Administrative Associate, GWPD

• Facilitates payroll and leave administration for the department through regular payroll approvals, managing leave profiles, adjusting leave requests, managing manual time sheet submissions, reconciling PTO balances and providing guidance on payroll and leave-related issues
• Coordinates and maintains the Department's mobile phone program.
• Supports the expediting of procurement contracts for GWPD; performs independent analysis of all required documentation; interacts with other staff within the division, other University offices, and external sources to ensure that contracts are processed in a timely manner.
• Supports the GWPD uniform contract by evaluating service needs, maintaining supplier relationships, providing account-related issue resolution and communicating account-related information to stakeholders.
• Collaborates with the Division of Safety and Operations (DSO) to provide shared support on various division-wide special projects, meetings, or events.
• Provides calendar support for the chief of police, as well as event coordination for the department.
• Performs other work-related duties as assigned. The omission of specific duties does not preclude leadership from assigning duties that are logically related to this role.

Qualified candidates will hold a Bachelor's degree in an appropriate area of specialization. Degree must be conferred by the start date of the position. Degree requirements may be substituted with an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills are critical with the ability to interact within a diverse university population.
• Proficiency is desired in Microsoft Office, G Suite, Adobe, Constant Contact, list serve management Google Drive and other software programs that may be necessary to effectively support the department.
• Detail-oriented with strong organizational and administrative skills.

• Commitment to GW's values
• Intellectual, professional and a person of integrity
• Honest, with the highest ethical standards
• Passionate, collaborative, strategic, and smart with a hands-on, roll-up-the-sleeves orientation
• Ability to work independently. Self-starter; hard worker. Takes initiative; very high energy
• Personally accountable. Assumes ownership, control and accountability for all areas of responsibility and commitments made to others
• Sincere, open, and direct communicator. Puts organizational interests above self- interests and is comfortable expressing candid opinions
• Highest levels of responsiveness
• Combination of strong intellect that is combined with a practical and realistic common sense understanding of how to get things done
• Ability to demonstrate initiative, a strong desire to succeed and exert the extraordinary effort often required
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, high-growth, entrepreneurial environment
• Ability to work with students, faculty, staff and community members in a respectful way
• Establish trust and credibility with institutional leadership and across the University
• Seeks "win-win" solutions to help foster continued integration and collaboration
• Flexible and receptive to change
• A positive "can-do" attitude

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The university is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer that does not unlawfully discriminate in any of its programs or activities on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or on any other basis prohibited by applicable law.