Administrative Support Associate

Located in North Carolina's third largest city, UNC Greensboro is among the most diverse, learner-centered public research universities in the state, with 18,000 students in eight colleges and schools pursuing more than 150 areas of undergraduate and over 200 areas of graduate study. UNCG continues to be recognized nationally for academic excellence, access, and affordability. UNCG is ranked No. 1 most affordable institution in North Carolina for net cost by the N.Y. Times and No. 1 in North Carolina for social mobility by The Wall Street Journal - helping first-generation and lower-income students find paths to prosperity. Designated an Innovation and Economic Prosperity University by the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities, UNCG is a community-engaged research institution with a portfolio of more than $67M in research and creative activity. The University's 2,600 staff help create an annual economic impact for the Piedmont Triad region in excess of $1B.

The HDFS Department, one of 9 departments and programs within the School of Health and Human Sciences, is ranked as one of the top HDFS graduate programs in the country. It offers undergraduate and graduate programs (MEd, MS, and PhD) focused on sociocultural contexts within core areas of early childhood education, human development, and family studies.

The Department prepares undergraduate students for careers in non-profit agencies, business, industry and governmental agencies such as early childhood educators, youth service specialists, family advocates, program coordinators, community outreach coordinators, and research assistants/project managers. To provide a strong academic base for undergraduate students who intend to pursue advanced study in child and family sciences. To achieve regional and national recognition for our graduate programs, preparing students for positions in teaching, research, and administration. To enhance our national reputation for faculty research and scholarship, which contribute significantly to existing knowledge in human development, family sciences and related areas.

This position requires in-depth knowledge of activities conducted in an academic department and supports needed for academic programs. It works closely with the department chair in supporting main office activities (i.e., collecting and filing course syllabi, submitting course schedule details, maintaining instructor training information, and planning events), and four program directors in scheduling advisement meetings, supporting graduate student recruitment, tracking graduate applications, maintaining current and alumni graduate student files.

This position manages department purchases, travel budget for faculty and students, processes travel requests, and supports unfunded research project needs. It assists in maintaining the department's website and other areas of departmental communication by developing newsletters, brochures and flyers for the department in conjunction with various faculty.

The position requires excellent problem solving skills including the ability to analyze a complex, unprecedented problem and recommend the best course of action to a program director and department chair. This position engages with various university software applications is often asked to collect and prepare data from multiple locations to create reports.

HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA OR EQUIVALENCY; OR DEMONSTRATED POSSESSION OF THE COMPETENCIES NECESSARY TO PERFORM THE WORK.

If no applicants apply who meet the required competency level and training & experience requirements, then management may consider other applicants. Salary would be determined based on competencies, equity, budget, and market considerations.