Office Manager

Required Qualifications : Applicants must specifically address how they meet these required qualifications to meet the requirements of the position.

• Associate’s degree in any field, degrees related to administration, business, accounting, cultural or natural resources fields will be given higher consideration.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills to produce reports, complete assigned tasks, follow instructions, handle vendor contracts, provide customer / client service, among other tasks.
• Strong interpersonal skills to interact positively with all employees and clients.
• Proficiency with PCs and software such as Excel, Word, and Accounting Software such as SAP or Quicken.

Preferred Qualifications

Job Description Texas State University’s Center for Archaeological Studies (CAS) seeks a competent and motivated person to serve as Office Manager to support our research center as we go through a period of growth and expansion. CAS’s primary goal is to provide students with real world archaeological experience, and we accomplish this by obtaining grants and contracts. We currently have eight full-time and as many as 20 part-time employees in our San Marcos office. Additionally, we are growing our presence on military installations and have 24 full-time employees engaged in environmental compliance and natural and cultural resources investigations at military installations outside Texas.

As a research center, CAS engages in a variety of ventures that require business and entrepreneurial insight. We are seeking someone who can plug into our workflow and provide support to CAS’s leadership team and oversee pre and post award grant and contract administration for multiple, ongoing, concurrent, internal, and external research projects; be in charge of accounting, invoicing, purchasing and restocking; and facilitating hiring and onboarding staff into CAS or onto grant / contract positions. The Office Manager position provides support services, activities, and programs to enhance CAS’s success and oversight of our research projects and agenda. The position reports to CAS’s director and leadership team.

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