[C23-040] Administrative Operations Assistant

[C23-040]

Administrative Operations Assistant

Office of Equity and Inclusion

Central Connecticut State University invites applications for a full-time Administrative Operations Assistant position to provide administrative support for a senior executive at the University in the Office for Equity and Inclusion.  The responsibilities include a range of administrative support services assisting in the operations of the office.  The responsibilities include preparing correspondence and reports, compiling data, researching information, making travel arrangements, responding to callers and visitors, assisting in coordinating special events and performing project management duties as assigned.  The incumbent in this position would also be required to update and maintain confidential records, create necessary forms and logs, generate work orders, order supplies, and reconcile purchase card statements.  Administrative Operations Assistant is an unclassified confidential position.

Required Qualifications:

• Two (2) years of direct administrative support experience in a professional organization or setting Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite to include email, calendaring, and virtual meeting scheduling Experience creating forms, spreadsheets, and reports Excellent communication, interpersonal, and customer service skills Strong organizational, proofreading, and editing skills Strong attention to detail  Ability to multi-task while prioritizing deadlines Ability to work independently and as part of a team Commitment to serving culturally, ethnically, and linguistically diverse communities
   

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree Experience working in an academic environment Experience supporting an executive, senior level administrator in a confidential environment

Substantially comparable experience and/or credentials may also be considered.

The University: The largest of Connecticut’s regional comprehensive universities, Central currently enrolls over 10,000 students. A third of its undergraduates are students of color, the largest group being Hispanic. Ninety-six (96%) percent of the students are from Connecticut. For more information about Central Connecticut State University, please visit www.ccsu.edu.

The Community: Located nine miles southwest of Hartford, New Britain is a city of approximately 72,000. Part of the Greater Hartford area of 1.2 million residents, New Britain is centrally located in the state and is within easy reach of much of Connecticut and several metropolitan areas. Nicknamed “the Hardware City” for its rich industrial heritage, it is home to Stanley Black & Decker. Important cultural institutions include the New Britain Museum of American Art and Walnut Hill Park, designed by Fredrick Law Olmstead. New Britain’s population is characterized by a high degree of racial and ethnic diversity. Currently, the U.S. Census Bureau estimates 70% of the population as White, 13% as Black or African American, 3% as Asian, and 0.2% as American Indian or Alaska Native. Currently 4.6% of New Britain’s population identify themselves in more than one racial category and 43% of New Britain’s population identify themselves as Hispanic or Latino. Fifty percent (50%) speak a language other than English in the home and 19% were born internationally. Significant portions of its population come from Puerto Rico and Poland or consider themselves to be from the African-American, Italian, or Irish ethnic backgrounds. In addition to all that greater Hartford provides, New Britain is 40 minutes from Springfield, Massachusetts, two hours from Boston, and two hours from New York City. It is also part of the Hartford-Springfield “Knowledge Corridor” and, therefore, within easy driving distance of a host of private and public institutions of higher education and many cultural opportunities.

Application and Appointment: For full consideration, applications must be received by Monday, May 22, 2023.
 

To begin the application process, click on the Apply button and electronically submit the following documents:

To begin the application process please visit the CCSU HR Job Opportunities at https://www.ccsu.edu/hr/faculty-management-admin.html. Select job [C23-040] Administrative Operations Assistant and click on the Apply button and submit the following documents:

• Letter of interest addressing qualifications for the position Current resume Names of three professional references including their email address, and telephone numbers.

The Administrative Operations Assistant is compensated at the Professional 1 salary level in accordance with the CSCU Human Resources Policies for Management and Confidential Professional Personnel

The State of Connecticut and Central Connecticut State University are proud to offer its employees competitive wages and a wide range of fringe benefits including voluntary and supplemental benefits.

Fringe benefits include personal and sick leave, paid holidays, medical, dental, and prescription plans, group life insurance, a choice of retirement plans, retirement health care, tuition waiver for employee and eligible dependents at any of the Connecticut State Universities (Central, Eastern, Southern or Western) as well as an array of voluntary and supplemental benefits such as Deferred Retirement Compensation plans, Dependent Care Assistance and Medical Flexible spending accounts, long term and short term disability plans.

For more detailed information, please visit CCSU Human Resources

Incomplete or late applications will not be considered. Emailed and mailed applications will not be accepted. Please redact any personally identifiable information (i.e., Social Security number, date of birth, marital status, country of origin) from any documents submitted. Please ensure your Social Security Number is not listed on any documents submitted.

For more information, contact Lorraine Collazo-DeLeon, Search Committee Chair, at 860- 832-1605 or lorraine.collazo-deleon@ccsu.edu.

As an affirmative action employer, Central Connecticut State University actively seeks and encourages applications from women, minorities, persons with disabilities, and individuals with protected veteran status. The University provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities upon request.