Administrative Assistant

Opportunity

Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University (ERAU) seeks a dynamic, student‑centered, and forward‑thinking Administrative Assistant to support the AFROTC program.

The administrative assistant to AFROTC supports cadre and cadets in a variety of administrative and clerical capacities. These include ordering instructional supplies, maintaining the budget, coordinating battalion activities with university constituents, supporting cadets' needs, and supervising student workers where appropriate.

The administrative assistant reports to the dean of the College of Arts and Sciences.

• Support AFROTC cadre including scheduling meetings, responding to phone calls and emails, arrange travel, and other duties as assigned.
• Program budget support, including ordering supplies and tracking and reconciling expenses.
• Cadet support, including addressing inquiries, scheduling meetings, coordinating with the registrar's office, and recruiting and hiring student workers.
• Promotional activities, including coordinating with the office of brand management to promote the ROTC.

• High School (or GED) level ability in grammar, spelling, basic composition, and math.
• 1–3 years of administrative experience.

• MS Office.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Discretion and confidentiality.

• Generous Time Off:
  Enjoy up to 18 days of paid leave in your first year, including 3 days granted upon hire and 15 days accrued throughout the year. You’ll also receive 9+ paid holidays, including the day after Thanksgiving and the week between Christmas Eve and New Year’s Day.
• Tuition Coverage: 100% tuition coverage for yourself for one undergraduate and one graduate degree, and discounted rates for your spouse and dependent children up to age 26.
• Retirement Contributions: ERAU contributes 6% of your base salary to your retirement plan and offers a 4% matching contribution – with no vesting period.
• Personal Leave: 15 days of personal leave for non‑exempt employees or 18 days for exempt full‑time employees in your first year.

Embry‑Riddle is committed to fostering a workplace where all individuals are valued and respected. We strive to ensure that all faculty, staff, and students are treated fairly and provided equal opportunities for employment, advancement, compensation, training, and other benefits of employment. Embry‑Riddle makes employment decisions — including hiring, promotions, compensation, and other terms of employment — based on individual merit, qualifications, and abilities.

Embry‑Riddle is strongly opposed to discrimination and harassment, and such behavior is prohibited by university policy. Embry‑Riddle does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, veteran status, predisposing genetic characteristics, age, religion, pregnancy status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law in its employment, educational programs, admissions policies, financial aid, or other school‑administered programs or activities.