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Administrative Assistant - Executive

Administrative Assistant, Executive
Job Code: 2025-100-004
Division: Executive
FT/PT Status: Regular Full Time
Position Based In: Hiram
Apply Before: 05/30/2025
   
Job Summary:
To operate in assisting the Director of Executive and Board Relations by providing specialized administrative functions to the President/CEO and Board of Directors, as well as the Executive staff.

Key Responsibilities:

Administrative Duties:

  • Composing and distributing internal and external correspondence on behalf of the President/CEO and Executive Staff.
  • Typing reports and documents.
  • Disseminating error free material.
  • Maintaining effective document retrieval system for the President/CEO and Executive staff.
  • Safeguarding all confidential materials; maintain confidentiality of personal or sensitive matters.
  • Appropriately distributing mail throughout the President/CEO’s office.
  • Serving as back-up Administrator of the Board of Directors’ software package.
  • Accurately preparing minutes from all Board, Committee, and special meetings as needed.
  • Assisting in Uploading all Board of Directors’ and committee meeting documents on Directors’ software package prior to meetings and providing any necessary hard-copied documents for each Director as needed.
  • Assisting in Maintaining and accurately tabulating per diem forms for Directors’ meetings, expenses, etc. incurred each month and coordinating promptly with accounting to ensure timely payments are made as needed.
  • Assist in Preparing corporate documents and resolutions as needed.

Receptionist Duties (all duties will be to assist the Director of Executive and Board Relations)

  • Pleasantly greet and promptly accommodate all visitors to the Executive Offices.
  • Consistently maintain a professional and courteous manner and business appearance.
  • Promptly answer incoming calls.
  • Make appointments and reservations for the President/CEO and Executive Staff.
  • Provide timely reminders of important dates and events to the President/CEO and Executive Staff.
  • Personally resolve as many business calls as possible. Transfer others of a minor nature to appropriate personnel. Refer remaining calls to the Director of Executive and Board Relations.
  • Make meeting registrations, travel arrangements and reservations for the President/CEO, the Board of Directors, and Executives as needed.

Communications:

  • Assist with communication between the Board of Directors, staff, and members.
  • Communicate with the Board of Directors to provide administrative support, resolve problems, and ensure effective working relationships.
  • Promptly and accurately relay all messages.
  • Consistently maintain a current knowledge and up-to-date copies of board policies, bylaws, and procedures.
  • Promptly report concerns and potential problems to the Director of Executive and Board Relations.
  • Assist the Director of Executive and Board Relations in communicating with other personnel as necessary in resolving problems for the President/CEO in his/her absence.

Meetings:

  • Assist with the Taking and transcribing of minutes of the Audit and Finance Committee meetings, the Policy & Public Relations Committee meetings, the Annual Meeting, and other special meetings; compile and ensure minutes are complete, concise, and error free and reflect actions taken in the meetings.
  • Maintain official business records.
  • Coordinate pertinent agenda items to ensure matters are handled in a timely manner.
  • Assist with Coordinating and assisting staff, directors, or guests at meetings with presentations.
  • Assist with Maintaining a board calendar on Directors’ software package and assist Directors with operational issues of software, when needed.
  • Oversee inquiries and application requests for the GreyStone Foundation; prepare minutes and attend Foundation Board meetings; prepare per diem and provide refreshments as needed.

Safety and Corporate Standards:

  • Perform all work in a safe manner, encouraging others to do the same, and report unsafe situations, environments, and work procedures.
  • Abide by all corporate standards, policies, bylaws, rules, and regulations.
  • Complete all assigned work in an accurate, timely, and efficient manner.
  • Maintain a neat and orderly work area.

Required Education, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
  • Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in business or related field strongly preferred.
  • Minimum of five years of general office or administrative experience which includes successfully interacting with the public, vendors, and senior staff preferred.
  • Previous utility industry experience.
  • Achieved Certified Professional Secretary (CPS) or Certified Administrative Professional (CAP) designation.
  • Previous executive level administrative support experience.

Skills:

  • Demonstrated experience in handling confidential information.
  • Demonstrated application of good human relations.
  • Basic knowledge of finance, economics, business law, communications, and management.
  • Demonstrated expertise in office procedures and administrative secretarial functions.
  • Proficiency with general office equipment.
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills utilizing proper grammar, punctuation, and syntax.
  • Attention to detail leading to error-free work is a must.
  • Excellent organizational and planning skills.
  • Excellent decision-making skills.
  • Excellent keyboarding skills.
  • Demonstrated working knowledge of Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, and investigative research on the Internet.
  •  Ability to work well independently and in team situations.

Physical Demands (if applicable):
  • Prolonged periods of sedentary work in a general office environment. Ex: Work performed involves primarily sitting at workstation answering the telephone and greeting visitors, as well as frequently operating a personal computer and other office equipment.
  • Work time in excess of normal workweek, as required, including during severe storm related situations.
  • Ability to focus and produce accurate work, especially during periods of frequent interruptions
  •  Satisfactorily pass company-required physical exam and criminal background.

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