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Employer Name: Yale University

1. Oversees and coordinates administrative, program, and office activities. Establishes, selects, implements, and coordinates office procedures and systems. Serves as principal source of information to students, staff, and faculty on policies, procedures, programs, and office activities. 2. Oversees, instructs, and coordinates activities of support staff. Oversees the preparation of materials for grants, contracts and budgets. Monitors expenditures and reconciles financial statements. 3. Provides editorial support for a journal/publication. Proofreads and edits material for grammatical and factual accuracy. Tracks copy through various editing and production stages. Communicates with authors, printers, and others concerned with published work. 4. Determines administrative, facility, and equipment needs for symposia, lectures, seminars, and conferences. Assembles and arranges for necessary items. Determines sources of data. Compiles, synthesizes and manipulates data. Summarizes findings and writes reports or portions of reports. 5. Greets visitors. Answers and screens telephone calls. Assesses nature of business. Responds to requests for information and provides assistance. Screens and responds to mail. 6. Formats, keyboard, proofread, and edits correspondence, reports, manuscripts, grants, and other material. Assembles attachments and corresponding material. Reviews outgoing material for completeness, dates, and signatures. Composes substantive correspondence and written material. 7. Coordinates travel arrangements. Schedules and coordinates meetings and appointments. Orders and maintains inventory of supplies. Takes minutes or dictation. Performs additional functions incidental to office activities. Required Skill/ability 1: Excellent verbal and written communication skills; emphasis on advanced writing ability with a strong attention to detail. Excellent follow up and research skills. Writing samples required. Candidates are strongly encouraged to submit a cover letter. Required Skill/ability 2: Intermediate to advanced skills with Windows and Microsoft Suite (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook) or equivalent. Internet navigation skills. Required Skill/ability 3: Excellent independent judgment and ability to maintain confidentiality. Required Skill/ability 4: Innovative and creative self-starter, ability to demonstrate initiative and integrity, and aptitude for learning new systems. Required Skill/ability 5: Ability to work independently and effectively while engaging and performing as part of a team. Ability to prioritize and manage conflicting demands in a deadline-oriented, fast-paced work environment. Preferred Education: Demonstrated experience with community engagement platforms and CRM databases. Demonstrated experience in higher education and with event support. Strong interest in and/or experience working with alumni and students. Work Week: Standard (M-F equal number of hours per day) Posting Position Title: Senior Administrative Assistant University Job Title: Program Coordinator, Alumni Relations Preferred Education, Experience and Skills: Demonstrated experience with community engagement platforms and CRM databases. Demonstrated experience in higher education and with event support. Strong interest in and/or experience working with alumni and students. Six years of related work experience, four of them in the same job family at the next lower level, and high school level education; or four years of related work experience and an Associate's degree; or little or no work experience and a Bachelor's degree in a related field; or an equivalent combination of demonstrated experience and education.