Office Assistant (Academic Affairs)

The Department of Academic Affairs at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health is seeking an Office Assistant. The Office Assistant provides general clerical and administrative support to the assigned office or department.

Specific Duties & Responsibilities

• Maintain calendar and schedule appointments and meetings.
• Complete various requests for office supplies and equipment.
• Assist with preparation of correspondence, manuscripts, and grant proposals.
• Type, format, edit, and proof materials and communications.
• Support the coordination and execution of special events.
• Make routine travel and hotel accommodations.
• Organize and maintain paper and electronic files.
• Perform data entry.
• Open, sort and screen mail.
• Support and organize various office activities and/or priorities.
• Collect documents and scan physical documents into digital formats.
• Resolve inquiries and advise on university procedures as needed.
• Greet and assist visitors and customers.
• Answer telephone, screen and assist callers, and relay messages.
• Other duties as assigned.

In addition to the duties described above:

• Maintain the internal IRB website.

• Generate reports.

Minimum Qualifications

• High school diploma or graduation equivalent.
• Six months of related experience.
• Additional education may substitute for required experience to the extent permitted by the JHU equivalency formula.

Preferred Qualifications

• Must be proficient with Drupal, Microsoft Word, Excel, and Adobe Acrobat.

Technical Skills & Expected Level of Proficiency

• Calendar Management - Developing
• Customer Service - Developing
• Data Entry - Developing
• Electronic Office Tools - Developing
• Event Coordination - Developing
• Office Procedures - Developing
• Oral and Written Communications - Developing
• Record Keeping - Developing

The core technical skills listed are most essential; additional technical skills may be required based on specific division or department needs.

Classified Title: Office Assistant  
Role/Level/Range: ATO 37.5/02/OC  
Starting Salary Range: $15.70 - $25.25 HRLY (Commensurate w/exp.) 
Employee group: Full Time 
Schedule: Monday to Friday: 8:30am – 5:00pm 
FLSA Status: Non-Exempt 
Location: Remote 
Department name: JHSPH Institutional Review Board Office   
Personnel area: School of Public Health