"Executive Assistant"

Description

The Executive Assistant to the Dean serves as the Dean's primary assistant with the responsibility strategically managing the Dean's calendar, appointments, travel, and partnerships with internal and external stakeholders. The Executive Assistant to the Dean also provides leadership and guidance to Departmental Assistants to ensure that the vision, policies and procedures of the College and University are understood and executed across all units.

The Executive Assistant to the Dean resolves minor problems before they reach the Dean and moves through a variety of tasks while handling difficulties that may arise. Gather and prepare materials for various meetings that Dean attends, or be able to represent the Dean in meetings as necessary. Assist Dean with partners, internal and external stake holders, as well as communicating with external stake holders and donors. Serves as the Board Secretary for the Aggie Academy Advisory Board and communicates with the College of Education Advisory Board.

Make travel arrangements for Dean in Chrome River, knowledge of the banner system, Zoom, back-up the EA for Business & Finance for People Admin, Aggie Mart, and have knowledge other of the university systems used to include Excel spreadsheets, Power Point presentations and any additional Microsoft Office Suites necessary. Draft letters, memos, reports, agendas, and presentations. Manage and monitor information that impacts Dean. Act as building representative.

The Executive Assistant to the Dean also engages in leading special projects on behalf of the Dean.

Primary Function of Organizational Unit

The mission of the College of Education is to prepare highly skilled and innovative educators, leaders, and counselors who advance the human condition in local, state, national, and global communities. Building on the N.C. A&T legacy as a historically Black university (HBCU) dedicated to exemplary teaching, scholarship and effective public service, the College of Education offers degrees at the baccalaureate, master's, and doctoral levels. Our graduates are catalysts for transformative action to improve education and counseling in diverse contexts and communities.

The College of Education comprises three departments: the Department of Counseling, the Department of Leadership Studies and Adult Education, and the Department of Educator Preparation. The Department of Educator Preparation's programs are accredited by the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP). The Department of Counseling's programs are accredited by the Council Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP). The College of Education also has oversight of the University's Laboratory School, Aggie Academy, an innovative STEAM school for scholars in grades 3-5, located in an off campus location.

Established in 1891, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University (A&T) is a public, historically black, land-grant institution located in Greensboro, North Carolina. North Carolina A&T and other 1890 land-grant institutions were established by the Second Morrill Act, which expanded the system of land-grant universities to include a historically Black institution in those states where segregation denied people of color access to the land grant institutions established by the First Morrill Act in 1862.

Requirements

High School diploma or equivalency and three years of progressively responsible administrative/office management experience; or graduation with an associate's degree in Secretarial Science, Business Administration, or a related discipline and one year of progressively responsible administrative/office management experience; or bachelor's degree, preferably in Business Administration or a related discipline; or equivalent combination of training and experience..All degrees must be received from appropriately accredited institutions.

Preferred

• Five (5) years with Executive Assistance experience
• Knowledge of Apple Technology and/or Apple Teacher Certified
• Strong interpersonal skills and communication skills