What are the responsibilities and job description for the Administrative Coordinator position at Colorado State University?
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Working Title Administrative Coordinator Position Location Fort Collins, CO Work Location Position qualifies for hybrid/in-office work Research Professional Position No Posting Number 202501537AP Position Type Admin Professional/ Research Professional Classification Title Technical/Support I Number of Vacancies 1 Work Hours/Week 40 Proposed Annual Salary Range $45,000 - $55,000 Employee Benefits
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The Institute for Research in the Social Sciences (IRISS) is a Core Facility supported by the College of Liberal Arts and the Office of the Vice President for Research at Colorado State University which aims to connect and support social scientists with other researchers, as well as university, community, and industry partners. We develop and deliver services that enhance social science research capacity, help to improve grant competitiveness campus-wide, promote interdisciplinary research networking opportunities and provide research methods training in support of the University's land grant mission.
Position Summary
The Administrative Coordinator provides direct administrative support to the Institute for Research in the Social Sciences directors and other professional staff. This position acts as the main point of contact for those interacting with the department, including students, faculty, staff, and visitors for information and services. This position oversees day-to-day operational management of activities related to reception duties such as answering the phone, greeting visitors, providing information, email management, scheduling the director and/or IRISS leadership, and record keeping. In addition, this role will have some project management tasks such as emailing clients, scheduling meetings, reviewing and editing project documents such as scopes, assisting with financial aspects, budgets, and reports.
The successful candidate will build strong and positive working relationships with staff, unit directors, researchers, campus faculty and administrators, the external community and business partners as required with each project and grant. Occasional travel and working non-standard hours are expected and will support other organizational priorities, as defined by the Associate Director of Business Operations at IRISS.
Required Job Qualifications
Working Title Administrative Coordinator Position Location Fort Collins, CO Work Location Position qualifies for hybrid/in-office work Research Professional Position No Posting Number 202501537AP Position Type Admin Professional/ Research Professional Classification Title Technical/Support I Number of Vacancies 1 Work Hours/Week 40 Proposed Annual Salary Range $45,000 - $55,000 Employee Benefits
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The Institute for Research in the Social Sciences (IRISS) is a Core Facility supported by the College of Liberal Arts and the Office of the Vice President for Research at Colorado State University which aims to connect and support social scientists with other researchers, as well as university, community, and industry partners. We develop and deliver services that enhance social science research capacity, help to improve grant competitiveness campus-wide, promote interdisciplinary research networking opportunities and provide research methods training in support of the University's land grant mission.
Position Summary
The Administrative Coordinator provides direct administrative support to the Institute for Research in the Social Sciences directors and other professional staff. This position acts as the main point of contact for those interacting with the department, including students, faculty, staff, and visitors for information and services. This position oversees day-to-day operational management of activities related to reception duties such as answering the phone, greeting visitors, providing information, email management, scheduling the director and/or IRISS leadership, and record keeping. In addition, this role will have some project management tasks such as emailing clients, scheduling meetings, reviewing and editing project documents such as scopes, assisting with financial aspects, budgets, and reports.
The successful candidate will build strong and positive working relationships with staff, unit directors, researchers, campus faculty and administrators, the external community and business partners as required with each project and grant. Occasional travel and working non-standard hours are expected and will support other organizational priorities, as defined by the Associate Director of Business Operations at IRISS.
Required Job Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in any field.
- Must demonstrate U.S. employment eligibility; IRISS will not provide visa sponsorship for this position.
- Two years of experience working as an administrative support person in a research or consulting services setting or similar environment.
- Experience with and proficiency in using Microsoft Office Suite, particularly Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, and OneNote.
- Demonstrated excellence in written and oral communication skills.
- Demonstrated ability to successfully multi-task and work cooperatively with others.
- Demonstrated exceptional organizational skills.
- Excellent interpersonal skills, while exhibiting strong evidence of customer service.
- Experience providing administrative support to sponsored projects in a university setting Experience working in a research environment in a University setting
- Experience working with Human Resources within a University setting
- Experience with financials and budgets
- Experience with and proficiency in using Social Science research methods such as interviews, focus groups, surveys.
- Experience with or proficiency in using quantitative, qualitative, and/or social network data collection and analysis programs, such as Qualtrics, ONA Surveys, NVivo, Gephi, UCI Net, Stata, SPSS, or R
- Demonstrated ability to successfully adapt and respond to change as priorities change.
Salary : $45,000 - $55,000
