Program Administrative Specialist bei University of Maryland, College Park

Job Description Summary

ORGANIZATION SUMMARY STATEMENT

The position provides in-person, executive-level support to the Director of The School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures (SLLC) and the Office of Academic Affairs. This position maintains the Director’s calendar, commitments, and correspondence; manages the SLLC Office of Academic Affairs; Coordinates the program support of Graduate Administrative Assistants; serves as the primary point of contact for the School; communicates on its behalf with internal and external faculty, alumni, staff, students, and collaborators; coordinates and manages standing meetings and events for SLLC.

ABOUT THE SCHOOL OF LANGUAGES, LITERATURES, AND CULTURES
The mission of the College of Arts and Humanities (ARHU) is to prepare versatile and visionary leaders equipped to address the complexities of the human experience, both globally and locally. Housed within ARHU, the School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures seeks to investigate and engage with the linguistic, cultural, cinematic, and literary worlds of speakers of Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Persian, Portuguese, Russian, and Spanish, as well as questions surrounding language learning itself. Its fourteen units are organized into three larger departments (East Asian Languages and Cultures; French and Italian; Spanish and Portuguese) and seven programs (Arabic; Cinema and Media Studies; German Studies; Hebrew; Persian; Russian; and Second Language Acquisition); two Centers (the Center for East Asian Studies; the Roshan Institute for Persian Studies); the Language House Living-Learning Program, and the Summer Institute for Arabic, Korean, and Persian.

The University of Maryland, College Park, foreign language program ranks among the Top 20 foreign language schools in the United States. It is recognized as the best foreign language school in Maryland. Approximately 1,000 BA/minor/graduate students, as well as 100 faculty, TAs, and staff, are engaged in this broad range of inquiry, comprising individuals who themselves represent languages and cultures from across the globe. Through the school’s diverse ensemble of activities, our faculty and staff are united in our commitment to preparing students, undergraduate and graduate alike, to become knowledgeable, active, critically flexible, and intellectually vibrant citizens in an increasingly interconnected world and to furthering knowledge and debate about the languages, literatures, and cultures of which it is made.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS
Work is performed in a standard office environment, which includes operating standard office equipment (e.g., computers, keyboards, printers, telephones) and occasionally lifting supplies and materials.

PREFERENCES
* Excellent organizational skills preferred
* Strong multi-tasking skills preferred
* Ability to work in a fast–paced and changing environment preferred
* Strong customer service skills in a highly diverse and multicultural environment preferred
* Ability to work in a collaborative environment preferred
* Ability to maintain strict confidentiality and exercise discretion as appropriate preferred
* Highly proficient in using Google Suite, Microsoft Office suite, Adobe Professional, Zoom, or video-conferencing applications preferred
* Knowledge of UMD policies and procedures preferred

LICENSES/CERTIFICATIONS
N/A

Minimum Qualifications

EDUCATION: Bachelor's Degree

EXPERIENCE: Four years experience in administrative staff work.

OTHER:

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS/ABILITIES:

Working knowledge of reference and research methods and techniques used in collecting, compiling, and organizing data and information, working knowledge of analytical and statistical principles and techniques. Skill in the use of office automation software and its applications, ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships, to handle sensitive materials with discretion and tact, to present ideas and information clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing; to perform mathematical computations; to present statistical material in chart and graph form. Ability to independently handle multiple tasks and set priorities.

OTHER:

Except for qualifications established by law, additional related experience and formal education in which one has gained the knowledge, skills, and abilities required for full performance of the work of the job class may be substituted for the education or experience requirement on a year-for-year basis with 30 college credits being equivalent to one year of experience.

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT:

N/A

Additional Job Details

Job Risks

Not Applicable to This Position

Financial Disclosure Required

No

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Department

ARHU-School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

Worker Sub-Type

Staff Regular

Salary Range

$51,069.00 - $61,283.00

Employment Eligibility

The successful candidate must complete employment eligibility verification (on Form I-9) by presenting documents that establish identity and work authorization within the timeframe required by federal immigration law, and where applicable, to demonstrate renewed employment authorization.  Failure to complete employment eligibility verification or reverification within the timeframe set forth by law may result in suspension or termination of employment.

EEO Statement

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