Academic Administrative Assistant

Athabasca University's Faculty of Business is recruiting for a permanent full-time Academic Administrative Assistant. 

First consideration will be given to internal applicants according to the AUPE Collective Agreement, Article 11.02

The Position 

Reporting to the Assistant to the Dean, this position provides academic administrative support to the Dean's Office, associate deans, program directors, and faculty in the Faculty of Business. This includes support for coordinating and scheduling assigned meetings and related activities and independently handling specific academic administrative functions for the faculty. This position also supports the administration of the faculty's graduate course scheduling activities and administration of key faculty events. Other AU-FB initiatives, meetings, and other support activities are also planned and implemented by the incumbent as required. The incumbent works collaboratively with other positions within the Dean's Office as well as with departments external to the faculty for certain initiatives. The incumbent must be self-directed and able to adapt to a progressively changing work environment.

 

Qualifications

• Education/Experience: Two years of post-secondary education (preferably the first two years of a business degree or related diploma), plus at least five years of related administrative experience. An equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.
• Skills: Proficiency in using Microsoft 365. Experience with HCL Notes, Canva, Sprout Social is an asset.
• This position requires strong organizational and administrative skills with attention to detail and the ability to plan and schedule work. In-depth knowledge of the overall FB programs will be developed.
• Effective written and verbal communications skills (including excellent grammar and composition) and the ability to develop and maintain cooperative working relationships is essential.
• Requires the ability to work independently.
• Research, data gathering and entry skills.
• Responsive to change.
• Self-motivated to perform duties, willingness to learn new skills to accomplish assigned tasks.
• Team work ethic.

A detailed job description can be viewed at: Academic Administrative Assistant.

 

Contact Information:

For more information regarding this role, please contact Mandy Fisher, Assistant to the Dean, at [email protected].