EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT

State of Virginia•Norfolk, VA

35d

About The Position

The incumbent in this position will serve as the Executive Assistant to the Dean of the Honors College. The duties include running the Honors College office in an efficient manner, supporting the dean, maintaining data bases, supervising student workers, disseminating information to various university and community agencies, dealing with the complex problems arising from interacting with over 700 students, and the campus, and the public. The incumbent will also be responsible for assisting with the departmental budget.

Requirements

Considerable knowledge of effective customer service and problem resolution techniques.
Working knowledge of information systems and other PC-related software used to prepare correspondence, produce reports and manipulate data.
Working knowledge of accounting or bookkeeping principles, policies and procedures.
Demonstrated outstanding organizational and time management skills.
Demonstrated effective oral and written communication skills.
Demonstrated proofreading skills to include the ability to use proper grammar, spelling and punctuation.
Demonstrated outstanding ability to work in a fast-paced environment in a highly professional manner with a diverse group of faculty, staff, academic administrators and visitors.
Demonstrated ability to resolve and interpret complex issues and/or policies and prioritize tasks independently.
Demonstrated ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously with minimum supervision.
Demonstrated ability to understand, interpret and explain policies and procedures and to exercise sound judgment in dealing with people, information and problems.
Demonstrated ability to pay close attention to detail.
Demonstrated ability to work with a budget.