Administrative Assistant

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New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine seeks an Administrative Assistant for the Office of Academic Technologies, based on the Jonesboro, Arkansas campus.

• Answer telephone and route appropriately; greet department students, visitors and guests; liaison between students and department staff to answer questions and solve problems, as instructed; organize ATG office and storage space.
•  Schedule and coordinate department calendar, meetings and special events, as needed.
•  Requisition Purchase Orders in Oracle data system and receive, submit and follow up on invoices for payment; make purchases using a P-Card and reconcile monthly; assist Director and other office peers with reconciling their P-Card, as needed.
•  Assist department Director and office peers with routine administrative duties.
•  Assist with department budget preparation and maintain a shadow budget; monitor budget funds and provide budget updates to Director, as requested.
•  Make travel arrangements for Director, staff and department visitors, as needed, providing an itinerary of travel details for each trip.
• Keep inventory and order supplies and promotional items. 
• Create meeting agendas, take meeting notes, type minutes and distribute as instructed.
• Monitor Samanage system for IT work orders and route as necessary. \
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• With a high school diploma as the highest level degree, 2-3 years of Administrative support experience required.
•  With an associates’ degree or higher as the highest level degree, 1-2 years of Administrative support experience required.
•  Must have excellent interpersonal skills, good computer skills and solid administrative/organizational skills.
•  Ability to multi-task in a fast-paced office environment.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively and have good judgement.
• Computer literate – proficiency in Microsoft Office, ability to organize virtual meetings, ZOOM/Teams etc., and quickly learn new systems/software packages.

New York Institute of Technology offers numerous opportunities to enhance personal and professional growth and provides employees with a competitive compensation and benefits program inclusive of  generous paid time off, holidays, and retirement plans with employer contributions.

New York Institute of Technology is an Equal Opportunity Employer – All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.