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Job Posting Title:
Administrative Program Specialist A
Position Type:
Classified
Department:
LSUAG PL4 - Southeast - Parish Officer (Albert Joseph Orgeron (00000744))
Work Location:
Jefferson Parish Extension Office
Pay Grade:
Classified Administrative
Job Description:
Job Duties:
As an Administrative Program Specialist A, you'll help create a positive first impression for every person who walks through our doors. In this role, you will:
Position-Specific Details:
The LSU Agricultural Center is a statewide campus of the LSU System and provides equal opportunities in programs and employment. An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. Louisiana is a State As a Model Employer (SAME) that supports the recruitment, hiring, and retention of individuals with disabilities.
How To Apply:
Contact Information:
For further information about this vacancy contact: Rebecca Smelley at rsmelley@agcenter.lsu.edu.
Competencies:
Communicating Effectively: The ability to relay information correctly and appropriately to connect people and ideas.
Displaying Expertise: The ability to exhibit specialized skills or knowledge gained from experience or training
Managing Resources: The ability to ensure resources such as time, money, and people are utilized appropriately to result in maximum business value.
Using Data: The ability to use relevant and valid data to inform a recommendation for action.
Additional Job Description:
Competencies:
Accepting Direction - The ability to accept and follow directions from those higher in the chain of command, Communicating Effectively - The ability to convey information, ideas, and emotions using structured communication methods that promote understanding and engagement, Demonstrating Accountability - The ability to take ownership of actions, behaviors, performance, decisions, and outcomes, Focusing on Customers - The ability to understand and meet the needs, preferences, and experiences of internal and external customers, Following Policies and Procedures - The ability to follow, reinforce, adapt, or develop policies and procedures to maintain compliance with federal and state legal requirements, State Civil Service rules, and organizational policies
Special Instructions:
Location: Jefferson Parish Extension Office, Jefferson, LA
Minimum Requirements: Three years of experience in administrative services, or six years of full-time experience in any field, or a bachelor's degree. For more information and substitutions contact www.civilservice.louisiana.gov or the AgCenter HRM office.
Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of completing the work experience section of the application. Please list all work experience. Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of a completed application. You must include all relevant education and experience on your official application.
Apply online at https://lsu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/LSU
Remote work is not eligible for this position.
Application Deadline: 6/24/2026 or until suitable candidate is identified.
The LSU Agricultural Center is a statewide campus of the LSU System and provides equal opportunities in programs and employment. An Equal Opportunity Employer.
Posting Date:
June 11, 2026
Closing Date (Open Until Filled if No Date Specified):
June 25, 2026
Additional Position Information:
Background Check - An offer of employment is contingent on a satisfactory pre-employment background check.
Benefits - The LSU AgCenter has an attractive benefits package with a wide variety of benefit options. Benefits offered include retirement, multiple medical insurance options, supplemental insurances (dental, life, long-term disability, accident, vision, long-term care, etc.), Tax Saver Flexible Benefits Plan (saves tax dollars on some childcare and medical expenses), university holidays (14 per year), generous annual (vacation) and sick leave benefits, Employee Assistance Program, and possible educational leave and tuition exemption for coursework at campuses of the LSU System. Specific benefits depend on job category, percent effort and length of employment.
Positions approved to work outside the State of Louisiana shall be employed through Louisiana State University's partner, nextSource Workforce Solutions, for Employer of Record Services including but not limited to employment, benefits, payroll, and tax compliance. Positions employed through Employer of Record Services will be offered benefits and retirement as applicable through their provider and will not be eligible for State of Louisiana benefits and retirement.
Essential Position (Y/N):
About the LSU Agricultural Center:
The LSU AgCenter, is one of eight campuses within the broader LSU enterprise (LSU System). The LSU AgCenter includes the Louisiana Agricultural Experiment Station, which conducts agricultural-based research, and the Louisiana Cooperative Extension Service, which extends the knowledge derived from research to the people of the state. The AgCenter is headquartered in Baton Rouge and has 12 "on campus" academic departments and five regions which are made up of 15 branch research stations and an extension office in each parish. For more information, visit the AgCenter's website at www.lsuagcenter.com.
The LSU Agricultural Center is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
HCM Contact Information:
Questions or concerns can be directed to the LSU AgCenter Human Resources Management Office at 225-578-2258 or emailed HRMHelp@agcenter.lsu.edu.