Administrative Associate III

Location: Commerce, Texas, United States; on-campus staff position

Company

East Texas A&M University is a public higher education institution with teaching, research, and distance education programs across Northeast Texas.

What you will do

• Welcome visitors, assist students and staff, answer and route calls, and schedule appointments.
• Maintain departmental files, records, inventories, correspondence, minutes, and operating reports.
• Prepare documents, requisitions, budget materials, travel applications, vouchers, and expenditure reports.
• Order and receive chemicals, cylinders, equipment, and supplies for teaching and research laboratories.
• Coordinate laboratory stockroom check-in and check-out processes and contact vendors or personnel regarding equipment repairs.
• Analyze office procedures and recommend improvements to recordkeeping, forms control, workflow, and efficiency.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• At least three years of related experience.
• Strong business communication, spelling, punctuation, proofreading, and office procedure skills.
• Computer proficiency, including word processing, spreadsheets, and other specialized office applications.
• Ability to multitask, organize priorities, maintain confidential information, prepare reports and correspondence, and work cooperatively.
• Employment is subject to a criminal history investigation and verification of credentials.

Nice to have

• Associate or bachelor’s degree.
• Experience in higher education.
• Knowledge of budget planning, financial management, FAMIS, Canopy, or Banner.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time staff employment with health, dental, vision, life, and long-term disability insurance.
• Employee tuition assistance for master’s and doctoral programs.
• Paid holidays, sick leave, and vacation.
• Participation in the Teacher Retirement System of Texas with optional additional retirement plans.
• Physical wellness programs and wellness release time for eligible employees.
• Access to research opportunities at an R2 research institution.