Title: Senior Administrative Assistant
Location with zip code: Cedar Rapids, IA 52498
Duration: 12+ months
Pay Rate: $20- $25/hr.
Shift Timing (Day/ Evening/ Night): General Shift timings
Job Description:
- We are currently seeking a Senior Administrative Assistant to join our team in Cedar Rapids, IA.
- This position will be a contract position supporting a Senior Director of Program Management and the Program Management department.
- This is an onsite position based in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
Role & Responsibilities:
- Works in a confidential and highly responsive relationship with Senior Director of Program Management. Also provides administrative support to organization leaders and team members.
- Assist with calendar management by making priority decisions to resolve schedule conflicts, monitor email communication and highlight urgent matters requiring attention, prepare activity reports, and assist with leadership engagement opportunities.
- Schedule meetings/conference rooms, arrange domestic and international travel, prepare expense reports, and maintain department calendars.
- Serve as the focal point for coordinating onsite and offsite customer meetings, including all meeting logistics, catering, and site clearance.
- Collaborate with other administrative assistants to share knowledge and schedule activities with senior leadership across the business, including resolving schedule conflicts.
- Proofread presentation content to ensure proper spelling, punctuation, and grammar usage; may perform minor document revisions to enhance clarity and formatting.
- Establish, maintain, and revise departmental files and readily identifiable control files for matters in progress.
- Create and administer directorate Teams / SharePoint sites.
- Plan morale events, track and maintain directorate budgets, and assist leaders in determining budget requirements.
- May prepare materials for directorate level meetings, All Hands meetings, and Skip Levels.
- Interface with personnel from numerous departments and external contacts to exchange information requiring limited interpretation or discussion.
- Maintain office supplies, including tracking, ordering, and organizing.
- Assist in tasks associated with hiring and onboarding of new employees.
- Perform other duties as requested by leadership, including special projects as assigned.
- Maintains calendars, schedules appointments, arranges departmental meetings/conferences, and attends meetings to take notes.
- Prepares materials for departmental meetings.
- Coordinates and executes departmental events.
- Coordinates travel for department personnel and assists in expense report preparation.
- May track and maintain departmental budgets and assist management in determining budget requirements.
- Collaborates with other Administrative Assistants to share knowledge and coordinate inter-departmental activities.
- Acts as administrator for department websites, including site content updates, managing user access, and assisting users with questions.
- Establishes, maintains, and revises departmental files and readily identifiable control files for matters in progress.
- Maintains office supplies for department, including tracking, ordering, and organizing.
- Assists in tasks associated with hiring and onboarding of new employees.
- Drafts email communications and announcements at an organizational level.
- Maintains organization charts and distribution lists.
- Types and assembles data (i.e., tables, charts, reports, and memorandums) from verbal or written instruction; applies basic knowledge of equipment capabilities to plan details of formatting, spacing and page layout.
- Proofreads presentation content ensuring proper spelling, punctuation, and grammar usage; may perform minor document revisions to ensure clarity.
- Receives and prioritizes telephone calls, business visitors, and incoming mail, routes mail, and inquiries to proper personnel.
- Interfaces with personnel from numerous departments and possible external contacts to exchange information requiring limited interpretation or discussion.
- Other administrative tasks, as delegated and requested.
Preferred Skills/Experience:
- Proficiency in Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel and Outlook, Office 365, and all products.
- SAP, Concur, SharePoint experience.
- Strong background in customer service.
- Event planning experience.
- Excellent time management skills and ability to effectively prioritize work.
- High-level problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Self-starter, able to work independently.
- Enjoy working as part of a team and able to work well with others.
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