Rice University · 20 hours ago
Department Coordinator
Houston, TX
Part-time
Onsite
Entry Level
$20/hr - $20/hr
2+ years expRice University, ranked among the nation’s top 20 universities, is seeking a Department Coordinator to provide administrative and operational support to the Department of Anthropology. This part-time position involves assisting faculty, administrators, and students while ensuring compliance with policies and managing departmental functions.
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Responsibilities
Provides support to faculty, administrators, students, and staff by implementing and administering day-to-day functions of the department
Assists the Archaeology Lab Professor with day-to-day functions
Interprets, implements, and ensures compliance with policies and procedures, and recommends alternative solutions
Reviews and monitors trends to provide recommendations to streamline functions in the department
Monitors and tracks expenses; processes financial transactions, expense reports, honoraria, and reimbursements
Represents the department within the school
Creates communications and outreach plans to include relationship development, communications, and/or compliance
Performs all other duties as assigned
Provide event support by creating flyers, advertising events, setup/takedown, supplies, etc
Assist with scheduling duties such as guest speaker itineraries, reservations, transportation, etc
Handle purchasing for office inventory, catering orders, parking vouchers, etc
Maintain conference room scheduling
Receive and distribute mail
Qualification
Required
Associate's degree or higher
2+ years of experience working in an office environment
Intermediate knowledge of word processing, spreadsheet, email, and database software programs to complete work assignments
Intermediate data reporting skills
Strong verbal and written communication skills
Basic problem-solving and critical thinking skills
Ability to work under moderate supervision and complete tasks in a timely manner
Customer service oriented
Preferred
Bachelor's degree
Experience working in an institution of higher education
Experience with Oracle
Experience with cloud applications (Google Docs, Google Sheets, etc.)
Experience with financial business systems for purchasing, processing expenses, etc
Company
Rice University
Rice University is a private research university that focuses on providing undergraduate education services.
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$80.9MKey Investors
National Heart, Lung and Blood InstituteAdvanced Research Projects Agency for HealthUS Department of Energy
2024-09-19Grant
2024-08-13Grant· $18M
2023-07-27Grant
Leadership Team
Ken Medlock
James A Baker III and Susan G Baker Fellow in Energy and Resource Economics
Kyle Judah
Executive Director, Liu Idea Lab for Innovation & Entrepreneurship (Lilie)
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