Business Support Specialist Senior

Hiring Department

Electrical Eng & Computer Sci

Are you a proactive, detail-oriented professional with a passion for supporting academic excellence and students? The department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science is hiring a Business Support Specialist Senior.

In this role, you'll provide critical support to all academic programs - helping faculty and students daily. This is an opportunity for someone who thrives in a fast-paced environment and wants to make a meaningful impact through strong financial, administrative, and operational support of our graduate programs.

Key responsibilities include:

• Maintain records on all graduate students and assist the Director of Graduate students with summarizing data for faculty members and campus administrators
• Coordinate with fiscal and human resources staff regarding graduate student appointments, funding arrangements, fellowship applications and renewals, and related processes
• Assist with graduate recruitment activities, including communications with prospective students, campus visits, and supporting departmental recruiting initiatives
• Serve as a liaison between the MU Graduate School and Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science for the Director of Graduate studies, faculty members and students.
• Assist graduate students with processes such as registration, degree milestones, and graduation requirements
• Assist faculty and graduate students with processing of travel reimbursements. Ensure that all travelers are following proper procedures. Assist faculty and graduate students with processing of travel reimbursements. Ensure that all travelers are following proper procedures.
• Understands how tasks/activities relate to others on the team and how the team integrates with other related, similar teams
• Organizes and completes structured assignments according to priorities
• Recognizes and solves typical problems that occur in own work area without supervisory approval
• Evaluates and selects solutions from established options/procedures
• Impacts own team through the quality of the services or information provided
• Communicates through the regular exchange of information
• Other duties as assigned

Monday - Friday, 8:00 am - 5:00 pm. Onsite work expectation.

A Bachelor's degree or an equivalent combination of education and experience and at least 2 years of experience from which comparable knowledge and skills can be acquired is necessary.

• Knowledge of University policies and procedures
• People Soft skills including HR and Fiscal
• Microsoft Office skills, including Outlook, Word, and Excel
• Working knowledge of myZou and Canvas.

Salary Range: $19.25 - $26.00 per hour

Grade: GGS 008

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Title:

Business Support Specialist Senior

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Employment visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

This position is eligible for University benefits. As part of your total compensation, the University offers a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental and vision plans, retirement, paid time off, short- and long-term disability, paid parental leave, paid caregiver leave, and educational fee discounts for all four UM System campuses. For additional information on University benefits, please visit the Faculty & Staff Benefits website at https://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below).-retirement

Equal Employment Opportunity

The University of Missouri is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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