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Executive Assistant
The City of Asheville —Asheville, NC
- Full-time
- Background check
- Basic math
- Research
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Executive Assistant, Program Coordinator
Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce —Asheville, NC
- $50,000 - $60,000 a year
- Full-time
- Microsoft Excel
- 5 years
- Mid-level
- Dental insurance
- 401(k)
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High-Level Executive Assistant
Ishita Interiors —Asheville, NC
- $70,000 - $80,000 a year
- Construction site
- Public speaking
- Mid-level
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Executive Assistant to the CEO
Microtech Knives Inc —Mills River, NC
- $85,000 - $110,000 a year
- Weekends as needed
- Microsoft Word
- Clean driving record
- Microsoft Excel
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Secretary to Assistant Principals
Buncombe County Schools —Buncombe County, NC
- $17.80 - $22.97 an hour
- 8 hour shift
- Office
- High school diploma or GED
- Entry level
Executive Assistant - Campuses & Discpleship
Biltmore Baptist Church —Arden, NC
- Full-time
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Outlook
- Mid-level
- Paid time off
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Senior Executive Assistant
LAKE JUNALUSKA ASSEMBLY INC —Lake Junaluska, NC
- Weekends as needed
- Word processing
- Basic math
- Office
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Executive Assistant

The City of Asheville -
Asheville, NC

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Job Details

Full-time
9 days ago

Qualifications

Basic math
Executive administrative support
Driver's License

Full Job Description

Summary

The purpose of this position is to provide customer service and administrative support to the City Manager’s executive staff. This is accomplished by performing work that may include screening calls and responding to questions or referring callers; providing customer service to the public; handling sensitive and confidential issues and customer complaints; managing complex calendars and appointments; arranging departmental meetings, programs, events or conferences, including all logistics; preparing and maintaining a variety of department-specific reports, databases and presentations; monitoring expenditures and transactions; composing original correspondence on behalf of City Manager, Assistant City Managers, and the Assistant to the City Manager, coordinating work for special projects; researching and compiling information and data; performing or overseeing data entry; summarizing data for presentations, including preparing graphs and charts; maintaining or overseeing the maintenance of a variety of department records; and performing miscellaneous clerical duties as required.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Provides administrative support to the City Manager and their executive staff. Performs administrative tasks on behalf of the executive staff, including but not limited to: screening calls, mail, and email messages; composes, types, edits, or proofreads correspondence on behalf of executive staff; records and/or transcribes dictation; keeps executive staff informed of significant matters, messages, documentation, or other information; and maintains confidentiality of departmental documentation and issues.
Provides customer service to the public by receiving and directing phone calls and walk-ins, reporting on city matters, communicating with constituents and community leaders, conducting office tours, preparing written correspondence, and problem solving.
Provides administrative support to the City Manager’s Office by composing and preparing documents, ordering supplies, maintaining local files, handling confidential information, processing invoices, creating expense reports, coordinating EOC activities, taking meeting minutes, and reviewing/monitoring expenditures.
Screens incoming mail for content and takes appropriate action; reviews with City Manager or the Assistant to the City Manager as needed.
Maintains calendar/schedule of activities: schedules and confirms appointments, meetings, interviews, conferences, training activities, or other activities; coordinates travel arrangements, accommodations, conference registrations, or other travel-related plans; updates calendar on a regular basis; and notifies parties involved of changes.
Provides administrative support and coordination for various meetings at the executive management, which may include City Council meetings, committee meetings, and other meetings for appointed boards and commissions; prepares meeting agenda documents; coordinates meeting facilities, equipment, and refreshments; prepares and distributes agendas, meeting notices, meeting packets, and related documentation; records and/or transcribes meeting minutes; distributes meeting minutes; and maintains related records.
Supports City Manager’s Office purchasing processes such as small vendor contracting, catering and event planning. Performs routine accounting functions including reconciling procurement card transactions for assigned divisions; collects and verifies receipts; enters contracts and requisitions in financial software; processes invoices; and routes and closes contracts.
Performs related duties in support of department operations: serves as human resources liaison, including attending meetings, distributing information, and assisting with payroll as needed; answers phone calls; provides information and answers questions; gives tours; updates and maintains web pages for City Manager's Office, City Council, committees, boards, and commissions, etc.
Communicates with City executives and officials, supervisor, other City employees, the public, and other individuals as needed to coordinate work activities, review status of work, exchange information, or resolve problems.
Processes a variety of documentation associated with the City Manager’s Office, within designated timeframes and per established procedures: receives, reviews, prepares, completes, processes, forwards or retains as appropriate various forms, reports, correspondence, invoices, timesheets, purchase orders, receipts, meeting agenda and minutes, budget reports, and other documentation; compiles data for further processing or for use in preparation of department reports; and maintains computerized and/or hardcopy records.
Performs other related duties as required.

