Administrative Support Supervisor

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Closing Date:

01/15/2026

Type of Position:

Administrative Operations and Support

Workstudy Position:

No

Job Type:

Regular

Work Shift:

Day Shift (United States of America)

Sponsorship Available:

No

Institution Name:

University of Arkansas, Fayetteville

Founded in 1871, the University of Arkansas is a land grant institution, classified by the Carnegie Foundation among the nation’s top 2 percent of universities with the highest level of research activity. The University of Arkansas works to advance the state and build a better world through education, research, and outreach by providing transformational opportunities and skills, fostering a welcoming climate, and nurturing creativity, discovery, and the spread of new ideas and innovations.

The University of Arkansas campus is located in Fayetteville, a welcoming community ranked as one of the best places to live in the U.S. The growing region surrounding Fayetteville is home to numerous Fortune 500 companies and one of the nation’s strongest economies. Northwest Arkansas is also quickly gaining a national reputation for its focus on the arts and overall quality of life.

As an employer, the University of Arkansas offers a vibrant work environment and a workplace culture that promotes a healthy work-life balance. The benefits package includes university contributions to health, dental, life and disability insurance, tuition waivers for employees and their families, 12 official holidays, immediate leave accrual, and a choice of retirement programs with university contributions ranging from 5 to 10% of employee salary.

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Department:

UAPG Fiscal Support Staff

Department's Website:

https://engineering.uark.edu/

Summary of Job Duties:

The Administrative Support Supervisor is the point person for UAPG stakeholders to contact for assistance with a variety of needs, from purchasing, to conference registration, to travel, and other needs as directed. Travel planning, booking and reconciliation for UAPG students, faculty and staff is an essential piece of this position's daily tasking. Pcard/Tcard reconciliations are of the utmost importance at UA and failing to stay current can create hardships for the entire UAPG operations team. These reconciliation responsibilities extend past the UAPG Administrative Team to include MUSiC, HiDEC, and NCREPT, and other stakeholders as directed. FedEx shipping for UAPG stakeholders is also routed through this position.

Assist the Mantooth research group with procurement activities related to their respective projects/awards. This can include working with Travel, Procurement, Export Control, UA Legal and other UA business units as deemed necessary. Many of these tasks are research critical. Following up on these tasks and escalating, as necessary, is crucial to the continued success of the research team.

Maintaining the Procurement Log within SmartSheets is essential to the success of the UAPG Finance Team. The transparency this provides allows any member of the finance team to step in to help if the wor