Department:

Athletics

Anticipated Start Date:

August 25, 2025

Work Hours:

Monday - Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., some evenings or weekends may be required

Job Summary:

The Administrative Associate within the Athletic Dept. is responsible for all administrative and receptionist functions, and works collaboratively with the Administration and staff within the Athletic Department by supporting the services and programs provided. This position generates a variety of contracts; manages student workers; schedules appointments and meetings; and assists in the ticket office when needed, and also provides support in maintaining finance and accounting transactions relative to the Athletic Department’s annual budget.

Employment in this position is contingent upon compliance with the rules and regulations of the University, the NCAA and Conference affiliation.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provides general administrative support to the Athletic Director, Senior Associate Athletic Director, and all Head Coaches.
• Serves as office receptionist; receives, screens, and routes visitors and telephone calls to appropriate personnel.
• Responds to routine inquiries and disseminates information about the services offered by athletic departments.
• Schedules both internal and external appointments of the Director of Athletics, Senior Associate Athletic Director, and all Head Coaches.
• Provides administrative support to the office, assuming a variety of administrative detail, such as coordinating meetings, preparing meeting agendas, composing routine correspondence, maintaining supervisor’s calendar, preparing travel requisitions, and equipment service requests or work orders.
• May be required to take technical, confidential, and relatively fast dictation such as verbatim notes at meetings or conferences and transcribe notes.
• Prepares travel arrangements for the Director of Athletics, and initiatives travel reimbursements as outline in University procedures.
• Processes requests for keys, meals, petty cash, and checks.
• Assumes responsibility for maintaining maintenance of equipment and associated contracts, inventory of office supplies, materials, including letterhead and envelopes, business cards, brochures.
• Assists with the compilation and coordination of data for reports utilizing some degree of research and statistical ability; prepares data in narrative form subject to review by supervisor.
• Responds to routine inquiries by phone, in person, and/or by email, or refers to appropriate personnel. Disseminates information about the services offered by Television Services.
• Oversees the work of assigned student employees. Ensures timesheets are accurately completed and submitted in a timely manner.
• Assists in ticket office when ticket office manager is at lunch, during special events, and as needed.
• Receives, sorts according to content, and distributes mail, making final decision as to which letters can be answered independently.
• Sets up departmental display at orientation. Ambassador who gives information and answers questions of prospective students and their parents.
• Assists with facilitating budget and financial transactions such as: preparing and issuing invoices for goods/services, pays invoices, deposit funds, creates purchase orders, transfers funds via internal transaction vouchers when instructed.
• Serves as the receptionist for the Office responsible clerical work involving processing and maintaining office records, reports, and material as needed.
• Creates and/or completes suite and sponsorship contracts, game contracts, professional services contracts, and student worker contracts. Submits for processing.
• Facilitates communications to staff, donors, and others via letter or email.
• Monitors budgets and alerts appropriate manager to any related issues within their department.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Required Minimum Qualifications:

• High School Diploma, and
• four (4) years full time experience in clerical or administrative support role

Required Documents:

1. Cover Letter
2. Resume
3. Unofficial Transcripts (official required upon hire)

Employee Benefits:

JSU strives to provide a great quality of life to our employees through an attractive, competitive benefits package for our full-time faculty and staff. These benefits enhance your salary as a JSU employee and are part of your total compensation package. Benefits include:

• Retirement Plans
  • Alabama Teacher’s Retirement System (TRS)
  • RSA-1 Deferred Compensation
  • 403-B Retirement Annuity (TIAA)
• Health Insurance
  • Medical (PEEHIP)
  • Optional plans:  vision, dental, flexible spending plan, dependent care, cancer, and hospital indemnity
• Long-term disability and life insurance
• Tuition assistance
• Paid and unpaid leave
• Employee Assistance Program
• Prescription assistance

For additional information regarding benefits, please visit our website.

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