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State of Nevada Announces
An Open Competitive Recruitment for:
ADMIN ASSISTANT III
APPROXIMATE ANNUAL SALARY -  $32,677.20 to  $47,606.40  PAY GRADE: 27
The salary range indicated in this announcement is based on the Employee/Employer retirement compensation schedule. An employer-only option is available at a reduced salary range. Generally, salaries start at the lowest level of a step 1 and increase with each year of service to the highest level of a step 10.
For more information on benefit and retirement programs, please see the sections below.
In order to receive consideration, applicants must indicate their availability for any work type, travel, and location requirements listed.
JOB INFORMATION
Work Type: A Permanent, full time vacancy
Department: Nevada System of Higher Education
Division: UNR
Location: Reno, Sparks
Job Class Code: 02.211
RECRUITMENT INFORMATION
Announcement Number: 6962
Open to all qualified persons.
Posted 05/09/2008
Close Date: 05/16/2008
Recruiter:
   Teresa Stockman
   Phone: (775)784-1495
   Email: tstockman@unr.edu
Applications accepted for another Expired
The Position
Administrative Assistants perform a broad variety of clerical, secretarial and administrative support duties in an assigned agency, program or other work unit within State government and the Nevada System of Higher Education.
This position is in the Office of Prospective Students at the University of Nevada, Reno and is located in Reno, NV. Applicants must indicate availability for this location. This position is responsible for providing administrative and logistical support to the Office of Prospective Students in its mission to recruit students to attend UNR. This position is responsible for managing the department's budget, maintaining spreadsheets, keeping running balances and preparing reports. This person will move money from one account to another as needed and prepare budget projections based on prior spending. This position will control the departments PCard, training users, verifying charges and authorizing payments. This person will monitor the travel expenses, process the paperwork, maintain spreadsheets and prepare reports on specific trips. This position monitors the financial management aspect of the Recruitment Plus software. The person handles logistics for specific recruitment events, and provides arrangement oversight and support for the Campus Visit programs.
Normal hours are M-F 8-5. Occassional evenings or weekends may be required. This recruitment is scheduled to close on 5/16/08.

To Qualify:
In order to be qualified, you must meet the following requirements:
Education and Experience (Minimum Qualifications)
    Graduation from high school or equivalent education and three 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 year of experience as an Administrative Assistant II in Nevada State service; OR an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Special Notes
    As part of the hiring process, applicants for positions in the Nevada System of Higher Education may be required to demonstrate the ability to perform job-related tasks.
Special Requirements
    A pre-employment criminal history check and fingerprinting are required.
Additional Position Criteria
    Requires experience managing departmental or company budgets, preparing reports, and assisting with budget projections.
    Requires experience managing financial databases.
    Requires experience processing accounting documents.
    Experience coordinating events.
    Requires excellent skills with Excel, Word and Outlook.
The Examination
If there are five or fewer qualified applicants, the exam will consist of an application evaluation. (This statement does not apply for Until Recruitment Needs are Satisfied (URS) announcements).
ADMIN ASSISTANT III (02.211) Written Exam
The exam will consist of a written weighted 100%.

Qualified applicants will be contacted by the hiring agency for interview.
The following are the number of questions and the category:

Office Operations and Practices-20
Computer Usage-15
Interpersonal Relations-15
Business Math-10
Reading Comprehension-15
English. Grammar and Punctuation-25
INFORMATIONAL LINKS
For more information about state employment, visit the following:
Division of Human Resource Management: http://hr.nv.gov
Public Employees Retirement System: http://www.nvpers.org
Public Employees Benefits Program: https://pebp.nv.gov/
More Benefits Information: http://nvjobs.nv.gov/Applicants/EB
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Email
Direct Inquiries or Correspondence to:
Nevada System of Higher Education
Business Center North Human Resources
Artemesia Building, MS 240, Room 2
Reno, NV 89557-0055

TDD for the Hearing Impaired (775) 784-1706
The State of Nevada is an equal opportunity employer dedicated to building diverse, inclusive, and innovative work environments with employees who reflect our communities and enthusiastically serve them. All applicants are considered without regard to race, color, national origin, religion or belief, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, domestic partnership, genetic information (GINA), or compensation and/or wages.


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