Inside Higher Ed · 15 hours ago
Administrative Assistant III to the Honors Program and Leadership Foundry
Atlanta, GA
Full-time
Onsite
Entry, Mid Level
$18.34/hr - $18.34/hr
1+ years expThe University of North Georgia is a multi-campus university focused on educational excellence, leadership development, and community engagement. They are seeking an Administrative Assistant III to support the Honors Program and Leadership Foundry by coordinating meetings, managing budgets, and organizing events across campuses.
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Responsibilities
Serves as first contact for Honors and Leadership Foundry Programs. Updates and maintains website, social media, general emails, phone messages, and printed materials (i.e. newsletters and promotional materials). Provides administrative support to the Dean as well as the Directors of the Honors Program, Leadership Foundry, and Ascend: A Summer Honors Experience
Performs budget planning, purchasing, and management 2 state budgets, 5 foundation budgets, 1 agency account, and several scholarship budgets. Works closely with staff, students and faculty in both the Honors and Foundry programs to allocate funding for travel, secure travel authorization and processes reimbursement post travel. Supports Honors Program scholarship allocation process
Facilitates the scheduling of courses for honors curriculum and academic programs in collaboration with the appropriate departments; enrolls Honors students in honors sections as necessary. Assists in updating and maintaining records for both current students and alumni
Supports Leadership Foundry efforts to track and assess leadership competency development across all campuses
Coordinates, plans and implements the University-wide Student Honors and Awards Ceremony. Communicates to University, college, campus representatives, and student organizations for award nominations, decisions, notifications, and presentation
Organizes programs, events, meetings or conferences by reserving rooms, arranging catering, assembling agendas, issuing invites, and taking detailed minutes
Supports other program-related initiatives and/or engage in other duties, as assigned, to further the mission of the Honors Program, Leadership Foundry, and other offices in the Ascend Centers
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree
One (1) year of clerical and/or administrative experience
Strong oral and written communication skills
Ability to work with minimal supervision and maintain effective working relationships with a variety of individuals at different levels within the institution
Ability to set priorities and manage multiple tasks
Preferred
Experience managing budgets preferred
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