Part-Time Administrative Assistant & Event Coordinator
CORE POSITION FUNCTIONS
Administrative Support
- Provide general administrative support to team members and departments as needed.
- Assist with scheduling meetings, coordinating calendars, and confirming appointments.
- Enter and maintain information in the DASH CRM system, ensuring information is accurate and up to date.
- Coordinate food orders, reservations, meeting materials, and other arrangements for internal and client meetings.
- Handle confidential and sensitive information with professionalism and discretion.
- Provide additional administrative support and assist with special projects as assigned.
Event Planning & Coordination
- Plan and coordinate assigned company, client, advisor, and employee events from initial planning through execution.
- Assist with the planning and execution of larger events and initiatives in partnership with other team members.
- Coordinate event logistics, including venues, catering, invitations, RSVPs, entertainment, gifts, signage, and event materials.
- Coordinate event-related travel, transportation, and accommodations, including flights, hotels, ground transportation, and other logistical arrangements as needed.
- Communicate and coordinate with vendors, venues, and internal team members to ensure event details are completed accurately and on schedule.
- Maintain guest lists, RSVP tracking, event timelines, budgets, checklists, and related communications.
- Research and coordinate venues, restaurants, vendors, and other event resources.
- Assist with event setup, onsite coordination, and breakdown for both onsite and offsite events.
- Support event communications and follow-up before and after events.
- Maintain an organized calendar of upcoming events, deadlines, and key deliverables.
Reception & Office Support
- Provide backup reception coverage during lunches, breaks, vacations, and other absences.
- Answer and direct rollover calls and greet clients, visitors, and vendors when providing coverage.
- Assist with mail, packages, deliveries, and preparation of conference rooms and common areas as needed.
- Help coordinate internal meetings, lunches, celebrations, and other office activities.
EXPECTATIONS OF THIS POSITION
Embrace Our Core Values
Demonstrate Schechter’s Core Values in day-to-day responsibilities and interactions:
- WOW Experience
- Special Place to Be and Grow
- We Are the Experts
Be an Ambassador for Schechter
Represent Schechter with professionalism, warmth, responsiveness, and attention to detail. Whether assisting with an event, supporting a team member, or interacting with a client or visitor, this position plays an important role in creating a positive Schechter experience.
Be a Team Player
Schechter functions as a team, and all team members are expected to contribute where needed to ensure success. This position requires flexibility and a willingness to assist with a variety of responsibilities and projects. No task is too small when it contributes to the success of the team or a great client experience.
Be Organized, Proactive & Dependable
Take ownership of assigned responsibilities, follow through on details, anticipate needs, and appropriately prioritize multiple tasks. This position requires someone the team can depend on to see a task through to completion, particularly when coordinating events or projects involving multiple details.
QUALIFICATIONS
- Strong organizational and time-management skills.
- Friendly, professional, and comfortable interacting with clients, vendors, and employees.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Excellent attention to detail and follow-through.
- Ability to manage multiple assignments and changing priorities.
- Comfortable working independently as well as collaboratively as part of a team.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, and general office technology.
- Previous administrative and/or event coordination experience preferred.
- Ability to maintain confidentiality and exercise good judgment.
POSITION DETAILS
- Part-time, in-person position based in our Birmingham office.
- This role requires an onsite presence each scheduled workday and is not a remote or hybrid position.
- Flexibility to work occasional evenings is required to support company, client, advisor, and employee events.
- This position is part-time, with the potential to evolve into a full-time opportunity based on business needs and organizational growth.
Compensation
- $22- $25 per hour, depending on experience
- Approximately 20 hours per week, with occasional evenings for events
- 60 hours of paid time off annually
- 4 hours of paid time off for each company holiday, plus a 4-hour floating holiday
- Time off is prorated in the first year based on start date