This role has four primary components: Managing the day to day communication coming out of the Director's office with regards to postal service, email, and social media; manage scheduling, travel arrangements, and other planning activities for the Director; provide support to the Director's administrative team which may include but is not limited to data entry, filing, and other activities as needed; and coordinating the development of reports and newsletters coming out of the Director's office, including but not limited to the Weekly UMKC IHD Highlights newsletter, the National Information and Reporting System (NIRS) reports, and others as needed.

Key Responsibilities include:

• Manage day-to-day communication out of the Director's office.
• Letters, email, and social media.
• Point of contact among executives, employees, clients and other external partners
• Serve as the assistant to the Director of IHD including managing his calendar and scheduling, making hotel and travel arrangements for conferences, and performing other tasks as needed.
• Provide support to the Director's administrative team which may include but is not limited to data entry, filing, transcription, note-taking, and other activities as needed.
• Coordinate the development of reports and newsletters coming out of the Director's office, including but not limited to the Weekly UMKC IHD Highlights newsletter, the National Information and Reporting System (NIRS) reports, and others as needed.
• Purchase all software and hardware for the Institute and its employees.
• Other duties as assigned.

Bachelor's degree or an equivalent combination of education and experience and at least 3 years of experience from which comparable knowledge and skills can be acquired is necessary.

• Prior experience working with individuals who have an intellectual or developmental disability.
• Ability to manage Social Media accounts for an organization or individual.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (including Excel, Powerpoint, and Word), Qualtrics, and RedCap.
• Experience writing/editing letters, newsletters, and/or reports.

This is a full-time, benefit eligible position.

$19.23 - $23.80 per hour; commensurate with experience, education, and internal equity.

Open until filled, review of applications to begin immediately.

Equal Opportunity is and shall be provided for all employees and applicants for employment on the basis of their demonstrated ability and competence without unlawful discrimination on the basis of their race, color, national origin, ancestry, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable state or federal law. This policy shall not be interpreted in such a manner as to violate the legal rights of religious organizations or the recruiting rights of military organizations associated with the Armed Forces or the Department of Homeland Security of the United States of America. For more information, call the Vice Chancellor - Human Resources at 816-235-1621.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the duties and functions of this job. If you believe you may have difficulty performing any of the duties or functions of this job, please contact the Office of Affirmative Action at (816) 235-1323.