Senior Administrative Associate, School of Information
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The Senior Administrative Associate provides faculty with pre-award grant proposal support, including researching submission processes, preparing budgets and proposal documents, and uploading applications to sponsor interfaces. The role also processes payments, reimbursements, ProCard reconciliations, and travel documentation; tracks transactions for audit readiness; supports purchasing and vendor relations; and contributes to process improvements and administrative initiatives.
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Full job description
Serve as a primary pre-award support contact for faculty. Provide comprehensive grant proposal development support: research the submission process, create detailed budgets and budget justifications, draft, format and copy/edit proposal documents, create an electronic proposal review form, upload proposal application packages to online sponsor interfaces.Process payments, reimbursements, ProCard reconciliations, and travel documentation. Track financial transactions and documentation for audit readiness; maintain accurate records.Department liaison to help support purchasing, procurement, and vendor relations in accordance with university guidelines.Contribute to process improvements, special projects, and cross-unit administrative initiatives.Additional duties as assigned.
How this job compares
Set against the 3,609 open Administrative Support jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 27, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- Texas median$50–66K/yr35 salary ranges
- Texas median$18–23/hr60 hourly ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 403 open Administrative Support jobs in Texas and 3,609 across the US. 2% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Texas
- UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN (this employer)130 open
- Baylor Scott & White Health23 open
- UTMB Health18 open
- Experience
- Administrative Support postings that state a minimum ask for 2 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 1 to 3 years (1,845 postings).
- Education
- 138 of the 3,609 open Administrative Support jobs (4%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
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