employment processes by monitoring and maintaining credential files of applicants, preparing master files for search committees, preparing correspondence to applicants, entering required information into the applicant database, preparing position authorization forms and personnel action forms and monitoring their approval, and assisting new employees with processes associated with employment (completion of Form I-9, obtaining access to network resources, arranging orientation, office space, equipment, services, and supplies, etc.)

9. Supports the administrative business functions of the department by maintaining the departmental website and databases, scheduling the use of conference rooms, and maintaining security of equipment, files, and records.

10. Contributes to a work environment that encourages knowledge of, respect for, and development of skills to engage with those of other cultures or backgrounds.

11. Remains competent and current by attending professional development courses, software training classes, and courses and/or training sessions as directed by the supervisor or required by the University.

12. Supports the department by performing all other duties as assigned by the supervisor.

SUPERVISION

The Administrative Assistant III is supervised by the Director or other supervisor and may select, schedule, and assign and review the work of student workers or Graduate Assistants. The Administrative Assistant III serves as lead administrative support person in the department and assigns and/or reviews the work of other full-time administrative support personnel.

OFFICE OF HUMAN RESOURCES

REVISED JANUARY 2017

JOB FAMILY 1

Factor 1: Educational/Experience Requirements of the Job

Level 5.0 - 680 Points: A combination of education and experience equivalent to a Level 5 as indicated by the Equivalencies Chart, when permitted by the Minimum Acceptable Qualifications.

Factor 2: Complexity and Technical Mastery

Level 4.0 - 370 Points: In addition to considerable skill in oral and written communication, the ability to make basic mathematical calculations, the ability to understand and follow instructions, knowledge of moderately complex or other work procedures, and the ability to work independently and coordinate a variety of activities and events, the job requires specific professional skills and/or skills in managing a wide variety of complex processes.

Factor 3: Responsibility for the Work of Others

Level 4.0 - 110 Points: Some supervision and training of small numbers of student or part-time workers is required where the nature of supervision is largely confined to scheduling work and assigning tasks. Supervision at this level may also involve directing the work assignments of one or more permanent, full-time employees. Supervisory tasks may include providing input into hiring and employee evaluation processes, but the final decisions are made by other supervisors. The incumbent typically does not perform a full range of supervisory responsibilities, and supervisory duties typically involve relatively little time during the work day.

Factor 4: Guidelines

Level 3.0 - 220 Points: The work involves carrying out a group of procedures using the general methods and desired results indicated by the supervisor. Typically, standard operating procedures, handbooks, and/or reference manuals exist for most procedures, but the incumbent must select from the most appropriate of several guidelines, and make minor adjustments to methods. The incumbent uses judgment in interpreting and adapting guidelines such as University policies, regulations, precedents, and work directions for application to specific cases or problems. The incumbent makes decisions regarding most deviations from the guidelines but major deviations from guidelines are referred to the supervisor. Assignments are related in function and objective, but processes, procedures, or software varies from one assignment to another. Based on assignment, incumbents use diverse but conventional methods, techniques, or approaches. Jobs at this level may perform work that is moderately complex, but normally performed within a fairly narrow and specific functional area.

Factor 5: Contacts

Level 4.0 - 205 Points: The purpose of interactions is to solve recurring and structured problems, to provide specialized or technically precise information to others, and/or to plan or coordinate work efforts with other employees. Contacts involve cooperation and coordination and may involve the organization of activities of programs requiring working relationships among several parties. While contacts may require some level of persuasion, potential for conflicts and disputes are relatively minor. Interactions are moderately structured and routine and may involve employees in different functions, students, and/or the general public.

Factor 6: Work Impact

Level 3.0 - 300 Points: Work activities normally address conventional problems or situations with established methods to supply other employees with information, services, or products they use to perform their work. Work products or services facilitate the work of other employees and directly affects the ability of other employees to timely complete specific tasks or processes. Work activities may affect the quality of services provided to moderate numbers of employees, students, or the public, but the services, information, or products provided have relatively minor effects on the welfare of the affected groups.

Factor 7: Physical Effort and Work Environment

Level 1.0 - 25 Points: The work environment consists of exposure to physical conditions typical of a normal office environment. Most of the job is performed while sitting, although the work may require occasional standing or walking and/or the lifting and carrying of small objects.