Executive Administrative Assistant - Campus Services

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Job Description

Provides administrative support to the highest level of administration within the organization, primarily consisting of board-approved or reviewed executives and central senior academic and administrative deans reporting to the Provost or Dean of the School of Medicine. Examples are limited to a Dean of a College or School, Vice President, President or Chief Executive Officer of an affiliate, etc.

Handles meeting and conference logistics; prepares and monitors budgets and project proposals; researches and compiles information for reports and presentations, including chart and graph preparation; manages office preparations.

Maintains calendar for one or several executives and ensures appropriate preparation for daily activities; may coordinate domestic or foreign travel arrangements.

Reviews incoming correspondences to executive and forwards appropriately or, based on a knowledge of recipient's views, may respond for them.

Leads meetings addressing specific operational issues and develops recommendations and action plans towards their resolution.

Assists in the administration and interpretation of policies and procedures for the organization and department.

May supervise and schedule clerical and secretarial staff, initiates paperwork for employee transactions, and assists in investigating and resolving employee issues or concerns.

May act as a spokesperson for departmental inquiries.

Performs related responsibilities as required.

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in business administration, communications or a related field and three years of office administration or senior secretarial experience, or equivalent combination of experience, education, and training.

Previous experience with various personal computer software applications.

Positions in this classification may require the ability to type or keyboard 60 accurate words per minute.

Note: Position tasks are required to be performed in-person at an Emory University location; working remote is not an option. Emory reserves the right to change this status with notice to employee.

Additional Details

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