Position Number: 60420
Type of Recruitment: External

Position Summary:
This position is responsible for providing administrative support to the Office of Curriculum and Instructional Support (CIS). This position requires work to be performed with a high degree of independence while serving the needs of this complex academic administrative unit, including coordinating meetings and events, managing the unit's budget, and supporting multiple administrative functions. This position requires a high level of professionalism and is responsible for coordinating front-line communications for the unit, developing various correspondence, documents, and reports.

Required Qualifications:
High school diploma or GED.
Four years of qualifying experience or a combination of education and experience that equates to four years.
Experience with Microsoft Word.
Customer service experience.
Spreadsheet and/or database experience.
Organizational skills with strong attention to detail.
Demonstrated positive interpersonal skills.
Effective verbal and written communication skills.
Ability to project a positive attitude.
Ability to manage multiple projects and meet deadlines with accurate results.
Ability to compose, proofread and edit correspondence.
Ability to perform the essential functions of the position with or without reasonable accommodation.

Preferred Qualifications:
Knowledge of specific software programs and/or mainframe/systems (e.g., SAP, Blackboard, WebEx, Watermark Insights systems).
Demonstrated ability to design/maintain web pages desired.

Duties & Responsibilities:
Performs specialized secretarial duties in support of work unit; develops, prepares and/or composes responses, memos, and correspondence related to specialized clerical functions.
Researches, organizes, prioritizes, prepares, and documents communication (phone calls, e-mail, letters, memos, etc.) for internal/external delivery as related to general CIS operations.
Receives and screens calls and visitors, and directs to appropriate staff members accordingly.
Establishes and maintains various filing and records management systemas and maintains departmental shared files.
Maintains the units budgetary records by performing credit card reconciliations and other bookkeeping-related duties such as reconciling, monitoring, and tracking expenditures, preparing budget statements, and making recommendations, upon request, regarding projected budgets for department.
Provides administrative support to CMU committees/councils affiliated with CIS activities.
Provides administrative support for unit-affiliated faculty grants and awards, including, but not limited to, nomination and selection processes, award distribution, and documentation.
Performs and coordinates scheduling tasks and support services (not limited to but including calendaring, space arrangements, catering, registration support, registration reminders, and presenter support) associated with CIS events, conferences, exhibits, travel, or other related duties for both internal and external contacts.
Assists in maintaining the Curriculum and Instructional Support websites on an on-going basis, ensuring updates are performed in a timely and appropriate manner.
Assists, as needed, with the design and development of communications distributed to faculty and staff; duties include researching topics, creating in the university-approved tool (e.g., Maestro), copy editing, and exercising editorial judgment on the appropriate content for the publication.
Conducts special projects and assignments as directed; collects, compiles, and writes updates and reports on findings, including preparation of preliminary findings.
Answers inquiries and conducts problem-solving for internal and external contacts on issues directly related to the work unit.
Acts as a back-up to the Executive Secretary to the Curriculum and Instructional Support Executive Director.
Acts as a back-up to other CIS operational activities as needed.
Performs other duties as assigned.

Supervision Exercised:
None.

Employee Group: Office Professional
Staff Pay Level: 6
Pay Range: Estimated starting wage at $16.00 per hour
Division: Academic Affairs
Department: Events & Communications/Curriculum & Instructional Support
Position Status: Regular
Position End Date:
Employment Status: Part Time
FTE: 0.85
Position Type: 12 month
Weekly Work Schedule: 34 hours per week / schedule to be coordinated upon hire
Location: Mount Pleasant, MI
Posting Ends:
Open Until Filled: Yes

About the Department:

About CMU:
Central Michigan University has a more than 125-year legacy of preparing students to become leaders and changemakers in their communities and in their personal and professional lives.

We serve nearly 15,500 students on our Mount Pleasant campus, in satellite locations around the state and throughout the country, and through flexible online programs. Many of our approximately 300 undergraduate, masters, specialist and doctoral programs in the arts, media, business, education, human services, health professions, liberal arts, social sciences, medicine, science and engineering are nationally ranked for excellence.

CMU leads the nation in leadership development programming through our Sarah R. Opperman Leadership Institute, and we are proud to be among only 5% of U.S. universities in the top two Carnegie research classifications. Our faculty work with graduate and undergraduate students in areas such as Great Lakes research, medical innovation, engineering technology and more.

Central is home to 17 mens and womens Division 1 sports including football, basketball, gymnastics, baseball, wrestling and more. Our student-athletes achieve great success in competition and in the classroom, capturing Mid-American Conference championships and maintaining an average cumulative GPA of 3.17.

CMU is located in Mount Pleasant, a community that blends the best of small-town living with big-city amenities. Its part of the culturally varied and vibrant Great Lakes Bay Region that also includes Saginaw, Bay City, Midland and the states largest Native American community, centered on the Saginaw Chippewa Isabella Reservation in Mount Pleasant.

Area residents enjoy the mix of outdoor activities, cultural events, shopping and dining options, and family attractions. Other major Michigan destinations and attractions - Lansing, Grand Rapids, Detroit, Traverse City, wineries, beaches, golf and ski resorts, and many more - are within easy reach of the citys central location in Michigans Lower Peninsula.

CMU employees enjoy access to a nationally recognized wellness program along with health care and benefits that exceed regional, state and national norms.

CMU Leadership Standards:
Central Michigan University is a place where we value students and work for their success, where we act as family, and where employees are engaged, appreciated and have extraordinary opportunities to make a difference.

We intentionally maintain and strengthen the hallmark CMU culture that sets us apart from our peers by expecting CMU leaders and employees to model the following Leadership Standards and develop them within their teams.

Please review the Leadership Standards before applying for this position.

Message to Applicants:
Central Michigan University is dedicated to fostering a broadly diverse and inclusive campus that respects all social identities, experiences, and perspectives. In an effort to further this initiative, we are especially interested in candidates who will advance and promote an inclusive and supportive environment for every member of our university community.

You must submit an on-line application in order to be considered as an applicant for this position.

Cover letters may be addressed to the Hiring Committee.

To apply, visit https://www.jobs.cmich.edu/postings/37205

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CMUs Title IX Coordinator can be reached at:

Phone: 989-774-3253
Office: 103 E. Preston St.
Bovee University Center, suite 306
Mount Pleasant, MI 48858
Email: titleix@cmich.edu

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