Department Assistant

Position: Department Assistant 3
Salary Grade

Case Western Reserve University is committed to providing a transparent estimate of the salary for this position at the time of its posting. The starting wage rate is $19.41 per hour, depending on qualifications, experience, department budgets, and industry data.

Employees receive more than just a paycheck. University employees enjoy a comprehensive benefits package that includes excellent healthcare, retirement plans, tuition assistance, paid time off, and a winter recess.

Job Description

POSITION OBJECTIVE

Working under general direction, the Department Assistant 3 has overall responsibility for the smooth functioning of the Department of Pharmacology. This position will perform diverse duties of an administrative nature, managing general operations and procedures for the department.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

* Organize, plan meetings, departmental agenda, etc. Manages large seminar series for both Pharmacology and CCSMB departments. Coordinates with seminar committees to arrange travel, room reservations, event promotion, email reminders, food arrangements, and develops full itineraries including interviews and appointments. Ensures guests are escorted to each appointment. (25%)

* Maintains confidential records related to human resources activities and faculty reviews. Prepares new faculty appointment and reappointment paperwork, and handles promotion, tenure, and annual review documentation with discretion and attention to detail in their preparation. (20%)

* Involved with more complex/difficult matters. Exercises authority in human resources activities which include overseeing talent acquisition, career development, retention, training and development. Participate in recruitment efforts for staff positions. Has departmental authority to approve personnel action requests including performance/merit evaluations, compensation requests, performance corrective actions, terminations, and new faculty positions to be opened. Facilitate immigrant/permanent resident status for faculty and staff.

managing review administration, and financial approvals, requiring a high level of discretion and organizational skill. (20%)

* Has overall responsibility for smooth functioning of the department. Administers all aspects of the office including appointments, communication, travel, and coordination of workflow between departments. Keeps the Chair's calendar, schedules meetings, and communicates department-wide messages from the Chair. Ensures the department runs efficiently by managing travel requests and reimbursements for faculty, staff, and students. Facilitate communication between department and the university.

Acts as liaison between the department and the university, coordinating responses and materials from other department assistants to meet Dean or Basic Science Chair requests. Maintains department video boards and creates flyers/promotional materials as needed. Coordinate workflow between departments as needed. Coordinates interdepartmental workflow to meet requirements of Dean or Basic Science Chair projects. Interacts with other department assistants to gather and organize necessary materials and responses.

Perform varied duties of an administrative/clerical nature requiring accuracy, such as seminar invites, candidate/speaker interview requests, maintaining common supplies, and ensuring the general appearance of the department's administrative area. Also includes preparing highly confidential faculty review documentation, promotion and tenure paperwork, requiring discretion and attention to detail. (10%)

* May authorize routine department expenditures, prepare or assist in preparing budgets, reconcile monthly expense statements, budget analysis/forecasting, expense reports. Authorizes routine expenditures such as general supply ordering and procurement. Prepares budgets, reconciles monthly expense statements (including P-card, Travel and Expense-card, and D-card), performs budget analysis and forecasting, and prepares expense reports. Also sets up and monitors petty cash accounts. (15%)

NONESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

* Plan and organize meetings and initiate necessary correspondence with attendees;…