Executive Assistant II

**Executive Assistant II** **Posting Number:** SF02207 **Position Type:** Professional Staff **Union:** Non-Union Non-Classified Staff **Pay Grade Level:** Grade Level: 8 **Pay Grade Range:** Salary Hiring Range: $70,000 - $72,500 **Department:** Community Equity and Div. **Campus Location:** Kingston **Job Description Summary:** **About URI:** The University of Rhode Island enrolls approximately 17,000 students across its graduate and undergraduate programs and is the State's flagship public research university, as well as the land grant and sea grant university, for the state of Rhode Island. The main campus is located in the historic village of Kingston, and the Bay Campus is located in Narragansett. Both campuses are near major beaches in a beautiful coastal community. URI is just 30 minutes from Providence, RI and within easy reach of Newport, Boston, and New York City. \\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_ **The position is an in-person work schedule.** **POSITION SUMMARY:** Provide assistance to the Vice President (VP) for Community, Equity and Diversity (CED). Serve as a key liaison between the VP, Assistant Vice President (AVP), units within the office, university stakeholders, and external partners. Develop and implement administrative systems and procedures that optimize workflow. Exercise judgment on routine administrative decisions and escalate complex issues appropriately. **Duties and Responsibilities:** **KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:** **Administrative and Operations Support:** Answer phones, greet visitors, and disseminate information to a diverse constituency. Handle information, and timely draft, respond to, and process written materials. Maintain organized, confidential filing system. Track and proactively manage deliverables and deadlines; provide timely follow-up on action items and monitor the completion of outstanding tasks. Assist with all matters related to the office, ensuring coordinated, professional, and efficient operations. **Budget and Fiscal Support:** In consultation with the VP, assist in the preparation and administration of the CED budget(s). Prepare spreadsheets and financial documents. Support purchasing and procurementprocesses including but not limited to handling orders for goods and services, making travel arrangements, submitting travel and expense reports submission, and related tasks. **Calendar Coordination and Meeting Support:** Effectively manage and arrange VP's calendar, including responding to routine and last-minute meeting requests for the VP and AVP. Prepare meeting materials, including agendas and briefing documents, by researching, compiling, and synthesizing relevant information. Maintain files, disseminate meeting materials, and take and distribute minutes. **Communications:** Support marketing and outreach efforts. Create and update public facing materials including slide decks, presentations, and other materials. Support compilation and publication of ad hoc and annual reports, presentations, community updates, and information. Gather data through various sources. Benchmark nationally as needed. Manage and maintain CED website, ensuring accuracy, accessibility, and alignment with URI brand and digital standards. **Event Support:** Support CED events, including meetings, conferences, retreats, and annual programs. Coordinate AV needs, catering (with attention to dietary requirements), room setup and materials preparation for meetings and events. **Student Leadership Development:** Hire and supervise student workers. **OTHER DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:** Perform other duties as assigned. Occasional evening, weekend, or overtime work may be required. **LICENSES, TOOLS, AND EQUIPMENT:** Personal computers, printers, word processing, database, spreadsheet, and scheduling software; website development and maintenance, videoconference, and collaboration platforms (Teams, Webex, etc.); Microsoft Office Suite, Google Suite. **Posting Date:** 09/10/2026 **To apply, visit #J-18808-Ljbffr Gamma Phi Omega International