Administrative Coordinator

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Contributes to the university's success by providing administrative services and/or coordinating activities for College of Pharmacy's assigned department. Supports the Associate Dean, Research, and Assistant Dean, Pharmacy Services.

Non-Exempt

Hourly

Yes

• Coordinates activities with other supervisory personnel or with other work units or departments.
• Performs general office duties, such as ordering supplies, maintaining records in management database systems, and performing basic bookkeeping work.
• Operates office machines, such as photocopiers and scanners, facsimile machines, voice mail systems, and personal computers.
• Uses computers for various applications, such as database management or word processing.
• Performs administrative support tasks, such as proofreading, transcribing handwritten information, or operating calculators or computers to work with pay records, invoices, balance sheets, or other documents.
• Prepares responses to correspondence containing routine inquiries.
• Sets up and manages paper or electronic filing systems, recording information, updating paperwork, or maintaining documents, such as attendance records, correspondence, or other material.
• Operates telephone equipment to answer, screen, or forward calls, providing information, taking messages, or scheduling appointments.
• Schedules and confirms appointments for clients, customers, or supervisors.
• Arranges conference, meeting, or travel reservations for office personnel.
• Coordinates conferences, meetings, or special events, such as luncheons or student ceremonies.
• Completes special projects as assigned.
• Performs other duties as assigned or required.

Knowledge:

• Clerical – Thorough knowledge of administrative and clerical procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, designing forms, and other office procedures and terminology.
• Customer and Personal Service – Thorough knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services.
• Proficient knowledge of MS Office, including Word, Excel, and Outlook; data entry skills;
  Internet research abilities.
• General knowledge of office practices and procedures (e.g., filing, answering telephones, and supply/equipment ordering).

Skills:

• Service Orientation – Proficient skills in actively looking for ways to help people.
• Judgment and Decision Making – Basic skills in considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the appropriate one.
• Time Management – Proficient skills in managing one's own time and the time of others.
• Writing – Proficient skills in communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
• Speaking – Proficient skills in talking to others to convey information effectively.
• Complex Problem Solving – Proficient skills in identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to recommend solutions.

Abilities:

• Comprehension & Expression – The ability to read, understand, and communicate information and ideas verbally and in writing so others will understand.
• Problem Sensitivity – The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong.
• Time Sharing – The ability to shift back and forth between two or more activities or sources of information.
• Multi-Tasking – The ability to perform multiple tasks simultaneously without…