Program Administrative Specialist

Bowie State University; Maryland; On-site; USD 60,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Paid time off

Tuition remission

Retirement plan

Job summary

Bowie State University is seeking a Program Administrative Specialist to provide high-level administrative support to the Division of Academic Affairs and the Office of the Provost. The role reports to the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, requiring discretion and strong organizational skills.

The successful candidate will manage complex scheduling, travel logistics, document preparation, and confidential communications, while coordinating with multiple offices and staff to ensure

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; master’s preferred.
• Minimum five years of administrative office support experience.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills; proofreading/editing能力.
• Proficiency in MS Office, databases, and calendar software.
• Ability to coordinate events, travel, and complex schedules.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-level administrative support to the Provost and Office of the Provost.
• Arrange meetings, conferences, and travel arrangements as needed.
• Prepare and format documents; maintain filing systems and records.
• Brief and coordinate with leadership; manage confidential information.
• Attend meetings and record minutes; support budget and HR processes.

Skills

Administrative support

Executive support

Operations coordination

Scheduling

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

PeopleSoft

MS Office

Job description

Job Title

JR102210 Program Administrative Specialist (Open)

Department

Academic Affairs, PM

Position Type

Regular

Open Date

10-11-2026

Salary

$60,000 - $70,000

Job Description

The Program Administrative Specialist position is responsible for providing very high level of administrative support to the Division of Academic Affairs, and the Office of the Provost in particular. This position will report to the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs.

Responsibilities

• Provide complex administrative secretarial and clerical support to the Office of the Provost. Serves as Executive Assistant to the Leadership in the Office of the Provost.
• Arrange meetings and conferences as required.
• Schedule interviews and appointments where relevant and as requested.
• Edit, proofread and format a variety of documents and materials created by management and other staff members.
• Maintain paper and electronic filing systems; sort out documentation for filing, and conduct periodic purging of the filing system.
• Record all paperwork submitted to the Office of the Provost after review and signature by the Provost Office Leadership.
• File administrative personnel documents.
• Supervise screening of telephone calls and visitors to the office.
• Prepare relevant documentation for reimbursement of expenditure incurred through the utilization of the corporate and Diners Club cards issued to the Associate Provosts.
• Attend meetings and record minutes upon request.
• Coordinate travel requests (including airline and hotel reservations and ground transportation arrangements) for the Office of the Provost and other personnel when required, and prepare relevant documentation with regard to requests for reimbursement.
• Liaise with other departmental administrative assistants as required to support the general management and administrative offices.
• Provide back-up support to the Staff Assistant in his/her absence.
• Independently handle other routine matters as appropriate.
• General Duties:
  • Assist, where required, in coordinating logistical activities (student/faculty contracts, budget processes [budget transfers, expenditure/revenue transfers, budget monitoring], purchase requisitions, travel arrangements) for grant and state-funded programs.
  • Assist, where required, in coordinating logical activities (students' contingent requisitions/contracts, faculty overloads, pay letters, purchase requisitions) for grant and state-funded programs.
  • Proof and edit proposals and other administrative documentation prior to dissemination/submission.
  • Input position descriptions into the Human Resources PeopleAdmin system as required.
  • Maintain inventory of the office's stationery and replenish inventory as required. (including replenishing of stationery for the Office of International Education and Student Services).
  • Liaise with DIT and other external vendors with regard to troubleshooting of office equipment; source required office equipment as required and prepare the relevant documentation for ordering equipment and supplies.
  • Assist with varying students' issues as necessary.
  • Provide administrative assistance to other departments/individuals where required.
• Other Duties as Assigned:
  • Provide a high level of executive and administrative support and handle matters of a highly confidential and/or sensitive nature.
  • Maintain open lines of communication with internal and external constituents on behalf of the office of the Provost.
  • Act, where required as backup to the Staff Assistant in undertaking the relevant timesheet entry for the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs.
  • Brief the Associate Provosts and Staff Assistant on matters which require immediate or continuous attention.
  • Reply to routine inquiries as directed.
  • Assist in the administration of policies and procedures, including packaging new hire paperwork and forwarding to the Provost for review and approval.
  • Assist in maintaining employment contracts for faculty.
  • Assist in maintaining tenure review schedule and coordination of faculty notifications.
  • Assist in the preparation and dissemination of Annual Full-time Salary Notification Letters .
  • Periodically audit all faculty records maintained for accuracy, current information and other documents as required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree required. Master’s degree in administration or related area strongly preferred.
• Minimum five (5) years of administrative office support experience required.
• Highly skilled knowledge of, and skills in the practical application of generally accepted office practices and procedures
• Expertise in communication effectively both orally and in writing.
• Strong skills in proofreading and editing written documents.
• Ability to understand and follow oral and written instructions.
• Skills in various computer software packages, with expertise in word processing, spreadsheets, databases, and presentation programs, internet, email and calendar software.
• Ability to independently undertake events planning and coordination.
• Strong working knowledge of research and reporting methods and techniques used in conducting studies, as well as in collecting, compiling, analyzing, and organizing data and information of analytical, statistical and mathematical principles and techniques used for performing computations, and presenting information in chart and graph forms.
• Ability to interact effectively with internal and external parties in a courteous and efficient manner.
• Ability to effectively plan, organize, prioritize and execute multiple and continuing assignments with general instructions.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in a higher education highly preferred.
• Experience with MS Office suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and PeopleSoft (preferred).

Additional Job Information

Benefits include medical, dental, prescription, long-term disability, accidental death and dismemberment insurance and life insurance; paid time for paid sick leave, annual leave, and personal leave; 12 paid holidays per year, tuition remission; employer-funded pension and supplemental retirement accounts.

Bowie State University shall not discriminate against any individual on the basis of race, color, religion, age, ancestry or national origin, sex, sexual orientation, disability, marital status or veteran status. All policies, programs, and activities of Bowie State University are and shall be in conformity with all pertinent Federal and state laws of nondiscrimination including, but not limited to: Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, the Equal Pay Act of 1963, the Age Discrimination Act, Sections 503 and 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, Federal Executive Order No. 11375, and Article 49B of the Annotated Code of Maryland. This commitment applies in all areas and embraces faculty, staff, and students.

Equal opportunity of access to academic and related programs shall be extended to all persons. Bowie State University shall have as its firm objective equal opportunity in recruitment and hiring, rate of pay, all other promotions, training, retention and dismissals, for all employees and applicants for employment. The University will stress equal access for employees and applicants for employment to all programs and services provided by the University both on and off campus. The University will also provide equal opportunity and an atmosphere of nondiscrimination with respect to women and members of minority groups in all its operations. In addition, the University shall promote equal opportunity and equal treatment through a positive and continuing Affid Power.

The University makes, and will continue to make, reasonable accommodations to promote the employment of qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans, unless such accommodations would impose an undue hardship on the University's business.

In addition, employees and applicants will not be subjected to harassment, intimidation, threats, coercion, or discrimination because they have engaged in, or may have engaged in, activities such as filing a complaint, assisting or participating in an investigation, compliance review or hearing, or opposing any act or practice made unlawful, or exercising any other right protected by Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended or the Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974, as amended.