Graduate Administrative Assistant (Student)

Work Where You Learn: Build Experience, Grow Skills, and Contribute to Your University Community. This position is available only to enrolled American University students. Program & Event Support Time Type: Part time FLSA Status: Non-Exempt Job Description The Part-Time CFE Administrative Assistant is responsible for managing the daily operations of the Center for Faculty Excellence (CFE), including maintaining equipment and services, ordering supplies, managing all CFE physical facilities, managing CFE's phone, email account, and calendar (including the process of sending mass emails to faculty), supporting the management of CFE's faculty award programs, performing some budgetary and Human Resources work, and maintaining the office operations manual. They are also responsible for all space reservations and catering orders for CFE events, as well as assisting with the execution of all in-person or online events as needed. Essential Functions Budget management (Processing payments; P-card and Travel Card reconciliation). Human Resources Workday tasks (hiring and termination actions; job description management, etc.). Responsible for monitoring CFE's email account and phone. Plans, composes, and sends CFE's mass emails to faculty. Manages CFE's calendar. Manages the CFE office space and equipment. Orders office supplies as needed. Manages catering orders for CFE events. Manages space reservations for CFE events. Supports the management of the SoTL and AFCD Award programs. Provides general office support to the Assistant Vice Provost and other CFE staff. Assists with programs and events as needed. Position Type/Expected Hours of Work: Part-time. 20 hours per week. Salary Range: $18.00 per hour. Other Details This position is available only to enrolled American University students. Please note this job announcement is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice. American University is an E-Verify employer. Visit American University employment and benefits.

Created: 2026-03-04