Title: 00474 - Office Manager

Hiring Range: Commensurate with credentials and experience

Pay Band:

Agency: Norfolk State University

Location:Norfolk State University

Agency Website:WWW.NSU.EDU

Recruitment Type: General Public - G

Job Duties

Norfolk State University's Ethelyn R. Strong School of Social Work invites applicants for a 12-month, office manager position. The organizational objective of this position is to serve as Office Manager and the administrative assistant to the Dean as well as provide sufficient support and professional assistance to the Program Directors to ensure that official business of the School is directed to and channeled through the administrative offices in the School and the University.

The Ethelyn R. Strong School of Social Work offers a full range of Social Work Education programs, including Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) accredited Bachelor and Master degree programs in Social work, and the Ph.D. Program in Social Work. The School serves a diverse population of approximately 600 students, and emphasizes the values of social justice, social responsibility, and respect for human rights, dignity and diversity. The School is especially committed to addressing the strengths and challenges of an ethnically and culturally diverse client population, in an evolving global community.

For more information about the School of Social Work, visit https://www.nsu.edu/social-work/ .

EEO STATEMENT
NSU is committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all persons and applicants, without regard to age, color, disability, gender, national origin, political affiliation, genetic information, race, religion, sexual orientation, sex (including pregnancy) or veteran status. NSU encourages and invites minorities, women, individuals with disabilities, and veterans to apply.

Minimum Qualifications

1. Excellent oral and written communication skills;
2. Knowledge of office procedures and practices;
3. Proficient with the database management, word processing, excel spreadsheets, common software;
4. Efficient and knowledgeable with accounting and student information systems of the University;
5. Skilled in public relations;
6. Ability to operate office equipment, computers, and multimedia systems;
7. Ability to compose and type formal correspondence and dictation;
8. Excellent organizational skills;
9. Ability to oversee administrative staff and work study students;
10. Prior administrative experience working in an academic dean's office.

Preferred Qualifications:

1. Two to four years of college preferred and two to five years of experience in administrative office management preferred.

Special Instructions:

You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to "Your Application" in your account to check the status of your application for this position.

Application and/or résumé for this position must be submitted electronically by 11:59 p.m. on the closing date through the Commonwealth of Virginia's Job Board/Recruitment Management System (RMS). Mailed, emailed, faxed, or hand delivered applications and/or résumés will not be accepted. Applicants who possess an Interagency Placement Screening Form (Yellow Form) or a Preferential Hiring Form (Blue Form) as issued under the Department of Human Resources Management (DHRM) Policy 1.30 Layoff (Commonwealth of Virginia Employees Only), must attach these forms when submitting their state application and/or résumé. The decision to interview an applicant is based solely on the information received for this position from either the electronic application and/or résumé. RMS provides a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to "Your Application" in your RMS account to check the status of your application for this position.

Norfolk State University conducts background checks on all candidates identified as a finalist for employment consideration. The type of background check(s) performed are dependent upon the type of position for which you have been identified as a finalist and may include: criminal history, including sexual offender registry checks, reference checks, degree validation, DMV (driving) records, license verification, and credit report reviews. The results of background checks are made available to University employing officials. As a finalist, you will be required to sign an Authorization to Release form. Norfolk State University utilizes Form I-9 and E-verify in the verification of eligibility for employment. Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S. without employer sponsorship

Contact Information:

Name: Office of Human Resources

Phone: 757-823-8160

Email: NO EMAILED DOCUMENTS ACCEPTED

In support of the Commonwealth's commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their Certificate of Disability (COD) provided by a Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor within the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS/DBVI to get their Certificate of Disability. If you need to get a Certificate of Disability, use this link: Career Pathways for Individuals with Disabilities, or call DARS at 800-552-5019, or DBVI at 800-622-2155.