Administrative Assistant I

Administrative Assistant I

Job no: 540958

Work type: Staff Full-Time

Location: Main Campus (Gainesville, FL)

Categories: Human Resources, Office/Administrative/Fiscal Support, Veteran's Preference Eligible

Department: 11030000 - RE-PERSONNEL SERVICES

Classification Title:
Administrative Assistant I

Classification Minimum Requirements:
High school diploma or equivalent and one year of relevant experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Job Description:
Administrative Duties
Serve as point of contact for all facilities and IT/phone work orders.
Assist in distributing mail and securing UF | Research's offices, daily when assigned.
Responsible for online directory upkeep, calendar maintenance, state vehicle reservations and logs, office supply orders, GatorOne ID authorizations, and creation of UFID's and affiliations for external researchers.
Maintain up-to-date lists of the departmental staff, organizational charts as well as phone numbers and locations for all UF | Research staff.
Track and monitor all required training for the department annually and communicate with employees and department affiliates regarding training compliance.
Provide high-level customer service by serving as a liaison through various administrative duties for UF | Research's support units.
Creates and maintains employee personnel files, ensuring documents are accurate and records retention requirements are met.

Human Resource Duties
Assists in processing new hires (OPS, Volunteers, and Student Assistants) including posting positions, processing background checks, performing pre-hire experience veri-fications, and completing necessary new hire paperwork, ensuring new hires are pro-cessed following university, state and federal regulations.
Process various job edits, reclassifications, changes in FTE, reclassifications, non-renewals, terminations/resignations and leave cash-outs.
Review time and labor for an assigned portfolio of departments on a bi-weekly basis through review of timesheets, leave applications and paylists. Assist in managing and retaining leave calendar and applications, and processing various payroll-related actions as-needed.


Assistance to the Director for Human Resources
The Administrative Assistant I will perform a variety of duties as assigned by the Director of Human Resources according to daily needs and operation of UF | Research, Personnel Services. This includes performing errands, scheduling, reporting services/repairs, dis-tributing mail, and performing special projects as assigned.

Other duties as assigned
The Administrative Assistant will be cross-trained to assist in all areas of the office during peak workload periods.

Miscellaneous
Responsible for coordinating annual service pin award ceremony for service pin recipients.

Expected Salary:
$16.76 - 18.00 /hour

Preferred:
Bachelor's degree; understanding of the necessity and value of accuracy and attention to detail, ability to process information with high levels of accuracy; effective communication skills; ability to manage multiple concurrent projects and make effective judgment to prioritize assignments; knowledge and ability to use office support tools, e.g., excel spreadsheets, organizational charts and e-mail communication; ability to work with a variety of individuals in a constructive and collaborative manner; knowledge of office administration, ability to carry out ongoing office administration tasks effectively and efficiently in support of UF Research; ability to meet or exceed employee needs and provide excellent service in a direct or indirect manner; and ability to work effectively as part of a team.

Special Instructions to Applicants:
In order to be considered, applicants must provide a cover letter, resume and list of professional references.

A criminal background check is required.

This is not a remote work position, and it is located on the University of Florida's main campus in Gainesville, FL.

Application must be submitted by 11:55 p.m. (ET) of the posting end date.

This position is eligible for Veteran's preference. If you are claiming Veteran's preference, please upload a copy of your DD 214 Member Copy 4 with your application for consideration. See our Veteran's Preference Page for more specific information.

Health Assessment Required:No

Advertised: 13 Aug 2026 Eastern Daylight Time

Applications close: 03 Sep 2026 Eastern Daylight Time

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