Title: Administrative Office Specialist III - Fine Arts

State Role Title: Administrative Assistant III

Hiring Range: $45,000-51,100

Pay Band: 3

Agency: Norfolk State University

Location: Norfolk State University

Agency Website: www.nsu.edu

Recruitment Type: General Public - G

Job Duties

To provide administrative support that enhances the capabilities of the Department of Visual and Performing Arts and Fine Arts Division. The position also ensures that the work activities are productive and focused on results and the operations of VPAR Fine Arts are in compliance with Norfolk State University’s policies and procedures; provides accurate records, as well as related capacity building to facilitate the proper and productive instruction of students in studio and lecture formats of instruction. Services are effectively delivered, supports university, college and departmental goals.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelors Degree required.
• Knowledge of desktop publishing required.
• Evidence of continued interest in current programming and in higher education.

Additional Considerations

• Experience with Accounts Payable/Procurement Processes
• Familiarity with arts organizations and/or arts programming

Special Instructions

You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your account to check the status of your application for this position.

Submit your application, including a cover letter, resume and reference information for your most recent employers to jobs.virginia.gov. Cover letter should address your compatibility with the listed minimum and preferred qualifications.

Application and/or résumé for this position must be submitted electronically by 11:59 p.m. on the closing date through the Commonwealth of Virginia’s Job Board/Recruitment Management System (RMS). Mailed, emailed, faxed, or hand-delivered applications and/or résumés will not be accepted. Applicants who possess an Interagency Placement Screening Form (Yellow Form) or a Preferential Hiring Form (Blue Form) as issued under the Department of Human Resources Management (DHRM) Policy 1.30 Layoff (Commonwealth of Virginia Employees Only), must attach these forms when submitting their state application and/or résumé. The decision to interview an applicant is based solely on the information received for this position from either the electronic application and/or résumé. RMS provides a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your RMS account to check the status of your application for this position.


Norfolk State University conducts background checks on all candidates identified as a finalist for employment consideration. The type of background check(s) performed is dependent upon the type of position for which you have been identified as a finalist and may include: criminal history, including sexual offender registry checks, reference checks, degree validation, DMV (driving) records, license verification, and credit report reviews. The results of background checks are made available to University employing officials. As a finalist, you will be required to sign an Authorization to Release form. Norfolk State University utilizes Form I-9 and E-Verify in the verification of eligibility for employment. Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S. without employer sponsorship

Contact Information

Name: Norfolk State University

Phone: 7578238160

Email: None

In support of the Commonwealth’s commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly COD) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Service-Connected Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS/DBVI to get their AHP Letter. Requesting an AHP Letter can be found at AHP Letter or by calling DARS at 800-552-5019.

Note: Applicants who received a Certificate of Disability from DARS or DBVI dated between April 1, 2022- February 29, 2024, can still use that COD as applicable documentation for the Alternative Hiring Process.