Office Assistant (Part-Time)

Overview:

The Office Assistant supports day-to-day office operations for IHS and the Mercatus Center, helping maintain a professional and efficient work environment across two locations.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Greet and assist guests with hospitality and professionalism.
• Answer and direct phone calls; provide timely follow-up and excellent customer service.
• Sort and distribute mail and packages for staff and subtenants; coordinate urgent deliveries.
• Set up workspaces for new employees and assist with office moves.
• Manage office supply inventory; ensure shared spaces are stocked and orderly.
• Maintain cleanliness in shared areas, including weekly fridge and conference room checks.
• Support the Office Manager with record keeping, access protocols, and general admin tasks.

Minimum Qualifications:

• 02 years of office or customer service experience
• Strong communication and multitasking skills
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office
• Familiarity with mail systems (e.g., FedEx, USPS, postage meters)

Physical Demands:

• Regularly required to talk, hear, stand, walk, and reach.
• Must be able to lift up to 20 lbs.

Position Type / Hours:
Part-time, in-house: MondayFriday, 10:00 AM2:00 PM. Occasional flexibility may be required.

EEO Statement: We are an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.

Employee Benefits: Salary is competitive and will be commensurate with experience. In addition, Mercatus provides excellent benefits to all individual employees, including full health and dental coverage, flexible spending accounts, long-term disability and life insurance, a 403(b) retirement savings program, parking/travel benefits, and twelve free credits per year at George Mason University.

About the Mercatus Center at George Mason University: For over 40 years, the Mercatus Center at George Mason University has been the worlds premier university source for market-oriented ideasbridging the gap between academic ideas and real-world problems. A university-based research center, Mercatus works to advance knowledge about how markets work to improve our lives by training graduate students, conducting research, and applying sound economics to offer solutions to societys most pressing problems.