Executive Assistant

Qualifications:

Job Qualifications:

• Bachelor s degree plus a minimum of two years progressively responsible administrative experience or a minimum of five years of progressively responsible administrative experience required.
• Significant experience working with Zoom as well as Microsoft Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, and Excel required; familiarity with Adobe Acrobat preferred.
• Familiarity with central administration within a complex academic environment is preferred.

Competencies:

• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills.
• Ability to handle public contacts with courtesy, clarity and diplomacy.
• Ability to handle sensitive and confidential situations and information with absolute discretion and tact.
• Ability to maintain calm and courteous demeanor and to work productively despite heavy workload, competing priorities, complex problems, and tight deadlines.
• Excellent problem-solving skills.
• Ability to use appropriate resources to resolve an issue.
• Ability to follow an issue through to resolution.
• Considerable skill in working both independently and as a team member.
• Ability to take initiative and organize and complete projects with minimal supervision.
• Proficiency with word processing applications, spreadsheets, and databases.
• Working Conditions and Physical Requirements:
• Minimal physical effort is required. Typical tasks will require keyboarding; bending; stooping to reach files; light lifting; sitting; standing.
• Consistent with its obligations under the law, the University will provide reasonable accommodation to any employee with a disability who requires accommodation to perform the essential functions of his or her job.
• Some evening or weekend work may be required on occasion.