The Administrative and Accessibility Manager is supervised by faculty member, Dr. Myers, at the Humphrey School of Public Affairs and provides high-level comprehensive support to enhance the overall mission critical efforts of Humphrey School.

The position works to ensure faculty receives timely, effective, and understandable communication. The position also provides a high level of administrative support in the Wilkins Center at the Humphrey School. The key responsibilities are supporting research, outreach, project management, and administration to a deaf faculty member. This is a hybrid position, meaning that it can be done remotely but that some tasks require in-person attendance in and outside of the Humphrey School.


50% Accessibility Coordination:

• Communicates with third-party captioning providers to schedule services and ensure accessibility of all relevant events.
• Maintains faculty calendar (Google Calendar) and travel schedule to ensure access for all classes, meetings, conferences, and events. Schedules meetings in Google Calendar as appropriate within schedule.
• Makes phone calls on behalf of the faculty member in clear, professional English.
• As needed, notifies captioners of specific vocabulary (i.e., terms, names) and provides relevant materials (i.e., scripts, agendas); attends meetings of faculty member to assist in note-taking and transcription of speakers, especially in regard to names and discipline-specific terms.
• As needed, provides onsite management and troubleshooting for conferencing and captioning related technology.
• As needed, provides oral/text interpreting with close attention to clear diction to facilitate speech-reading.
• Attends in-person events to provide logistical support for captioning and web conferencing.
  

40% Roy Wilkins Administrator:

• Is responsible for all email communication for Wilkins Center, as received directly and forwarded by faculty.
• Coordinates and attends meetings and events for Wilkins Center; responsible for oversight of food, logistics, guest, invites, AV.
• Prepares meeting agendas; attend all relevant meetings.
• Prepares budget, financial, and/or grants reports for the Wilkins Center. Reviews, approves, and processes financial transactions, and oversees financial reporting. Coordinates and attends budget meetings with faculty and Financial Services on a monthly basis.
• Manages overall office facilities and leads projects to implement space and equipment changes.
  

10% Executive Administration Support, includes but not limited to:

• Maintains faculty memberships; coordinates faculty member conference schedule and events.
• Communicates with research assistants (undergraduate and graduate) and staff.
• Works with HR for posting of jobs, including work-study, RA and TA positions.
• Maintains confidential files for all letters of recommendation, tenure-reviews, graduate admissions and job inquiries from current and former students, staff and collaborators. Assures that deadlines are met. Prepares initial drafts of letters of recommendations using template provided by faculty.
• Coordinates projects and timelines..

Salary Range: $55,000.00 - $65,000.00

Required Qualifications:

• BA/BS and at least two (2) years' experience in program, project and event management or executive assistantship, or a combination of related education and work experience to equal six (6) years.
• Ability to work evenings and weekends on occasion; regular and efficient access to transportation to attend in-person meetings, programs and events.
• Demonstrated/documented evidence of strong oral and written communication skills, and the ability to communicate effectively and professionally with diverse populations of academic, business, and community constituents.
• Experience with Microsoft Office, Google Suite, and Google Calendar.
• Demonstrated strong attention to detail.
• Ability to multi-task priorities, be highly productive, meet deadlines, and work well under pressure.
• Excellent facilitation skills; ability to listen, adapt and work through complex problem solving around program issues; ability to work independently, and as part of a team; excellent organizational and administrative skills; technical and analytical aptitude.
• A demonstrated commitment to working effectively with people from diverse populations and the ability to support the development of a welcoming, inclusive campus community.
  

Preferred Qualifications:

• Successful experience performing related or similar functions within the University of Minnesota or comparable institution.
• Demonstrated experience of program logistics in the area of public policy.
• Professional experience that is related to research, education, and outreach activities, such as: managing programs or projects, coordinating events, providing staff support to stakeholder groups or committees, facilitating meetings, developing and monitoring budgets, and working with multiple teams.

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At the University of Minnesota, you'll find a flexible work environment and supportive colleagues who are interested in lifelong learning. We prioritize work-life balance, allowing you to invest in the future of your career and in your life outside of work.

The University also offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes:

• Competitive wages, paid holidays, and generous time off
• Continuous learning opportunities through professional training and degree-seeking programs supported by the
• Low-cost medical, dental, and pharmacy plans
• Healthcare and dependent care flexible spending accounts
• University HSA contributions
• Disability and employer-paid life insurance
• Employee wellbeing program
• Excellent retirement plans with employer contribution
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF)
• Financial counseling services
• Employee Assistance Program with eight sessions of counseling at no cost

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