Administrative Coordinator I – Research Programs

Society for Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 40,000 - 47,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Vacation time

Health insurance

Metro U-Pass

Retirement plan

Job summary

Washington University in St. Louis is seeking an Administrative Coordinator I for the Department of Molecular Microbiology. The role supports general administrative tasks, assists with expenditures, and provides guidance to students, staff and faculty.

The position involves event logistics, vendor coordination, and managing communications across the department. Requires a high school diploma; Bachelor's preferred. 40-hour work week with travel as needed.

Qualifications

• Required qualifications include a high school diploma or equivalent.
• Bachelor's degree preferred.

Responsibilities

• Coordinates and performs daily tasks to ensure functioning of administrative office.
• Assists with monitoring expenditures and runs reports; handles accounts payable/purchasing data entry.
• Provides advising to students, staff, and faculty.
• Plans logistics and supports program courses, meetings and events including vendor negotiation and budget management.
• Manages communications for department/center including drafts of emails, websites and notices.
• Schedules appointments, meetings and travel arrangements.

Skills

Microsoft Excel

Interpersonal Communication

Detail-Oriented

Organizing

Microsoft Access

Microsoft Office

Microsoft Outlook

Microsoft PowerPoint

Microsoft Word

Education

Bachelor's degree

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Access

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Office

Microsoft Outlook

Microsoft Word

Microsoft PowerPoint

Job description

Washington University in St. Louis is seeking an Administrative Coordinator I for the Department of Molecular Microbiology. The role supports general administrative tasks, assists with expenditures, and provides guidance to students, staff and faculty.

The position involves event logistics, vendor coordination, and managing communications across the department. Requires a high school diploma; Bachelor's preferred. 40-hour work week with travel as needed.