Senior Administrative Assistant
Job Profile Summary
Senior administrative assistants are responsible for:
- Providing a wide variety of administrative support for a director, associate dean, or equivalent management level. May support more than one manager.
- Producing reports and correspondence; prioritizing and scheduling meetings, travel arrangements, etc. Ensuring all supporting information is produced and available.
- Overseeing office support staff and/or student workers including assisting in the selection and training of staff and students; allocation and review of work including performance feedback; and ongoing evaluation of department procedures to ensure efficiency.
- Acting as a liaison or contact person with other university departments, i.e. Budget Office, Registrar, Property Management, Human Resources, etc., and with outside organizations. Assists in the research, preparation and processing of information.
- Maintaining calendars to ensure time-critical issues such as provisional and annual performance reviews, performance management activities, group meetings, project reviews, etc. are identified and adhered to.
- Performing research to respond to requests and summarizes findings; completes special projects as assigned.
- Attending various meetings within the department. May serve on inter-departmental committees.