Administrative Assistant Diversity

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Dickinson College is a premier four-year residential liberal arts institution chartered in 1783 and widely recognized as a leader in global and sustainability education. Dickinson College is located in Carlisle, named a “most livable city” by Forbes and minutes from the state capital of Harrisburg. The campus is connected to a vibrant downtown that offers eclectic dining, shopping and entertainment options. Within a two-hour drive are Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington, D.C.; New York City is three hours away.

Dickinson College offers full time employees a broad range of Benefits including a comprehensive medical insurance plan, life insurance, flexible spending accounts, generous time off, parental leave, homebuyer assistance, and tuition benefits for eligible employees and dependent children under the age of 24. Upon eligibility, the College contributes 8% of an employee's base salary to a retirement account with an additional .5% matching contribution; all money paid by the college into the employee's retirement plan is immediately and fully vested in the employee.

In our ongoing efforts to support the health of our community, Dickinson College strongly encourages all members of the campus community to be up to date on CDC-recommended vaccines.

Below you will find the details for the position including any supplementary documentation and questions you should review before applying for the opening.

Position Information Posting Number S01493 Position Title Administrative Assistant Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Working Title Administrative Assistant Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Position Number Position Type Non-exempt Division and Department Information Division Diversity, Equity & Inclusivity Department Office of Diversity, Equity & Inclusivity Posting Information Job Summary/Basic Function Under the supervision of the Director of the Women's and Gender Resource Center, the Administrative Associate for DEI will perform varied advanced secretarial and administrative work for the Division. This includes providing regular support for the Women's and Gender Resource Center, the Popel Shaw Center for Race and Ethnicity, the LGBTQ+ Center, and DEI student workers. This position may have contact with high-level administrative offices and other campus departments and must be able to respond as appropriate. Essential Functions:

• Interpret and explain established policies and procedures in response to inquiries from a variety of sources
• Summarizing reports and information to facilitate review by supervisor, and investigating, evaluating and resolving problems within the scope of position
• Maintains department files, record-keeping systems, and confidential materials
• Provides office operations support such as receiving and screening telephone calls and visitors, scheduling meetings, conference, seminars, and special events, maintaining supervisor's calendar
• Utilizes, maintains and updates databases, software applications, and spreadsheets
• Generate letters, forms, reports, mailings, requests, faxes, credit card statements, office procedures, etc.
• Prepares minutes, notices, manuals, agendas and correspondence with all supporting documentation, requiring application of specialized knowledge of the assigned function
• Monitors and updates inventory, time, budget, payroll, and account records for office, monitors expenditures and performs simple analysis on accounts, authorizes and/or approves payments within established guidelines

Preferred Qualifications Required: High School Diploma or GED Driver's license preferred but not required. 1-3 years work experience Preferred: Bachelor's Degree A valid Driver's Licence is required. Employees (operators) must have been in possession of a valid operator's license for not less than three (3) years and the license must have been in good standing without interruption during that time period. No Successful candidate will also be required to complete ACT 153 Clearance No This position is considered "Emergency Staff." As such they may be required to report to work even when the college is closed or is operating under a delayed start. No Physical Demands Work Schedule Advertised Work Schedule Number of hours/day Number of hours/week Proposed Start Date Posting Detail Information Posting Date Open Until Filled No Closing Date Application Review Begin Date Is this a Temporary Position? No Full-Time/Part-Time Full Time If Full-Time, please specify 12 month full-time (52 weeks) If Part-Time, please specify Not Applicable EEO/Diversity Statement The College is committed to building a representative and diverse faculty, administrative staff, and student body. We encourage applications from all qualified persons.