Administrative & Communications Assistant

POSITION SUMMARY

The Administrative & Communications Assistant is expected to perform a wide variety of duties. These duties may involve routine standard assignments and non-standard assignments. This may require integrating different and unrelated processes and procedures to achieve a desired outcome. The Administrative & Communications Assistant is expected to work independently and with a high degree of competence under the supervision and guidance of the HK Business Operations Manager. The position will collaborate with and may receive direction from the Marketing Manager of the University of Hawaii at Manoa School of Nursing & Dental Hygiene (SONDH).

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Location: UH Manoa

Hours per week: 40; Mon-Fri 8:00am-4:30pm

MINIMUM QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

Education/Training

• Associate's degree or equivalent certification in Business Administration, Education, Communications, or a related field, OR an equivalent combination of education and relevant professional experience, which includes previous supervisory experience.

Experience/Skill

• Three years of professional experience with responsibilities in administration operations, outreach coordination, communications, marketing, project management or equivalent education/training or experience.
• Experience to demonstrate:
  • Procuring services, processing payments, and organizing items.
  • Planning and execution of day-of logistical coordination for events.
  • Formatting and typesetting documents and reports, basic understanding of photography and file formats, and setting up documents for printing at professional printers.
  • Supporting multiple individuals within the leadership team while managing ongoing routine projects and responsibilities.
  • Working knowledge of Google Suite including Sites, Drive, Docs, Sheets, Slides, and Forms.
  • Editing templated collateral materials using Canva, Piktochart or other similar software.
• Ability to interpret and present information and ideas clearly and accurately in writing, verbally, and by preparing reports and other materials.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with organizations, groups, team leaders and members, vendors, and individuals.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills are required, as well as communication with staff, between departments, and with clients and contractors.
• Ability to operate a personal computer and word processing software such as Microsoft Suite, including but not limited to Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Publisher, etc.
• Basics understanding of social media and experience using various social media platforms.
• Ability to use Dropbox or other similar online storage services to file documents with an understanding of file naming conventions and best practices of organizing online documents for a medium-size organization.

BENEFITS

• Generous time off benefits
• 100% employee health and dental coverage and vision
• Flexible spending plan
• Retirement plan with up to 3% dollar-for-dollar company matching contributions
• 100% company paid group Life/AD&D/LTD insurance
• Employee assistance program (EAP)
• Pet Insurance, Prepaid legal with competitive rates

UHP Hawai'i is an EEO employer.