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 ability to handle a diverse workload in an intensive multi-tasking environment. Required Skill/ability 2: Ability to prioritize work, manage multiple tasks, creatively problem-solve, and meet tight deadlines independently and as part of a team. Attention to detail, organized and professional demeanor. Required Skill/ability 3: Well-developed computer skills; advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and Outlook. Required Skill/ability 4: Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both verbal and written; ability to deal effectively with all levels of staff with demonstrated outstanding organizational and customer service skills. Proven ability to draft, edit, and proofread correspondence for content, style, and grammatical accuracy; excellent spelling, grammar, and proofreading skills. Required Skill/ability 5: Prior experience in a administrative support role. Preferred Education: Experience with Workday preferred. Experience working in a medical school, academic, or hospital setting. Experience handling travel arrangements. Work Week: Standard (M-F equal number of hours per day) Posting Position Title: Senior Administrative Assistant University Job Title: Senior Administrative Assistant - Education Preferred Education, Experience and Skills: Experience with Workday preferred. Experience working in a medical school, academic, or hospital setting. Experience handling travel arrangements. 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.

Senior Administrative Assistant - Education | Yale University - Military Veterans

at HERC - Metro New York & Southern Connecticut

New Haven, CT