Vacancy caducado!
Location: Binghamton, NY Category: Professional Posted On: Wed Aug 28 2024 Job Description: Budget Title: Senior Staff Assistant (SL-3)Salary: $55,151 + (depending on experience)The Department of Biological Sciences is seeking a full-time professional staff member to serve as the Assistant to the Chair. The Assistant to the Chair provides support for a wide variety of administrative and budgetary matters related to the daily functioning of the department, including: coordination of fiscal operations for the department, course building and curriculum planning, building administration for space occupied by the department, scheduling and record keeping, and supervision of office staff.Duties and responsibilities include:
Management of all fiscal operations in collaboration with the chair, including providing budget reports, monitoring all deposits and expenses, and making budgetary projections
In collaboration with faculty and staff, auditing and approving laboratory and lab manual fees and associated expenditures
Assemble the department curriculum plan and course scheduling in consultation with the chair
Creatively solve departmental challenges related to enrollment, space, and budgetary issues
Monitor and implement pre-requisites and co-requisites across a wide range of courses
Collaborate with other departments associated with biology on campus
Provide administrative assistance to the chair, e.g. such as providing information and reports required for chair decisions, communicating with other administrative units on campus (Dean's office, HR, registrar, etc.), calendar management, scheduling faculty and staff meetings, taking and dissemination of meeting minutes, drafting chair letters, etc.
Oversee administrative tasks related to changes in departmental personnel, including: compiling and submitting faculty personnel cases, coordinating faculty and staff recruitment, hiring and assigning federal work study students, reviewing TA and grader assignments, and completing all human resource system transactions for the department in the HR system
Coordinate Science 3 and Biology-controlled areas of Science 2 building and access functions, including working with Physical Facilities as needed to address repairs, renovations, and maintenance issues
Supervision of office staff which includes managing general and specialized duties for members of the office dedicated to undergraduate, graduate, and general departmental administrative tasks
Job Requirements:
Bachelor's degree
Computer literacy and experience, i.e. office products, email, online calendar management, database management, etc.
2+ years of experience in an office administration role, i.e. records management, resource allocation, budget and financial management, maintenance of confidential records, etc.
Accounting training and/or experience
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Excellent organization skills and attention to detail
Preferred:
5+ years of experience in an office administration role
Bachelor's or Master's degree in accounting, business administration, or related field
Experience with building management and interacting with maintenance/facilities
Interest or experience in Biology
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