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Administrative Assistant (4724C), Library Administration - 59884

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Departmental Overview

The East Asian Library is a language-specialty library with a staff of seventeen career employees, a changing number of temporary staff, and a large number of student employees. Its combined holdings total over a million items. Its primary users are East Asian studies faculty and students in all colleges and professional schools on the Berkeley campus. Because of the size and quality of the collection, EAL is also heavily used by researchers from other institutions in the U.S. and abroad, and regularly receives official visitors from various educational and cultural institutions in China, Japan, and Korea.

Responsibilities

• Orders office supplies, prepares purchase orders; may obtain sourcing and pricing information.
• Obtains pre-approvals for entertainment and travel.
• Prepares requests for reimbursement for staff travel, professional development, entertainment of an official nature.
• Makes deposits.
• Monitors and maintains records of payments and reimbursements.
• Works with other campus units to obtain visas for visiting scholars.
• Miscellaneous duties as assigned (including but not limited to): assisting with events, preparing labels for special collections, and organizing old files.

Required Qualifications

• Must have basic knowledge in administrative procedures including word processing, spreadsheet and database applications.
• Basic verbal and written communication skills, active listening, and time management skills.
• Ability to pay attention to detail.
• High school diploma and/or equivalent experience/training.

Preferred Qualifications

• Ability to work in a diverse environment; familiarity with Asian culture or knowledge of an Asian language.
• Familiarity with libraries and library operations.

Salary & Benefits

For information on the comprehensive benefits package offered by the University, please visit the University of California's Compensation & Benefits website.

Under California law, the University of California, Berkeley is required to provide a reasonable estimate of the compensation range for this role and should not offer a salary outside of the range posted in this job announcement. This range takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to experience, skills, knowledge, abilities, education, licensure and certifications, analysis of internal equity, and other business and organizational needs. It is not typical for an individual to be offered a salary at or near the top of the range for a position. Salary offers are determined based on final candidate qualifications and experience.

The budgeted salary or hourly range that the University reasonably expects to pay for this position is $23.17 (step 3.0) - $23.67 (step 4.0).

• This is a 900-hours (about 12 months), 43% full-time (17.2 hours per week), limited (temporary) position that is not eligible for UC benefits.
• This position is non-exempt and paid bi-weekly.

How to Apply

To apply, please submit your resume and cover letter.

Other Information

This position is governed by the terms and conditions in the agreement for the Clerical & Allied Services Unit (CX) between the University of California and Teamsters Local 2010. The current bargaining agreement manual can be found at: http://ucnet.universityofcalifornia.edu/labor/bargaining-units/cx/index.html

Equal Employment Opportunity

The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status. For more information about your rights as an applicant, please see the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission poster.

For the complete University of California nondiscrimination and affirmative action policy, please see the University of California Discrimination, Harassment, and Affirmative Action in the Workplace policy.



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