Adminastraive Assistant (ETS)| Temporary

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Ensures office activities comply with Emory policies and procedures.
• Responds to incoming telephone calls.
• Maintains calendars and prioritizes meeting requests for management.
• Reviews incoming correspondence and identifies items of special interest to management; handles routine correspondence and prepares appropriate responses.
• May complete forms, grant applications, and/or correspondence associated with programs.
• Prepares charts and graphs for reports and presentations.
• Creates and edits scientific, programmatic or other reports associated with department's primary business.
• Schedules meetings and handles logistics for meetings and special events.
• Prepares materials for meetings and special events. Initiates, processes, and maintains records and invoices.
• Keeps management apprised of account status, identifies cost-effective solutions and may authorize expenditures.
• May monitor or maintain budgets and grants, assist with budget development, and prepare related expense reports and reimbursements.
• Plans and coordinates travel arrangements.
• Maintains databases and spreadsheets; may also analyze data and design/generate associated reports. Establishes and organizes filing systems.
• Oversees ordering and maintenance of office supplies.
• May supervise or direct the work of support staff and/or students.
• Performs related responsibilities as required.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor's degree or the combination of a high school diploma (or equivalency) and five years of administrative support or secretarial experience.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office including PowerPoint, Outlook and Excel.
• Experience with collaboration tools (OneDrive, Zoom, Teams, and/or others).

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite.
• Experience using collaboration and productivity tools such as Microsoft Teams, SharePoint, OneDrive, Zoom and Outlook.
• Experience coordinating travel arrangements, processing reimbursements, and managing expense reports.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Able to handle confidential and sensitive information with discretion and professionalism.
• Excellent organizational skills and able to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines on time.
• Experience planning and coordinating meetings, conferences, workshops, or special events.
• Ability to work independently while exercising sound judgement and problem-solving skills.
• Experience supporting multiple managers or a large department simultaneously.

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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