Administrative Manager

To ensure full consideration, applications must be received by October 8, 2026. Applications will continue to be accepted after the full consideration date, until a sufficient applicant pool has been achieved or the position is filled. The closing date is subject to change without notice to applicants. 

When applying you will be required to attach the following electronic documents: 

1) A resume/CV; and  

2) A cover letter indicating how your qualifications and experience have prepared you for this position. 

Starting salary will be commensurate with skills, education, and experience. 

For additional information please contact: 
Richard Sandler

[email protected]

541-737-1442

The Department of Applied Economics is seeking an Administrative Manager. This is a full-time (1.00 FTE), 12-month, professional faculty position.

The Department of Applied Economics at Oregon State University seeks an Administrative Manager to serve as the operational anchor for an academic community dedicated to scholarship and education on environmental, natural resource, and food system issues. You will ensure a smooth running department by overseeing daily business operations, coordinating human resource functions, managing physical spaces, and executing purchasing, travel, and financial reimbursements. You will navigate university administrative processes and policies on behalf of 18 faculty, 2 staff, 25 graduate students, and 135 undergraduate students.

Our department is a collegial academic community who tackles real-world challenges in a workplace that values creativity, integrity, and professional growth. We are seeking an individual who is organized, proactive, and able to build efficient systems.

The department has funding support from diverse sources including the Oregon Agricultural Experiment Station, research grants, contracts, the Extension Service, and the instructional budget of OSU's College of Agricultural Sciences (CAS). As a member of CAS, you will adhere to the principles and practices conveyed in the CAS CARE Commitment document.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform human resource processes for the department including recruitments, hiring, promotions, setting up faculty summer appointments, and maintaining files related to faculty and student work assignments and performance reviews.
• Work with OSU Financial Strategic Services (FSS) and Research Support Services (RSS) to ensure timely processing of grant spending, personnel appointments, and other budget matters and fiscal processing.
• Assist graduate students and faculty with booking travel, making purchases, and reimbursements.
• Maintain the functions of department physical spaces including ordering supplies, scheduling and opening rooms, assigning office spaces, distributing mail, overseeing the printer and mailroom, and maintaining an inventory of department assets including computing resources.
• Act as departmental safety officer and a liaison to the building manager, human resources, information technology, facilities services, custodian services, and vendors to the department.
• Attend periodic trainings and departmental and CAS administrative manager meetings to stay abreast of all policies and procedures affecting departmental personnel and physical spaces.
• Other duties and special projects as assigned by the department head.

Required Qualifications:

• A Bachelor’s degree
• Effective written and verbal communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Demonstrated ability to make recommendations which align with policies, and act as a resource person.
• Proficient in the use of computers including applications for word processing, spreadsheets, calendars, email, and scheduling.
• Demonstrated regard for confidentiality, discretion, and diplomacy, and the ability to interact with and positively impact underserved audiences.

This position is designated as a critical or security-sensitive position; therefore, the incumbent must successfully complete a criminal history check and be determined to be position qualified as per University Standard: 05-010 et seq. Incumbents are required to self-report convictions and those in youth programs may have additional criminal history checks every 24 months. 

Preferred Qualifications:

• Three or more years' experience providing administrative support and personnel management which includes a demonstrated ability to plan, organize, evaluate, manage, and delegate; set priorities; and manage multiple projects, activities, and deadlines simultaneously.
• Working knowledge of OSU Human Resources policies and procedures.
• Experience with the Workday and/or Concur software systems.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability, protected veteran, and other protected status.

OSU will conduct a review of the National Sex Offender Public website prior to hire.
OSU is a fair chance employer committed to inclusive hiring. We encourage applications from candidates who bring a wide range of lived experience including involvement with the justice system. If this position has “critical or security-sensitive” responsibilities and/or driving duties and you are selected as a finalist, your initial job offer will be contingent upon the results of a job-related pre-employment check (such as a background check, motor vehicle history check, sexual misconduct reference check, etc.). Background check results do not automatically disqualify a candidate. Take a look at our Background Checks website including the for candidates section for more details. If you have questions or concerns about the pre-employment check, please contact OSU’s Employee and Labor Relations team at [email protected].