Public Sector Admin & Board Coordinator (Planning)

Cumberland County, PA; Carlisle (Cumberland County); On-site; USD 52,000 - 68,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Vision Insurance

Dental Insurance

County Retirement Pension

Paid Time Off

Job summary

Cumberland County is hiring to coordinate daily administrative activities across the Planning, Recycling & Waste, and Vector Control/Weights Measures offices. You will manage communications, records, and department webpages, while supporting budget tracking and grant administration.

A background in public administration and accounting is valued, along with strong Microsoft Office skills. The role requires 3+ years in public administration or related fields, with a typical 8:00am–4:00pm schedule,

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalency with business, accounting, public administration, and computer training.
• Must have experience with Microsoft Word, Access, and Excel for word processing, databases, desktop publishing, accounting, and spreadsheets.

Responsibilities

• Office management: day-to-day admin for Planning, Recycling & Waste, and Vector Control/Weights Measures; scheduling meetings; answering phones; greeting visitors; managing correspondence; maintaining records per PHMC standards; updating department webpages/social media.
• Coordinate planning review activities: verify administrative completeness and fees; track payments and due dates; forward to staff for review.
• Conduct technical planning reviews of subdivisions/land development plans; prepare review reports with deficiencies and edits; QA/QC before submission to municipality and applicant.
• Board management: manage communications/operations for Cumberland County Planning Commission, Agricultural Land Preservation Board, and Solid Waste Authority; schedule meetings; prepare minutes.
• Coordinate fiscal operations: prepare contract docs, track expenditures, handle accounts receivable/payments, prepare budget reports; manage invoicing for Weights/Measures; grants administration; process grant contracts and extensions with Senior Planning Manager and Director of Planning.

Skills

Public relations

Administration

Accounting

Education

High school diploma

Business training

Accounting training

Public administration training

Computer training

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Access

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Cumberland County is hiring to coordinate daily administrative activities across the Planning, Recycling & Waste, and Vector Control/Weights Measures offices. You will manage communications, records, and department webpages, while supporting budget tracking and grant administration.

A background in public administration and accounting is valued, along with strong Microsoft Office skills. The role requires 3+ years in public administration or related fields, with a typical 8:00am–4:00pm schedule,