"Executive Assistant to the Vice President and Chief Resilience Officer"

The Executive Assistant (EA) provides confidential and executive-level administrative support to the Vice President for Safety and Risk Services and Chief Resilience Officer (VP-CRO). Reporting to the Vice President, this position works closely with the SRS Chief of Staff and Director of Operations, and is a member of the SRS office administrative team. This role is responsible for a broad set of assignments and is expected to handle many sensitive and confidential issues. This position regularly requires the exercise of independent judgment. The executive assistant is responsible for effectively managing and scheduling the VP-CRO's extensive meeting schedules while maintaining the ability to react quickly to emerging issues, which could include highly sensitive, confidential, security, incident response, and law enforcement matters. This role includes contributions in event coordination, project management, travel coordination, budgeting, and communication within SRS and with other offices. In addition, this position supports the VP-CRO's work as co-director of the Institute for Resilient Organizations, Communities, and Environment research institute; and administration of Disaster Resilient Universities network. This position serves a critical coordination role for the VP-CRO's external-facing presentations and meeting schedule as it relates to the UO's strategic leadership, safety, security, risk management, and institutional resilience.

The EA also serves as a communications link with constituents, including government officials, state officials/agencies leads, university leadership, faculty, staff, and students within UO. The EA serves as the primary contact for all matters related to the VP-CRO's schedule and activities in consultation with the VP-CRO's Chief of Staff, and as such, must possess excellent oral and written communication skills, be well grounded in the university mission and brand and exhibit well-developed skills in diplomacy, tact, and team building. The EA provides critical background information to the Vice President before meetings, ensuring the Vice President has the necessary context for meeting goals and participants.

This unit may provide essential services during times of emergencies and inclement weather. This position may be required to fulfill essential services and functions during these times.