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HERC: Metro New York & Southern Connecticut Senior Administrative Assistant in New Haven, Connecticut

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: Demonstrated experience with surgical and or clinical scheduling. Demonstrated intermediate proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint. Ability and willingness to learn new technology and systems. Excellent attendance record, punctuality, and reliability. Strong work ethic and professional demeanor. Required Skill/ability 2: Ability to act independently. Strong ability to multi-task, take high level of initiative and identify and resolve problems as a member of the team. Strong organizational skills with attention to detail and the ability to effectively meet deadlines. Ability to be flexible with change. Required Skill/ability 3: Proven ability with financial transactions, for example, processing expense reimbursements and invoices. Demonstrated initiative and follow-through on projects, taking ownership for assigned functions. Ability to manage multiple calendars and maintain accurate records. Required Skill/ability 4: Demonstrated ability to multitask, prioritize, and work effectively with conflicting or competing deadlines with great attention to detail. Impeccable problem-solving skills with the ability to deal with complex issues, crises, and sensitive situations and the ability to work independently and flexibly as part of a team. Required Skill/ability 5: Excellent verbal, written & interpersonal communication skills. Self-motivated, ability to take initiative, problem solve & exercise independent judgment. Ability to exercise discretion & maintain strict confidentiality & diplomacy in handling sensitive materials. Excellent customer service skills, the ability to interact well with a diverse population. Preferred Education: Experience with Workday and Q-genda a plus. Epic experience. Experience supporting Sr. leadership. Work Week: Standard (M-F equal number of hours per day) Posting Position Title: Senior Administrative Assistant University Job Title: Senior Administrative Assistant Preferred Education, Experience and Skills: Experience with Workday and Q-genda a plus. Epic experience. Experience supporting Sr. leadership. 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 experience and education.
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