Administrative Specialist II

Administrative Specialist II

Position Details

Position Title: Administrative Specialist II

Division/College: College of Law

Department: College of Law

Location: Boise

Posting Context Statement: This position provides and maintains faculty support operations, provides administrative support, and helps perform routine fiscal processes within the College of Law.

Position Overview: The position provides a wide range of operational support to visitors, students and employees, navigating a variety of administrative processes, procedures and cyclical calendars of activities critical to the operation of the unit within the broader university. The primary responsibility is to serve as administrative process expert and coordinator. The position may serve as first point of contact for the department while also performing administrative functions such as researching information and solving problems for faculty, staff and students, and providing program and/or event assistance.

Duties may include:

• Compose, proofread, edit and distribute a variety of business documents and routine reports
• Maintain schedules and event calendars
• Coordinate logistics for regular travel and meetings
• Collect and organize data, enter information into various electronic systems in accordance with university or department procedure to ensure accuracy and compliance, validate information and resolve conflicts in data
• Review internal operating procedures and practices to determine whether improvements can be made in areas such as workflow and records management
• Greet office visitors and respond to incoming calls and email correspondence. Provide information about office services and processes, redirect inquiries to appropriate offices/individuals
• Manage inventory
• Other duties as assigned

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Position Qualifications

Required Experience: One year performing office support functions such as document or records management, composing or editing and formatting business documents, reception and/or customer service. Using computer software and applications for word processing, spreadsheets, email and internet research. Balancing a workload of assigned tasks to meet multiple deadlines.

Required Education: High School Diploma or equivalent

Required Other: None

Additional Preferred: Intermediate to advanced proficiency working with Microsoft Office Suite. Three years of experience providing administrative support or working in an office setting. Experience in a postsecondary education setting. Experience collecting and compiling data. Experience using computer information systems that manage an organization's finances, business processes and/or records.

Physical Requirements & Working Conditions: None

Degree Requirement: N/A: No degree requirement

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

Employee Category: Classified

Pay Range: $20.00/hour or higher commensurate with experience.

Type of Appointment: Fiscal Year

FTE: 1.0

Full Time/Part Time: Full Time

Funding: A visa sponsorship is available for the position listed in this vacancy. - No

Posting Date: 08/19/2026

Closing Date: Open Until Filled - Yes

Special Instructions to Applicants: Applications received by September 2, 2026, will receive first consideration. IMPORTANT: To be considered, your "Letter of Qualification" must address EACH of the minimum qualifications, including pertinent education and/or experience. In addition, to improve your ranking during the evaluation process, address as many of the Preferred Qualifications as possible. Information on a resume will not be accepted as a substitute for submitting a Letter of Qualification.

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Background Check Statement: Applicants who are selected as final possible candidates must be able to pass a criminal background check.

EEO Statement: The University of Idaho is an equal employment opportunity employer, including veterans and individuals with disabilities.

Required Documents

1. Resume/CV
2. List of References
3. Letter of Qualification

Optional Documents

Supplemental Questions

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1. * How did you hear about this employment opportunity?
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   • Association of Public and Land Grant Universities (APLU)
   • Chronicle
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   • HigherEd/Academic Impressions
   • Higher Ed Jobs
   • Idaho Department of Labor/Job Service including Job Central or Idaho Works (Idahoworks.gov)
   • Indeed.com
   • Inside Higher Ed
   • LinkedIn
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   • Other Venue
   • Professional Listservs (Ex: NACUBO, AAAE, ISMC, etc.)
   • University of Idaho Website
   • University of Idaho Daily Register
   • University of Idaho Employee
   • Word of Mouth
   • Militaryjob.com
   • DSPSjobs.com
   • Higher Education Recruitment Consortium (HERC)
2. * Were you referred to this employment opportunity by a current University of Idaho employee? If so, please provide their name and department. (Open Ended Question)
3. * Are you currently authorized to work in the United States of America?
   • Yes
   • No
4. * Do you now, or in the future require sponsorship through the University of Idaho to continue working in the United States?
   • Yes
   • No