Office Administrative Assistant

Office Administrative Assistant

Job no:
Work type: Full-Time (Salaried)
Location: Norfolk, Virginia
Categories: Administrative Services

Title: Office Administrative Assistant

State Role Title: Admin and Office Spec III

Hiring Range: 36,835.00

Pay Band: 3

Agency: Norfolk State University

Location: Norfolk State University

Agency Website:

Recruitment Type: General Public - G

Job Duties

The NSU Department of Nursing and Allied Health, centrally located on NSU's main campus in the state-of-the-art Nursing and General Education Building, invites applicants for a full-time Office Administrative Assistant. The Administrative Assistant will provide services that ensure a fair, equitable, and quality working and learning environments for all employees and members of the university community. The individual in this position serves as the receptionist and customer service specialist within the department, serves as the administrative assistant to the Program Director, and assists faculty and staff in other daily operations. The Administrative Assistant reports to the Chair of the Department of Nursing and Allied Health and collaborates closely with the Office Business Manager.
Candidates are encouraged to visit for more information about Norfolk State University Department of Nursing. Review of applications will begin immediately and continue thereafter until the position is filled.

Minimum Qualifications

1. 1-3 years of work experience in an office administrative capacity, education in office management science, or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
2. Experience with technology, computer software, and hardware, including PC and Mac platforms, MS Office, and the ability to learn new technology and software programs quickly.

Additional Considerations

1. 3+ years of work experience in an office administrative capacity
2. Prior work experience in an academic setting as an Administrative Specialist II or III.

EEO Statement:
NSU is committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all persons and applicants, without regard to age, color, disability, gender, national origin, political affiliation, genetic information, race, religion, sexual orientation, sex (including pregnancy) or veteran status. NSU encourages and invites minorities, women, individuals with disabilities and veterans to apply.

Special Instructions

You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to "Your Application" in your account to check the status of your application for this position.

You will be provided with confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to "Your Application" in your account to check the status of your application for this position.
Candidates may show interest by submitting via online, the following:

1. A letter of interest (via cover letter).
2. A current resume (via resume).
3. Complete Commonwealth of Virginia State Application.
4. Transcripts of highest degree conferred (unofficial transcripts accepted, however, official transcripts are required of finalist) (via transcripts).
5. Names and contact information for three job references (include with resume).

Application and/or résumé for this position must be submitted electronically by 11:59 p.m. on the closing date through the Commonwealth of Virginia's Job Board/Recruitment Management System (RMS). Mailed, emailed, faxed, or hand delivered applications and/or résumés will not be accepted. Applicants who possess an Interagency Placement Screening Form (Yellow Form) or a Preferential Hiring Form (Blue Form) as issued under the Department of Human Resources Management (DHRM) Policy 1.30 Layoff (Commonwealth of Virginia Employees Only), must attach these forms when submitting their state application and/or résumé. The decision to interview an applicant is based solely on the information received for this position from either the electronic application and/or résumé. RMS provides a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to "Your Application" in your RMS account to check the status of your application for this position.

Norfolk State University conducts background checks on all candidates identified as a finalist for employment consideration. The type of background check(s) performed are dependent upon the type of position for which you have been identified as a finalist and may include criminal history, including sexual offender registry checks, reference checks, degree validation, DMV (driving) records, license verification, and credit report reviews. The results of background checks are made available to University employing officials. As a finalist, you will be required to sign an Authorization to Release form. Norfolk State University utilizes Form I-9 and E-verify in the verification of eligibility for employment. Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S. without employer sponsorship.

Contact Information

Name: Norfolk State University

Phone:

Email: No email address is needed.

In support of the Commonwealth's commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly COD) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Service-Connected Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS/DBVI to get their AHP Letter. Requesting an AHP Letter can be found at AHP Letter or by calling DARS at .

Note: Applicants who received a Certificate of Disability from DARS or DBVI dated between April 1, 2022- February 29, 2024, can still use that COD as applicable documentation for the Alternative Hiring Process.

Advertised: 09 May 2025 Eastern Daylight Time
Applications close: 16 May 2025 Eastern Daylight Time

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