Administrative Assistant 3 - College of Business and Economics

Position Title Administrative Assistant 3 - College of Business and Economics About the University

Western Washington University, with over 15,000 students in seven colleges and the graduate school, is nationally recognized for its educational programs, students and faculty. The campus is located in Bellingham, Washington, a coastal community of 90,000 overlooking Bellingham Bay, the San Juan Islands and the North Cascades Mountain range. The city lies 90 miles north of Seattle and 60 miles south of Vancouver, British Columbia.

Western has additional sites in Anacortes, Bremerton, Everett, Port Angeles, and Poulsbo. Western is recognized nationally for its successes, such as being named one of the top public master's-granting institutions in the Pacific Northwest for 25 years in a row by U.S. News & World Report.

Western Washington University is committed to achieving excellence through advancing inclusive success, increasing our Washington impact, and focusing on transformational education grounded in the liberal arts and sciences and based on innovative scholarship, research, and creative activity. Western's greatest strength is the outstanding students, faculty, staff, and alumni/ae who make up its community. Western supports an inclusive governance structure for all and provides a learning and working environment in which everyone can thrive.

In pursuit of this excellence, individual employees are expected to establish and maintain productive and effective inclusive working relationships amongst diverse populations including staff, faculty, administration, student, and external constituents. Further, individual employees are expected to have the ability to operationalize sustainability concepts (economic, societal, environmental) into all aspects of performing their job duties.

The College of Business and Economics supports Western's mission, which states that together with our students, staff, and faculty, we are committed to making a positive impact in the state and the world with a shared focus on academic excellence and inclusive achievement. We encourage applications from women, people of color, people with disabilities, veterans, and other candidates from underrepresented backgrounds and with diverse experiences interested in this opportunity.

We are a student-focused school of business and economics engaged in scholarly and professional activities that contribute to the well-being of society. We believe business education should empower individuals to lead with purpose, think critically, and create meaningful change in their communities and beyond.

About the Position Under the general direction of the Associate Dean and Operations Manager this position provides administrative support for day-to-day operations of the College of Business and Economics. This is a highly visible and interactive front desk position. This position supports the Dean, Associate Dean, Operations Manager, Program Manager and other college stakeholders. This position also supports the college accreditation process.

This is a public facing position that serves students, faculty, industry professionals, alumni, and donors and is responsible for maintaining a welcome office environment for all visitors. This is a full-time, in-person position.

• High school graduation or GED
• Three years of experience in office/clerical, bookkeeping, accounting or general administrative work. Formal education will substitute year-for-year experience.
• Demonstrated:
• Strong Microsoft Office Suite skills using a PC
• Ability to use a variety of software programs and adept at learning new software programs
• Ability to work in an environment with frequent disruptions while generating high-quality…