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Administrative Assistant, Senior

🇺🇸 West Lafayette, IN 🕑 Full-Time 💰 TBD 💻 Other 🗓️ July 9th, 2026

Edtech.com's Summary

Purdue University is hiring an Administrative Support professional for the Head of Sustainability Engineering and Environmental Engineering. The role involves performing complex administrative tasks such as coordinating events, preparing reports, managing correspondence, and overseeing daily office operations to support the department effectively.

Highlights
  • Provide high-level administrative and managerial support to the Head of Sustainability and Environmental Engineering.
  • Coordinate events, conduct research, prepare reports and presentations, and manage correspondence.
  • Maintain calendars, schedule meetings, and prepare agendas with support materials.
  • Develop and improve administrative processes like records maintenance and data collection.
  • Arrange travel, order supplies, and ensure office equipment functions properly.
  • Mentor and train other support staff members.
  • May monitor operating budgets and maintain financial records.
  • Required skills include advanced proficiency in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and internet applications.
  • Must have excellent verbal and written communication skills, strong organizational abilities, and ability to manage multiple tasks while maintaining confidentiality.
  • Qualifications require a high school diploma or GED and three years of administrative support experience.

Administrative Assistant, Senior Full Description

Job Summary
Provide high level administrative and managerial support to the Head of Sustainability Engineering and Environmental Engineering (SEE). Independently perform non-routine administrative functions exercising discretion, such as coordinate events, conduct searches for information, prepare reports or handle special projects. Draft and edit correspondence, promotional materials or presentations. May monitor operating budget and maintain financial records. Handle non-routine inquiries and issues from internal and external sources. Responsible for managing daily office operations.

What You'll Be Doing:
  • Perform non-routine administrative functions; conduct research, prepare reports and presentations, respond to information requests, and manage correspondence.
  • Maintain calendars, schedule meetings, prepare agendas, and collect and provide support materials.
  • Compose routine correspondence and draft and edit non-routine correspondence.
  • Develop, implement, and maintain/improve processes related to administrative support operations (e.g., records maintenance, data collection and maintenance, etc.).
  • Coordinate events, including room reservations, setups, resource needs, and catering.
  • Arrange travel, order supplies, and ensure proper functioning of office equipment.
  • Update and maintain mailing lists, databases and websites.
  • Mentor and/or train other support staff.
  • May monitor operating budget and maintain financial records.

About Us:
The College of Engineering at Purdue University is among the best and largest Engineering schools in the world. With nearly 16,000 engineering students and more than 500 tenure track faculty in the college, this position has ample opportunity to have an impact at one of the world’s most influential universities.
For more information about our department, please visit:

What We're Looking For:
Education and Experience:
  • High school diploma/GED
  • Three (3) years of experience in an administrative support role
 
Skills needed:
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
  • Ability to handle frequent interruptions, balance multiple tasks, meet deadlines, and maintain confidentiality.
  • Strong organizational and time management skills and attention to detail.
  • Advanced computer and related software skills to include Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Internet, etc.
  • Ability to collaborate and communicate with individuals at all levels within and external to the university to support department needs.
  • Ability to interpret policies and procedures to proactively resolve issues or improve processes.
  • Ability to identify problems and implement or recommend solutions.
  • Drafting, proofreading and editing skills.

Who We Are:
Purdue is a community built on collaboration, with global perspectives, Boilermaker pride and endless opportunity to live, learn and grow. Join us and contribute to our culture.

Additional Information:
  • Purdue’s benefits summary https://www.purdue.edu/hr/Benefits/
  • Purdue will not sponsor employment authorization for this position  
  • A background check will be required for employment in this position
  • This was formerly classified as an operational/technical position; an internal lateral transfer will retain same benefit standing
  • FLSA: Non-Exempt (Eligible For Overtime)
  • Retirement Eligibility: Non-exempt Defined Contribution Plan

Career Stream
Compensation Information:
Administrative and Operational Support 3
Pay Band S045
Job Code#20002331
 
Link to Purdue University's Compensation Guidelines: https://www.purdue.edu/hr/mngcareer/compguidelines/index.php

EOE
Purdue University is an EO/EA University