Administrative Assistant to the IOD Director, UNH/Institute on Disability, Durham, NH

Summary:
This position reports to the Director of the Institute on Disability and provides both daily administrative support and is responsible for the coordination of all aspects of the director’s schedule and provides assistance to ensure the Director’s priorities are met, IOD organizational goals are achieved, and best practices are upheld. This role will also include some administrative coordination duties on behalf of the IOD’s associate director as well. The ideal candidate will be extremely well organized, and discrete, have the ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment and have excellent interpersonal and communication (written and verbal) skills.

Qualifications:

1. High school graduation and seven years of related experience involving duties of increasing responsibility requiring discretion and independent judgment, or an Associate’s Degree and five years of related experience, or a combination of higher education and related experience equal to seven years.
2. Advanced computer skills, including complex word processing, e-mail, spreadsheets, database management, use of search engines, keyboarding skills, and other software applications as required by the hiring department/unit.
3. Effective written and oral communication skills.
4. Supervisory skills.
5. Experience in public relations, Grant-funded programs, marketing, and telecommunications or publications as specified by the department.
6. Organizational skills.
7. Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with faculty, staff, students, and the general public.

Additional preferred qualifications:

• Demonstrated time management skills and ability to meet deadlines
• Ability to maintain confidentiality
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to communicate with diverse audiences and partners
• Commitment to anticipating needs for future meetings, activities, and event
• Strong organizational skills and ability to multitask
• Problem-solving and decision-making skills
• Demonstrated proactivity and self-direction
• Outstanding interpersonal skills
• Experience in a college/university work environment.
• Knowledge and experience with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access)

Institute Information:
The University of New Hampshire is an R1 Carnegie classification research institution providing comprehensive, high-quality undergraduate and graduate programs of distinction. UNH is located in Durham on a 188-acre campus, 60 miles north of Boston and 8 miles from the Atlantic coast and is convenient to New Hampshire’s lakes and mountains. There is a student enrollment of 13,000 students, with a full-time faculty of over 600, offering 90 undergraduate and more than 70 graduate programs. The University actively promotes a dynamic learning environment in which qualified individuals of differing perspectives, life experiences, and cultural backgrounds pursue academic goals with mutual respect and shared inquiry.

The UNH Diversity Resource Guide with information and programming available in the seacoast area, New Hampshire, and the region can be found here: https://www.unh.edu/hr/diversity-resource-guide

Documents needed to apply:

• Resume
• Cover letter

EEO Statement:
The University of New Hampshire is an R1 Carnegie classification research institution providing comprehensive, high-quality undergraduate and graduate programs of distinction. UNH is located in Durham on a 188-acre campus, 60 miles north of Boston and 8 miles from the Atlantic coast and is convenient to New Hampshire’s lakes and mountains. There is a student enrollment of 13,000 students, with a full-time faculty of over 600, offering 90 undergraduate and more than 70 graduate programs. The University actively promotes a dynamic learning environment in which qualified individuals of differing perspectives, life experiences, and cultural backgrounds pursue academic goals with mutual respect and shared inquiry. 
 

The UNH Diversity Resource Guide with information and programming available in the seacoast area, New Hampshire, and the region can be found here: https://www.unh.edu/hr/diversity-resource-guide