Administrative Services Assistant

STI; Alabama; On-site; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

STI in Alabama seeks an experienced administrative professional to relieve an executive of routine tasks and provide high-level support. You will act as a liaison between the governor's office, departments, and community groups, attending meetings and gathering information.

Responsibilities include supervising clerical staff, training others, handling correspondence, arranging travel, and maintaining expense accounts.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university is required.
• Qualifying full-time sub-professional, paraprofessional, or professional experience may substitute for education, year-for-year, up to four years.

Responsibilities

• Relieve an executive of administrative detail by performing routine to average tasks and assignments.
• Serve as liaison between the executive's office and governor's office, departments, and agencies.
• Coordinate travel arrangements, expense reports, and office operations.
• Supervise and evaluate clerical staff and make personnel recommendations.

Skills

Staff supervision

Clerical support

Interpersonal communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Job Description
under general supervision, is responsible for professional staff work of routine through average difficulty in relieving an executive of Administrative detail; and performs related work as required. An employee in this class routinely performs general assignments to relieve an executive of Administrative detail and other duties which do not require his/her personal attention. Routinely acts as liaison between executive's office and the governor's office, departmental staff, and other state departments and agencies, local and federal agencies, and community organizations and groups; attends legislative functions and meetings as required to gain information; routinely handles complaints and requests from members of the legislature and other departments, citizens, and employees, as required; attends receptions, luncheons, dinners, and other gatherings in performing personal contact duties. Assigns, trains, supervises, and evaluates assigned clerical and other staff and their work; makes recommendations on personnel actions such as employment, promotion, demotion, transfer, retention, and increases for exceptional performance. Handles routine correspondence including composition of replies and routes to the appropriate operating division for reply; prepares non-routine correspondence as requested; assembles information for speeches, staff meetings, and other purposes; may take minutes at staff meetings. Makes travel arrangements; keeps expense accounts; orders office supplies as needed. Operates standard office machines and equipment as necessary. Education and Experience: Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor's degree; qualifying full- time increasingly responsible sub-professional experience or paraprofessional or professional experience may be substituted for the required education, on a year-for-year basis, to a maximum of four years.