This role is a Contract to Hire position located 100% in office in St. Louis, MO. If interested, please apply.

Essential Functions:

This position performs administrative duties that include, but are not limited to, coordinating office operations, ordering supplies, budgeting and bookkeeping, demonstrating positive customer relations, making travel and meeting arrangements for faculty and staff, maintaining and updating students and personnel records to meet deadlines, and keeping projects on schedule. Responsibilities would include composing correspondence/reports for own or Dean's signature and maintaining an accurate database.

Minimum Education and Experience:

• A Bachelor's degree in business or closely related discipline from an accredited university and experience working with students, faculty and staff in an academic environment.
• Also required a minimum of three to five years of experience as an administrative assistant in an educational institution, strong organizational and record keeping skills, proficient in English language and office correspondence skills, strong interpersonal skills, and detail oriented and proficient in use of accelerated Excel and Microsoft Office Word.
• Must work as a member of the business school team, flexible schedule which may require some evening/weekend work.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• The ability to work independently and to collaborate with a diverse team.
• The ability to present yourself in a professional manner while representing the university.
• The ability to lead and accept performance feedback.

Supervisory Responsibility:

• To be able to create a service (in-person, electronic and over the phone) center for the front line of service to enhance the customer experience.
• Be able to enhance an action plan with objectives for managing the administrative functions of the office.
• Be able to execute initial phases of a calendar based communication plan for routine correspondence.
• Be able to be proactive in problem-solving skills.