Executive Assistant to the Chancellor

Southern University System • Shreveport, LA

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About The Position

The Executive Assistant to the Chancellor performs a variety of specialized, complex, and confidential administrative assistance duties of the highest level of responsibility, confidentially, and sensitivity for the Chancellor and manages the administrative operations of the Chancellor's Office.

Requirements

• Must have a Bachelor's degree in business administration or a related field from an accredited university.
• Five or more years of experience in an administrative role reporting directly to senior management.
• Excellent written and verbal communication.
• Strong time-management skills and the ability to organize and coordinate multiple concurrent projects.
• Proficiency with office productivity tools and an aptitude for learning new software and systems.
• Flexible team player, willing to adapt to changes and unafraid of challenges.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality of information related to SUSLA and its employees.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in managing budgets and expenses.
• Experience in developing internal processes and filing systems.

Responsibilities

• Organize and manage the Chancellor's professional and personal scheduling, including agendas, mail, email, phone calls, client management and other campus logistics.
• Manage and arrange travel for the Chancellor, coordinating all lodging, transportation, meals and activities during travel.
• Screen and handle telephone communications for the office, screen and direct visitors and deal with administrative problems and inquiries as appropriate.
• Relieve Chancellor of a variety of administrative matters and serve as confidential, executive assistant. Assess importance of issues or conflicts, apply relevant policy, and brief supervisor.
• Prepare correspondence relative to administrative activities. Independently compose correspondences involving complex, sensitive, and non-routine matters. Maintain professionalism and strict confidentiality with all materials.
• Edit correspondence and reports for Chancellor's review. Prepare documents for contracts for implementation for and by the university.
• Serve as a primary point of direct administrative contact and liaison with other offices, individuals, and external institutions and agencies on a range of specified issues.
• Organize and facilitate meetings, conferences, and other special events or projects, as required.
• Update and organize files, including maintaining and securing files sensitive in nature. Collect data necessary to maintain university files, programs, and reports.
• Maintain Chancellor's CELT and Cabinet meeting minutes and files. Manage content and flow of information for the executive leadership team.
• Create spreadsheets, reports and PowerPoint presentations. Create and maintain a contact database for the Office of the Chancellor.
• Conduct and/or supervise special projects, which require the analysis and preparation of detailed reports for submission to the Board of Regents, and the Board of Supervisors for Southern University at Shreveport.
• Assist in the compilation and preparation of reports due from accreditation process and any institutional reports as required.
• Establish and implement office procedures necessary for routine operations of the Chancellor's Office.
• Follow proper purchasing procedures for requisitions, and maintain adequate supplies for the department, as well as purchasing for the office of the Chancellor.
• Perform other duties as assigned by Chancellor.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Educational Services
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree