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Ohio University

Administrative Specialist

🇺🇸 Athens, OH

🕑 Full-Time

💰 $17 - $21 per Hour

💻 Administrator

🗓️ June 25th, 2025

Edtech.com's Summary

Ohio University is hiring an Administrative Specialist. The role involves managing general administrative functions for academic or administrative units, including supervising staff, coordinating complex processes like grant proposals and faculty searches, preparing documents and reports, maintaining budgets, and providing high-level support to executives.

Highlights

  • Supervise or oversee work of technical and administrative support staff or student employees.
  • Manage complex administrative processes such as grant proposals, contracts, tenure approvals, faculty searches, and course scheduling.
  • Plan and implement projects, special events, and programs involving multiple departments and constituents.
  • Compose and edit internal and external correspondence, including manuscript submissions for scientific journals.
  • Maintain academic courses, textbook information, departmental websites, and publications.
  • Prepare and monitor departmental budgets and financial documents, recommend purchases, and resolve expenditure discrepancies.
  • Utilize software such as Work Force, Food Pro, EMS, Caterzen, Bobcat Buy, Point of Sale, and finance-related tools for operational tasks.
  • Process billing, payroll, leave of absence requests, and invoices; maintain accurate and timely records.
  • Preferred qualifications include an associate’s degree in business or accounting, experience with Work Force and OBI software, and proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word, Teams, and OneDrive.
  • Starting salary range is $16.84 to $21.48 per hour, depending on education and experience, with a comprehensive benefits package including meals, insurance, retirement, paid holidays, and tuition waivers.