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Arizona State University

Executive Administrative Support Specialist

🇺🇸 Tempe, AZ

🕑 Full-Time

💰 $58K - $70K

💻 Other

🗓️ December 12th, 2025

Edtech.com's Summary

Arizona State University is hiring an Executive Administrative Support Specialist. This role manages daily business affairs for multiple college executives, coordinates meetings and travel, handles confidential materials, and oversees projects and events. The specialist also serves as a key liaison for internal and external communications while potentially supervising support staff and student workers.

Highlights
  • Manages daily business affairs and complex calendar scheduling for multiple executives.
  • Coordinates meetings, business travel, projects, and special events.
  • Handles confidential and sensitive materials with discretion.
  • May supervise support staff and student workers in coordination with the Executive Assistant to the Dean.
  • Requires knowledge of ASU academic procedures and organizational structure.
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook), Google Suite, Dropbox, and shared drives.
  • Minimum qualifications include a bachelor's degree and five years of relevant experience or equivalent combination of training and experience.
  • Strong skills in English composition, grammar, spelling, punctuation, organizational, time management, and problem-solving abilities.
  • Full-time position with salary range of $58,000 - $70,000 annually, dependent on experience.
  • Position is in-person on ASU’s Tempe campus, Monday through Friday.

Executive Administrative Support Specialist Full Description

Job Profile:Administrative Operations Specialist 3
Job Family:Administrative Operations
Time Type:Full time
Max Pay - Depends on experience:$70,000.00 USD Annual
Apply before 11:59 PM Arizona time the day before the posted End Date.
Minimum Qualifications:Bachelor's degree and five (5) years of experience appropriate to the area of assignment/field; OR, Any equivalent combination of experience and/or training from which comparable knowledge, skills and abilities have been achieved.

Job Profile Summary:
Supports and instructs those served by the department with complex queries, applies specialized knowledge of multiple standards, policies and procedures, and maintains accurate and detailed records.

Job Description:
Salary Range: $58,000 - $70,000 per year; DOE
Mary Lou Fulton College seeks a professional administrator for the position of Executive Administrative Support Specialist.
This role is crucial for managing the daily business affairs for college executives, handling sensitive information, and serving as a key liaison for internal and external communications. The ideal candidate is a proactive problem-solver with exceptional organizational and communication skills, capable of managing a dynamic workload in a fast-paced academic setting.

Essential Duties:
  • Executive Support: Manages daily business affairs for multiple executives, including the intricate scheduling and maintenance of their calendar.
  • Scheduling and Coordination: Coordinates and schedules meetings, ensuring all necessary parties are engaged and informed.
  • Travel Management: Coordinates and arranges business travel, including itineraries and logistics.
  • Confidential Materials: Compiles, prepares, and handles confidential and sensitive materials with the utmost discretion.
  • Project and Event Coordination: Coordinates a wide range of projects and special events, ensuring successful execution from start to finish.
  • Supervisory: May supervise daily workflow of support staff and student workers, in coordination with the Executive Assistant to the Dean.
  • Special Assignments: Performs a variety of special assignments and tasks as directed.

Desired Qualifications:
  • Knowledge of ASU academic procedures and organizational structure.
  • Skilled in developing and maintaining effective working relationships with diverse groups.
  • Experience coordinating and organizing meetings and special events.
  • Experience composing and editing written and presentation materials.
  • Knowledge of management and supervisory principles and practices.
  • Experience making administrative and procedural decisions and judgments on sensitive, confidential issues.
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook), Google Suite, Dropbox, and shared drives.
  • Strong organizational, time management, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, service-focused environment.
  • Strong command of English composition, grammar, spelling, and punctuation.

Working Environment:
  • This position is located in-person on ASU's Tempe campus; Monday-Friday (not hybrid)
  • Activities are performed in an environmentally controlled office setting subject to extended periods of sitting, keyboarding, and manipulating a computer mouse.
  • Bending, reaching, lifting, pushing and pulling up to 25 pounds.

Department Statement:
ASU's Mary Lou Fulton College for Teaching and Learning Innovation creates knowledge, mobilizes people, and takes action to improve education. Nationally recognized as a leader in teacher preparation, leadership development and scholarly research, Mary Lou Fulton College for Teaching and Learning Innovation prepares over 8,000 educators annually.  MLFC faculty create knowledge by drawing from a wide range of academic disciplines to gain insight into important questions about the process of learning, the practice of teaching and the effects of education policy.  MLFC mobilizes people through bachelor's, master's and doctoral degree programs, through non-degree professional development programs and through socially embedded, multilateral community engagement.  MLFC takes action by bringing people and ideas together to increase the capabilities of individual educators and the performance of education systems.
Aligned with ASU's charter, MLFC is committed to advancing inclusive excellence in our curricula, programming and institutional relationships.

Driving Requirement:Driving is not required for this position.
Location:Campus: Tempe
Funding:No Federal Funding
Instructions to Apply:
Current Employees and Students should apply directly within Workdayusing the Jobs Hub. Use this link and log in using SSO:
https://www.myworkday.com/asu/d/inst/1$9925/9925$15917.htmld
To be considered, your application must include all of the following attachments: 
  • Cover letter
  • Resume/CV

Note: Multiple documents can be submitted into the attachment box. Alternatively, merge all documents into one PDF for submission.
Please include all employment information in month/year format (e.g., 6/88 to 8/94), job title, job duties and name of employer for each position. Resume should clearly illustrate how prior knowledge and experience meets the Minimum and Desired qualifications of this position. NOTE: GA and Intern positions are counted as .5 for job experience (ie. 1 year equals 6 months experience equivalency). Only electronic applications are accepted for this position.

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Arizona State University is a new model for American higher education, an unprecedented combination of academic excellence, entrepreneurial energy and broad access. This New American University is a single, unified institution comprising four differentiated campuses positively impacting the economic, social, cultural and environmental health of the communities it serves. Its research is inspired by real world application blurring the boundaries that traditionally separate academic disciplines. ASU serves more than 100,000 students in metropolitan Phoenix, Arizona, the nation's fifth largest city. ASU champions inclusive excellence, and welcomes students from all fifty states and more than one hundred nations across the globe. 

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Background Check Statement: 
ASU conducts pre-employment screening for all positions which includes a criminal background check, verification of work history, academic credentials, licenses, and certifications. Employment is contingent upon successful passing of the background check.
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