Administrative Specialist, College of Arts and Sciences

🇺🇸 Hybrid - Athens, OH

🕑 Full-Time

💰 $17 - $21 per Hour

💻 Other

🗓️ September 26th, 2025

Edtech.com's Summary

Ohio University is hiring an Administrative Specialist for the College of Arts and Sciences. This role involves supporting broad administrative functions including managing communications, preparing documents, coordinating complex academic and grant processes, overseeing departmental budgets, and providing high-level assistance to executives.

Highlights

Supports administrative functions like answering phones, greeting visitors, preparing documents, scheduling, and coordinating calendars.
May supervise Technical & Administrative Support staff and student employees.
Coordinates complex processes such as grant proposals, faculty searches, tenure case approvals, and graduate application processes.
Plans and implements projects, special events, and programs requiring coordination across multiple departments.
Manages academic course data, textbook information, website content, and department publications.
Prepares and monitors internal budgets, recommends purchases, and resolves expenditure discrepancies.
Requires knowledge of administrative practices, policies, procedures, office equipment, and typically three years of related experience or equivalent education and training.
Preferred qualifications include advanced Microsoft Office skills, experience in academic settings, and ability to manage multiple priorities.
Starting pay ranges from $16.84 to $21.48 per hour with comprehensive benefits including tuition assistance, insurance, retirement plans, and wellness programs.
Department: Arts and Sciences, Dean's Office; employment type: full-time, 12 months; work schedule: Monday to Friday, 8-5 with potential hybrid arrangement.