Administrative Assistant 3 Extension (Las Vegas, NV)

University of Nevada, Reno

The University of Nevada is recruiting for an Administrative Assistant 3 in Las Vegas, NV. This position will provide word processing support to area administrators, faculty, and other employees using the most complex capabilities of the work processing system to produce correspondence and reports using highly technical terminology, fliers, agendas, minutes, graphs, layout, etc. With the acquisition of grants, additional duties include data input, creation of tables and layout of data analysis, as specified in the grants, using highly specific software such as Teleform, SPSS, EndNote, and Excel. The Administrative Assistant 3 will be responsible for the input, update, and maintenance of the website for the department programs, creating documents from scratch to include specific information and/or graphics and other duties as assigned.

Essential Qualifications

• Graduation from high school or equivalent education and three (3) years of progressively responsible relevant work experience which included experience in one or more of the following areas: maintenance of complex records and files; public/customer relations including explaining detailed policies, regulations and requirements; preparation and processing of financial and statistical documents such as payroll, travel, claims and budgeting forms; and assisting staff and management with projects and activities; OR
• One (1) year of experience as an Administrative Assistant II in Nevada State service; OR
• An equivalent combination of education and experience as described above.

This position requires candidates to complete a fingerprinting/background check.

Schedule

The typical work schedule is Monday through Friday from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm; this is subject to change based on organizational needs.

Compensation

Grade 27 (Entry, Step 01 $22.13/hr)

In classified service, salary is in Grade and Step. The Step is determined based on the Nevada Administrative Code.

To view the classified compensation schedules, please visit Classified Compensation . Select Salary schedule, PP01.

For more information, visit the Classified Salary Calculator

Perks of PERS

Classified Employees are enrolled in The Public Employees' Retirement System of Nevada (PERS) upon hire. The PERS retirement plan is beyond compare. Please visit the Benefit Estimator Retirement Calculator for more information.

Perks of Working at UNR

• Health insurance options including dental and vision - Health Insurance
• Life insurance, generous annual and sick leave - Classified Benefits
• Staff Employees' Council (SEC) represents all Classified employees. SEC holds monthly meetings to provide a forum for employees to participate. SEC

Classified Staff Grants-In-Aid Benefit

For more information about the Classified Staff Grant-In-Aid Benefit, please visit: Classified Staff Grant-In-Aid Benefit

Classified Employee Family Opportunity Program

Additionally, we offer a Classified Employee Family Opportunity Program for spouses, domestic partners, and dependents of classified employees (working at least a 50% full-time equivalent). For more information, please visit: Classified Employee Family Opportunity Program

The University of Nevada, Reno is a leading public research university committed to the promise of a future powered by knowledge. Founded in 1874 as Nevada's original land-grant university, the University serves more than 23,000 undergraduate and graduate students from all 50 states and 63 countries.

The University of Nevada, Reno is committed to providing a place of work and learning free of discrimination on the basis of a person's age (40 or older), disability, whether actual or perceived by others (including service-connected disabilities), gender (including pregnancy related conditions), military status or military obligations, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, national origin, race (including hair texture and protected hairstyles such as natural hairstyles, afros, bantu knots, curls, braids, locks and twists), color, or religion (protected classes).