Job no: 509570
Position type: Staff Part Time
Benefit Status: Non-Benefited – Non-Union
Campus: UMass Lowell
Department: Manning School of Business
Salary: $25/hour
Applications Open: Jul 30 2021
Applications Close: Open until filled

General Summary of Position:

The Manning School of Business at the University of Massachusetts Lowell is seeking applications for a part-time, non-benefitted, and non-union administrative assistant to provide administrative and office support. Overall, the administrative assistant is expected to contribute to the growth and development of the Donahue Center for Business Ethics and Social Responsibility and the Manning School of Business strategic initiatives. Responsibilities include organizing and promoting guest speaker events along with providing support for specific initiatives such as student competitions, networking, and fundraising events. The successful candidate will be eager to learn new skills, including training on several university platforms.

Some of the departmental administrative support duties include:

Creating and modifying documents using Microsoft Word and Excel, and using SIS tools, mail-merge, and other PC software

Setting up and coordinating meetings, conferences, luncheons, and transportation for guests and visitors

Provide administrative support to the Donahue Center for Business Ethics and Social Responsibility and dean’s office

Perform a wide variety of administrative tasks of academic and business nature involving the continual exercise of discretion, confidentiality, and independent judgment

Maintaining and ordering office supplies through the university procurement system

Budgeting and bookkeeping activities

Preparing and maintaining ePAFs (contracts)

Perform other related duties as assigned

• Maintain an environment that is welcoming to persons of all backgrounds, nationalities, and roles.

This is a part-time position with 18 hours per week. Includes occasional evening event support.

Minimum Qualifications (Required):

• Bachelor’s degree with 3-5 years’ administrative support related experience or Associate’s degree with 5-7 years’ administrative support related experience
• Website, social media, and digital marketing skills
• Time management, planning, and organizational skills

Preferred Qualifications:

• Thrives in a dynamic task environment, including flexibility and creative problem solving
• Motivated to complete work in a timely fashion, including meeting operational and reporting requirements in advance of deadlines
• Ability to work with a diverse population of students, faculty, staff, and vendors, locally and globally
• Experience maintaining confidential information

Special Instructions to Applicants:

Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled; however, the posting may close when an adequate number of qualified applications is received.

This is a part-time, temporary, non-benefited position.

Please include a resume and cover letter with your application. Names and contact information of three references will be required during the application process.