Academic Program Specialist (Finance)

The school offers four programs: Bachelor of Social Work, a full-time and part-time Master of Social Work, and a Ph.D. in Social Work on the Tampa campus. Additional programs offered include a dual MSW/MPH degree and a field internship/placement program. The school has 15 full-time faculty and 40+ adjunct instructors and is accredited by the Council on Social Work Education, CSWE. This position reports to the Associate Director of the School.

This position performs specialized administrative work in support of the School of Social Work. The position provides administrative coordination for assigned duties, serves as a point of contact to graduate and undergraduate students, and to prospective students. The position also provides administrative coordination and serves as a point of contact for faculty on matters related to course management, program requirements, policies and procedures, and other administrative matters.Minimum Qualifications: This position requires a high school diploma or equivalent, with four years of experience in office or administrative positions. Appropriate college coursework or vocational/technical training may substitute at an equivalent rate for the required experience.

FLSB1310 Equivalency:
4 years of directly relevant experience may be substituted for bachelor's degree.
6 years of directly relevant experience may be substituted for master's degree.

This position may be subject to a Level 1 or Level 2 criminal background check

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About USF
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The University of South Florida is a top-ranked research university serving approximately 50,000 students from across the globe at campuses in Tampa, St. Petersburg, Sarasota-Manatee and USF Health. USF is recognized by U.S. News & World Report as a top 50 public university and the best value in Florida. U.S. News also ranks the USF Health Morsani College of Medicine as the No. 1 medical school in Florida and in the highest tier nationwide. USF is a member of the Association of American Universities (AAU), a group that includes only the top 3% of universities in the U.S. With an all-time high of $738 million in research funding in 2024 and as a top 20 public university for producing U.S. patents, USF uses innovation to transform lives and shape a better future. The university generates an annual economic impact of more than $6 billion. USF's Division I athletics teams compete in the American Athletic Conference. Learn more at www.usf.edu .This work is specialized administrative work in program implementation that is performed under general supervision. The position performs a wide variety of office and clerical duties of medium complexity. The incumbent in this position does inquiries, queries and generates standard reports from university systems such as OASIS, FAIR, FAST, and GEMS, and produces documents using word processing and spreadsheet software.