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Review of Applications Begins

March 3, 2025; Position open until filled

Special Instructions to Applicants

Please complete the online application, including all your relevant work experience and education on the form. We will use that information to determine if applicants meet the minimum qualifications. Please also include three professional references.

Department Summary

The University of Oregon School of Law is a dynamic ABA-accredited law school and Oregon’s only public law school. Degrees offered include: Juris Doctor (JD), Master of Laws (LLM), Master of Conflict and Dispute Resolution (CRES), and a minor in undergraduate legal studies. Oregon Law’s mission is to provide a world-class education. We prepare students through excellent classroom teaching paired with a multitude of practical experience opportunities and robust professional development. Our faculty produce exceptional research and scholarship. We accomplish our mission in a positive, inclusive environment where we strive to provide everyone opportunities to grow, contribute, and develop. Our aim is to learn, teach, and practice the principles of equity and justice as critical foundations for our overall effort to achieve excellence as a top-ranked law school. Success in this work requires a diverse group of people in various faculty and staff roles working in one of our two locations, Eugene and Portland. The University of Oregon is located within the traditional homelands of the Southern Kalapuya. Learn more about Oregon Law at law.uoregon.edu, and consider joining our teamResolution Oregon (RO) is housed in the University of Oregon School of Law and shares the same administrative structure. Resolution Oregon supports 15 community dispute resolution centers (CDRCs) in 24 Oregon counties through grant making, consultation, training, research, technical assistance, networking, and collaborative activities and initiatives. More than $1,400,000 in grants is awarded each biennium.

Position Summary

The purpose of this position is to provide grant management, technical and administrative support to Resolution Oregon, as well as to provide ongoing direct support for the administrator. CDRCs utilize the program assistant as a resource for information, technical assistance, and grant management purposes. This position ensures that available grant funds are administered properly, efficiently, and effectively; and works with the director and community program staff to promote quality community dispute resolution services in Oregon.This position performs administrative support of moderate complexity requiring in-depth knowledge of policies, practices, and procedures. The work consists of independently performing a full range of standard and non-standard assignments and resolving a variety of non-recurring problems. This position will provide direct support to help ensure the integrity and success of this program. The Program Assistant may be required to travel periodically to provide administrative support for meetings throughout the state.This position is .5 FTE and reports to the administrator of Resolution Oregon. The administrator reports to the Associate Dean of Faculty Research and Programs.This position has been identified as having a high level of flexibility in location, including the option to work at a remote location outside of a UO location. All adjusted work arrangements require supervisor and leadership approval and may be periodically reassessed.

Minimum Requirements

• Two years of general clerical experience. One year of which included typing, word processing, or other experience generating documents;OR
• An Associate degree in Office Occupations or Office Technology;OR
• Graduation from a private school of business with a Certificate in Office Occupations or Office Technology and one year of general clerical experience.College courses in Office Occupations or Office Technology will substitute for the required experience on a year-for-year basis.

Professional Competencies

• Knowledge of grant administration.
• Ability to work effectively with students, staff, and faculty from culturally diverse backgrounds and with multiple intersectional identities; and advance diversity, equity, and inclusion in the university community.
• Experience providing accounting and budgeting support.
• Excellent organizational skills and detail orientation.
• Exceptional interpersonal skills, which include professionalism and collegiality in a team environment.
• Self-motivated, with the ability to make independent decisions and the technical skills necessary to develop and implement administrative procedures, compile and aggregate statistics, and plan for program needs with minimal supervision.
• Technical proficiency in Word, Excel, PowerPoint.
• Ability to conduct basic web-based and library research.
• Integrity in handling confidential and discreet information.

Preferred Qualifications

• Interest in the subject matter and field of conflict resolution, mediation, negotiation (experience in the field a plus).
• Experience in higher education or knowledge of the university and its programs.
• Experience in legislative processes or legislative advocacy.

FLSA Exempt: No