Category: Employment

This week we are highlighting a Communications Manager (Posting #0688) in Residential & Hospitality Services – Info Services. The communications manager will coordinate, assemble and distribute information pertaining to the division and its operating units, which may include online communications, news and press releases, digital billboards and the full scope of print materials; writes, edits, and proofs copy for online, print, and digital media; plans, creates, produces, photographs, edits, and proofs draft releases and feature materials for online communications, media, and publications to inform the division, university, and public of divisional issues and events; identifies sources of information; will research, survey, and interview to obtain information; will work with colleagues to track projects throughout the creative process; maintains and updates files including statistical report, daily clippings, and monthly media reports; will use AP Style to write press releases, and gain necessary unit, divisional, and university-level approvals and does routine follow-up with all appropriate media; will contribute to weekly online intranet postings, monthly divisional newsletter, and quarterly divisional magazine. 

For a complete description of this position, and to view all of our current postings, please go to www.jobs.msu.edu and select Support Staff under the Fast Jobs Search.

This week we are highlighting an Operations Supervisor (Posting #0579) in College of Agriculture and Natural Resources. The successful candidate will supervise, schedule, and assign the work of employees; trains, evaluates, and disciplines employees, including student employees; serves as a liaison with clients, customers, vendors, and university departments to provide expertise pertaining to the Swine Farm; assists in developing and implementing policies and procedures; oversees operations to maintain quality control, and meet deadlines; performs duties to facilitate operations, to include: directs and assists workers in maintenance and repair of equipment and physical facilities; inspects buildings, supplies and equipment to determine work to be performed; oversees cleaning of agricultural facilities; prepares reports on equipment, and materials; keeps records and prepares estimates to forecast needs and order supplies to maintain inventory levels; will transport or arrange for transport of animals, equipment, feed, and/or supplies; maintains health and safety standards to ensure compliance with university, state, and federal and AAALAC rules and regulations.

For a complete description of this position, and to view all of our current postings, please go to www.jobs.msu.edu and select Support Staff under the Fast Jobs Search.

This week we are highlighting an executive staff assistant (Posting #0556) in the College of Education. The successful candidate serves as Executive Staff Assistant for the College of Education providing administrative and executive secretarial support to the dean and assisting with office management, while demonstrating judgment and maintaining strict confidentiality; duties include, but are not limited to: scheduling, coordinating, and maintaining the dean’s calendar and arranging travel, including domestic and international; assisting with event planning to include: catering, scheduling, booking of venues, registration, and providing on-site event support (including non-regular work hours); providing support to college-level committees and projects; interacting with administrators, trustees, alumni, donors, students, faculty, staff, and other constituents in order to represent the dean and the College of Education in a professional and confidential manner; attends meetings with and for the dean in order to acquire and disseminate information; composes and edits documents and correspondence; compiles and tracks financial data for the dean’s budget; acts proactively, handling diverse and multiple tasks and effectively prioritizing work during frequent interruptions; these and all other duties assigned are done in a confidential and professional manner; will use extensive knowledge and understanding of university policies and administrative procedures in order to respond to inquiries and initiate necessary courses of action; performs other duties as assigned.

For a complete description of this position, and to view all of our current postings, please go to www.jobs.msu.edu and select Support Staff under the Fast Jobs Search.

This week we are highlighting an Information Technologist II (Posting #0457) in Information Technology Services. The successful candidate will independently perform a full range of university-wide responsibilities (on- and off-campus) using equipment and diagnostic/management software to test, monitor, troubleshoot, deploy, and maintain the MSUnet Wireless service. Manages the technical implementation of large scale wireless projects and coordination with outside vendors; provides technical expertise to the team, department, and MSU community; resolves wireless problems reported through the MSUnet trouble report line, problem database and network monitoring systems- problems may be hardware or software related. Provides expert technical assistance, troubleshooting, and advice to campus wireless network users and customers; maintains and increases technical knowledge through coursework, workshops, independent study, and seminars; performs other duties as assigned.

For a complete description of this position, and to view all of our current postings, please go to www.jobs.msu.edu and select Support Staff under the Fast Jobs Search.

