OVPR/Cat 3 Centers Admin Assistant 3

The University of New Mexico is seeking a highly motivated, dynamic, detail-oriented, and organized individual to join the Office of the Vice President for Research (OVPR) team as an Administrative Assistant III to support the OVPR as well as the various Category 3 Research Centers that report up to the OVPR, including QNM-I ARID and nine others. This position will report directly to the OVPR Associate Director of Finance and Administration with matrixed reporting to center staff and/or faculty of supported centers.

The mission of the OVPR is to advance, facilitate, and celebrate cutting-edge discovery and innovation. At UNM, we believe research is education as New Mexicos premier R1 institution, we are uniquely positioned to provide an unparalleled education for students and world-class opportunities for faculty.

The selected candidate will coordinate, oversee, and/or perform a wide variety of administrative, secretarial, fiscal, staff support, and planning activities, some of which require advanced or specialized knowledge and skills, such as:

• Budget administration and control
• Equipment, facilities, and inventory management
• Specialized recordkeeping and database management
• Specified information-gathering projects and tasks
• Coordinates and facilitates meetings, program functions, and/or special events as appropriate
• Trains and oversees lower-graded staff and/or students
• May coordinate specified administrative activities and reporting across multiple organizational units within a department
• Additionally, they will plan and coordinate the day-to-day administrative and operational activities of OVPR programs and initiatives, including those of the Category 3 centers.

This is a term, full-time, benefits-eligible position with funding available for one year from hire. Continuance beyond that date is subject to the availability of additional funding. This position may require limited travel within New Mexico.

Duties and Responsibilities

The Administrative Assistant III will oversee and/or perform a range of diverse administrative activities for the OVPR, Category 3 Centers, and serve as a central point of liaison with other departments and external constituencies in the resolution of a variety of day-to-day matters concerning the unit.

Some of the key responsibilities include:

• Utilizing knowledge and understanding of underlying operational issues to create, compose, and edit technical and/or administrative correspondence and documentation
• Assisting in administrative problem-solving, program/project planning, development, and execution of stated goals and objectives
• Researching information, compiling statistics, and gathering and computing various data, prepares special and/or one-time reports, summaries, or replies to inquiries, selecting relevant data from a variety of sources
• Monitoring, reconciling, and assisting with fiscal administration for the OVPR, Category 3 Centers, including but not limited to budgets, funding, grants, contracts, payroll, employment, travel, and/or purchasing
• May assist with fiscal planning, including participating in seeking alternate sources of funding
• Provides and/or oversees support activities for the OVPR, Category 3 Centers, such as answering telephones, assisting and resolving problems and inquiries of visitors, review and control of incoming and outgoing correspondence, and follow-up on operational commitments
• Provides administrative assistance with faculty and/or staff searches, as appropriate, to include logging employment applications, preparing applicant acknowledgements, and interview documents, coordinating interview logistics, and coordinating search documentation
• Schedules appointments and maintains calendars, schedules, coordinates, and facilitates meetings, facilities usage, events, and/or travel arrangements as required
• Establishes, updates, and maintains OVPR, Category 3 Centers files, inventories, and records, implements and maintains data management systems as required
• Leads and guides the work of lower-level staff and supervises student employees as appropriate, may participate in hiring decisions and performance appraisal
• May serve as Campus Security Authority as outlined by the Clery Act
• Performs miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned.