Administrative Support Coordinator

Job Summary

Reporting to the Marketing and Business Analytics Department Chair and receiving work lead direction from the Department Analyst, the Administrative Support Coordinator works independently to provide administrative support to the department in the Lucas College of Business (LCoB).

Key Responsibilities

• Process all Student Assistant, Course Student Assistant, and Instructional Student Assistant hiring and tracking for Marketing and Business Analytics Department.
• Coordinate all aspects of faculty office moves and office assignment including packing and moving supplies and furniture, telephones, computers. Ensure faculty have teaching supplies, keys to facilities, and general office-setup.
• Submit and manage all facility related requests for the Department.
• Act as a front-line receptionist, answer phones, respond to inquiries about department programs, policies and procedures, run errands, distribute mail and make photocopies.
• Research, troubleshoot, resolve and disseminate moderately complex academic-related problems for students and faculty.
• Responsible for processing student grade changes.
• Assist Department Chair and Analyst with faculty recruitment process.
• Maintain and order office equipment and general supplies and distribution. Process key, equipment, and service requests.
• Pickup for student assistants, master payroll, and miscellaneous paychecks.
• Temporary Duties: while campus is working remotely, support to the other LCoB Undergraduate departments for Department Coordinator administrative & procurement tasks.
• Responsible for following the SJSU travel guide and using Financial Transaction Services (FTS) to process travel expense claims to reimburse employees. Assist faculty in making travel arrangements, assign account numbers, track sources of funds, and monitor travel expenditures.
• Prepare and process purchase requisitions, direct pay and reimbursement claims. Interact with purchasing and accounts payable when needed to complete all requests.
• Maintain department faculty grants. Input and track expenditures. Reconcile all grants using Data Warehouse.
• Responsible for coordination and preparation of expenses with department Tower Foundation and Research Foundation accounts.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Thorough mastery of English grammar, punctuation, and spelling and strong written and oral communication skills.
• Demonstrates ability to provide high level customer service to students, faculty.
• Demonstrated ability to work cooperatively and professionally with others.
• Ability to understand problems from a broader perspective and anticipate the impact of office administration problems and solutions on other areas.
• Ability to perform business math, analyze budgetary data, and make accurate projections requiring some inference.
• Ability to analyze operational and procedural problems and develop, recommend, and evaluate proposed solutions.
• Ability to interpret and apply policies and procedures independently, and use judgment and discretion to act when precedents do not exist.
• Demonstrated ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships within and outside the work group.
• Working knowledge of CFS to extract information and understand interactions between various funds and accounts.
• Proficient in PC compatible software programs such PeopleSoft, MS Office and Excel.
• Proficient in SJSU applications: (e.g. Financial Transaction Services (FTS), Common Finance System (CFS)/Data Warehouse, MySJSU, SJSU@Work, CHRS, possibly eFaculty and other current software applications).
• Ability to perform accurately in a detail-oriented environment.

Required Qualifications

• Completion of a high school program, technical/vocational program, or their equivalents
• Three years of related office work experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience providing customer service
• Two years' demonstrated experience handling multiple work priorities
• Experience with DocuSign, Word and Excel
• Experience with student appointments
• Preferred experience with SJSU systems FTS, CFS, CFS Data Warehouse, PeopleSoft, CSUBuy and CHRS
• Preferred experience preparing travel reimbursements, purchase requisitions, and reconciling financial transactions

Compensation

Classification: Administrative Support Coordinator II
Hiring Range: $3,352/month - $5,639/month

San José State University offers employees a comprehensive benefits package typically worth 30-35% of your base salary. For more information on programs available, please see the Employee Benefits Summary .

Application Procedure

Click Apply Now to complete the SJSU Online Employment Application and attach the following documents:

• Resume
• Letter of Interest
• Other

All applicants must apply within the specified application period: February 10, 2021 through February 24, 2021 . This position is open until filled; however, applications received after screening has begun will be considered at the discretion of the university.

Contact Information

University Personnel
jobs@sjsu.edu
408-924-2166

Additional Information

Satisfactory completion of a background check (including a criminal records check) is required for employment. SJSU will issue a contingent offer of employment to the selected candidate, which may be rescinded if the background check reveals disqualifying information, and/or it is discovered that the candidate knowingly withheld or falsified information. Failure to satisfactorily complete the background check may affect the continued employment of a current CSU employee who was offered the position on a contingent basis.

The standard background check includes: criminal check, employment and education verification. Depending on the position, a motor vehicle and/or credit check may be required. All background checks are conducted through the university's third party vendor, Accurate Background. Some positions may also require fingerprinting. SJSU will pay all costs associated with this procedure. Evidence of required degree(s) or certification(s) will be required at time of hire.

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Equal Employment Statement

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Advertised: February 10, 2021 (9:00 AM) Pacific Standard Time
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