This week we are highlighting an Information Technologist I (Posting #0376) in the College of Veterinary Medicine. This position will serve as Picture Archive and Communications Server (PACS) administrator who shall be accountable for overseeing the Radiology image management system (McKesson Horizon Medical Imaging), as well as supporting/associated systems; communicates with end users to determine their needs; will work with the CVM Keller Technology (KTC) Infrastructure team to determine networking and storage needs; coordinates and supports the interfaces between PACS and imaging devices; provides backup support for VetStar, the Veterinary Medical Center (VMC) hospital information system.

For a complete description of this position, and to view all of our current postings, please go to www.jobs.msu.edu and select Support Staff under the Fast Jobs Search.

This week we are highlighting a Development Officer I (Posting #0325) in University Development. This position assists the Director of Development for the College of Music with the planning and implementing of a comprehensive fundraising program for the College of Music; directs the special and annual gift programs for the college; manages the volunteer relations as it relates to concert sponsorships and special gift fundraising activities; manages the annual fund campaigns including faculty/staff, patrons, and alumni constituents; manages coordination efforts for corporate/foundation/association efforts for outreach and engagement efforts for the college and two community music schools; oversees College of Music Alumni Board which meets 2-3 times annually; reports to the Director of Development for the College of Music; requires in-state travel and some out-of-state travel.

For a complete description of this position, and to view all of our current postings, please go to www.jobs.msu.edu and select Support Staff under the Fast Jobs Search.

This week we are highlighting a Buyer (Posting #0241) in Purchasing. This position procures moderately complex commodities, equipment, materials or services in accordance with the university’s purchasing policies and procedures; duties of this position include: evaluates purchase requisitions for clarity of specifications; determines prospective suppliers for bid solicitations; requests competitive quotations; prepares analyses of supplier quotations; negotiates contracts; issues purchase orders; maintains appropriate procurement documentation for review and audit purposes; meets with suppliers regarding service expectations and performance; represents University Services at supplier and client events, both on- and off-campus; interacts with accounts payable staff to resolve invoice discrepancies and amend purchase orders.

For a complete description of this position, and to view all of our current postings, please go to www.jobs.msu.edu and select Support Staff under the Fast Jobs Search.

This week we are highlighting a Senior Human Resources Professional (Posting #0117) in Human Resources Assistant Vice President. This position provides SAP HCM Project Lifecycle Support for Organizational Management and Personnel Administration; performs requirements analysis for new/revised requirements and issues/breaks; gathers, documents, communicates, and validates requirements with business owners and stakeholders; designs solutions for enhancements, reports, interfaces, conversions, forms, and workflow; develops and maintains related internal documentation and provides knowledge transfer as required; conducts testing – functional unit testing, integration testing, payroll comparison testing, and security role testing; creates and executes test plans and scenarios to ensure comprehensive testing of new or changed system functionality and SAP support packs and enhancement packs; maintains SAP HCM enterprise software and related applications by configuring the system to update various information based on business cycles and/or requirements; researches, evaluates, implements, and tests SAP notes to remediate system issues and updates to comply with federal, state, and local legislation or technology changes; supports SAP HCM users in central offices to resolve issues and provide ongoing guidance; provides end-user support for escalated issues requiring complex functional/technical knowledge.

For a complete description of this position, and to view all of our current postings, please go to www.jobs.msu.edu and select Support Staff under the Fast Jobs Search. 

This week we are highlighting a Development Officer II (Posting #0019) in University Advancement. This position serves as a Regional Director of Development and will focus efforts on donors and prospects whose philanthropic capacity is $100,000 and more, managing a portfolio of approximately 200 identified major gift prospects for discovery, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship; will average 15 to 20 face-to-face visits per month which result in significant progress toward major gifts or the qualification and rating of new prospects, and 2 to 4 major gift solicitations per month that garner capital, endowed, annual, and deferred support; will work from an office at Michigan State University and travel to the region regularly; already a very experienced fundraiser, communicator, and collaborator who understands the unique nature of the region, he/she becomes knowledgeable about MSU colleges and constituency units, representing them to the Midwest area alumni and friends and soliciting them on behalf of colleagues on campus and/or the university as a whole; whether working independently, with their regional fundraising colleagues, or as part of a team, he/she juggles day-to-day fundraising with the multiple demands of working with donors/prospects, hosting events, and arranging individual appointments for university leadership, building networks of volunteers who take active roles in the current capital campaign, and documenting activity on University Advancement’s database.

For a complete description of this position, and to view all of our current postings, please go to www.jobs.msu.edu and select Support Staff under the Fast Jobs Search.