Job No. 156163
- Job Title:
- Faculty Services Administrator
- Employer:
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Howard University
- Location:
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Washington , DC
- Posting Date:
- 14-Aug-2025
- Description:
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SUPERVISORY AUTHORITY:
Non-supervisory experience. Candidate will report to the Director of Faculty, Kimberly Pennamon.
NATURE AND SCOPE:
Internal contacts include faculty, administrative staff, and students. External contacts include numerous law affiliated institutions, agencies, organizations, and embassies.
PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES:
· Prepares communications such as scholarly works, manuscripts, course syllabi, examinations, memoranda, letters, forms, reports and other documents as required and/or requested by faculty.
· Implements the final examination system, preparing, administering, collecting, and accounting for all test materials.
· Prepares all documents for and performs accountability of all test control materials.
· Transcribes speeches, grievance hearings, and minutes.
· Prepares communications and letters of recommendation for student placements for jobs and internships. As needed.
· Coordinates travel schedules, lodging accommodations and ground transportation for faculty travel arrangements.
· Places, receives and screens incoming telephone calls and makes referrals.
· Preforms duplicating services as requested. Receives, sorts, redistributes incoming correspondence to faculty, student organizations and certain staff offices.
· Requisitions and maintains inventory of office supplies. Prepares office supplies requests for faculty, staff offices, and student organizations.
· Assists with packaging and special mailings for events, conferences and meetings for the law school.
· Organizes and maintains office files.
· Updates and maintains postage and travel accountability reports.
· Performs other related duties as assigned.
CORE COMPETENCIES:
· Knowledge of computer related databases, word processing, and other software applications.
· Skill in use of various office automated software, such as Microsoft Office products, recording technology and the like.
· Skill in communicating both oral and written English.
· Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to exercise a high degree of accuracy, diplomacy, and confidentiality.
· Ability to interact with others using tact, good judgement and proper decorum
· Ability to represent the University in a professional and friendly manner.
· Ability handle tasks independently and to assist in other areas as necessary.
· Ability to maintain harmonious working relationship with staff, students, faculty and University officials and the public.
· Associate’s degree in Business Administration or closely related field preferred and two (2) years’ experience or equivalent combination of four (4) years of combined relevant training and experience.
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:
· Associate’s degree in business administration or closely related field preferred and two (2) years’ experience or equivalent combination of four (4) years of combined relevant training and experience.