Job No. 152611
- Job Title:
- Administrative Assistant II - OIT Business Operations
- Employer:
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The University of Texas at Arlington
- Location:
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Arlington , TX
- Posting Date:
- 28-Mar-2024
- Description:
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University Information
The University of Texas at Arlington is located in the heart of the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington metroplex, a vibrant and diverse metropolitan area that is home to over 7 million people, one of the fastest-growing tech economies in the United States, and a wide array of arts, entertainment, and cultural activities. UTA is a comprehensive teaching, research, and public service institution dedicated to the advancement of knowledge through scholarship and creative work. The University is committed to providing access and ensuring student success, and to a culture of innovation, entrepreneurship, and commercialization of discoveries by our community of scholars. With an enrollment of more than 40,000 students, UTA is the second largest in the University of Texas System. As a result of its combination of rigorous academics and innovative research, UTA is designated as a Carnegie R-1 “Very High Research Activity” institution. UTA ranks No. 4 nationally in Military Times’ annual “Best for Vets: Colleges” list and is among the top 30 performers nationwide for promoting social mobility of its graduates (U.S. News & World Report, 2023). UTA is designated by the U.S. Department of Education as both a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI) and an Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institution (AANAPISI), and it has one of the top 5 most ethnically diverse undergraduate student bodies in the United States (U.S. News & World Report, 2023). Its approximately 270,000 alumni, including some who occupy leadership positions at many of the 24 Fortune 500 companies headquartered in North Texas, contribute to UTA’s $22.2 billion annual economic impact on Texas.
Furthermore, UTA is poised to experience widespread growth in the near future. The university recently launched the first phase of its RISE 100 initiative aimed at recruiting 100 new tenure-system faculty to amplify research standing and position UTA as a leader in key scholarly areas; more details are available at https://www.uta.edu/administration/president/strategic-plan/rise100. The successful candidate for this position will have the opportunity to join UTA during an exciting period of growth and contribute as the university broadens its impact.
Job Summary
To provide highly skilled administrative support service to relieve an administrator of a number of organizational decisions and to coordinate the activities of the unit. Responsible for daily office management, fiscal management, budget preparations, correspondence, personnel actions, complex level decisions, exercising initiative with independent judgment and supervision of departmental support staff.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Advanced, Independent Decision Making:
Relieves administrator of a wide variety of internal administrative duties and a large volume of complex decisions, which require a thorough understanding of the leader, his/her functions, programs, and policies of the University.
Responsible for multiple leaders’ calendars, email, setting appointments, and managing complex correspondence.
Arranges meetings and catering, conferences and workshops, prepares the agendas and takes minutes for the meeting.
Personnel Support:
Prepares eForms to add, change, or terminate positions in UT Share.
Post positions in PeopleAdmin, screen applicants, setup interviews, maintain recruitment forms, and guide managers in the recruitment process.
Prepare and manage special leave requests, terminations, and attendance records.
Financial & Budget:
Manages financial transactions, including position and reconciliation of all accounts and ProCard purchases, financial trends and assists the Administrative Manager in reporting of the financial state of the department.
Supports the development, monitoring, and administering of the departmental budget.
Makes ProCard purchases, creates UT Share requisitions, facilitates Mav eShop procurements, interdepartmental transfers, and journal entries.
Maintains travel budget including making all travel arrangements for staff and preparing travel reimbursement vouchers.
Maintain record of procurement activities to provide metrics on individual performance.
Administrative Support:
Serves as administrative liaison within OIT, other departments on campus and outside organizations and agencies concerning administrative policies, procedures, and practices.
Records Information Management contact for OIT.
Coordinate with the Records Manager of any changes or updates for OIT.
Determine records that need to be shredded according to our Records Retention Schedule.
Assist in the purchasing of swag and promotional items.
Managing all aspects of the leader’s location, including daily office management, and making work orders for facilities, access requests, office and kitchen supplies, and mail delivery.
Responsible for employee timesheet entry into UT Share for department they supports. This includes the monitoring of SharePoint for each staff member.
Performs other duties as assigned.
Required Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree with two (2) years of upper level secretarial experience or High School diploma with six (6) years of increasingly responsible administrative, secretarial and clerical or the equivalent experience.
Supervisory experience.
Intermediate proficiency in the use of Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint and all other university standard software (on a scale of Basic, Intermediate, Advanced, and Expert)
- Contact information:
- The University of Texas at Arlington
- Arlington, TX 76013
- United States
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