Education and Experience

Associate degree in Administrative Services, Business, Communications, or a related field required; supplemented by two years of experience in providing administrative support to department head or executive; or any equivalent combination of education, training, and experience which provides the requisite knowledge, skills, and abilities for this job.

Specific License or Certification Required: Must possess and maintain a valid North Carolina driver’s license. Commissioned by the State of North Carolina as a Notary Public, or ability to become commissioned within six months of hire.

Specific Knowledge, Skills, or Abilities: Must be able to demonstrate proficiency in performance of the essential functions and learn, comprehend, and apply all City or departmental policies, practices, and procedures necessary to function effectively in the position.

Performance Aptitudes:

Data Utilization: Requires the ability to review, classify, categorize, prioritize, and/or analyze data. Includes exercising discretion in determining data classification, and in referencing such analysis to established standards for the purpose of recognizing actual or probable interactive effects and relationships.

Human Interaction: Requires the ability to work with and apply principles of persuasion and/or influence over others to coordinate programs or activities of a project, and resolve typical problems associated with the responsibilities of the job.

Equipment, Machinery, Tools, and Materials Utilization: Requires the ability to operate, maneuver and/or control the actions of equipment, machinery, tools, and/or materials used in performing essential functions.

Verbal Aptitude: Requires the ability to utilize a wide variety of reference, descriptive, and/or advisory data and information.

Mathematical Aptitude: Requires the ability to perform addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division; the ability to calculate decimals and percentages; the ability to utilize principles of fractions; and the ability to interpret graphs.

Functional Reasoning: Requires the ability to apply principles of rational systems; to interpret instructions furnished in written, oral, diagrammatic, or schedule form; and to exercise independent judgment to adopt or modify methods and standards to meet variations in assigned objectives.

Situational Reasoning: Requires the ability to exercise judgment, decisiveness and creativity in situations involving the evaluation of information against sensory, judgmental, or subjective criteria, as opposed to that which is clearly measurable or verifiable.

ADA Compliance:

Physical Ability: Tasks require the ability to exert light physical effort in sedentary to light work, but which may involve some lifting, carrying, pushing and/or pulling of objects and materials of light weight (5-10 pounds). Tasks may involve extended periods of time at a keyboard or workstation.

Sensory Requirements: Some tasks require the ability to perceive and discriminate colors, sounds and visual cues or signals. Some tasks require the ability to communicate orally.

Environmental Factors: Essential functions are regularly performed without exposure to adverse environmental conditions.

Some positions may require a fingerprint-based SBI background check after a conditional offer and before your start date; HR will provide instructions if applicable.

For benefits-eligible positions, explore our full benefits at AshevilleBenefits.com.

About us:

The City of Asheville is dedicated to providing quality service for the residents and visitors of our beautiful city, nestled in the Blue Ridge Mountains of western North Carolina. Asheville, NC is a thriving mountain city that has a culture enriched by its diversity.

The City’s policy is to provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants for employment. Applicants will be assured of fair treatment in all aspects of recruitment and selection without regard to a person’s age, race, color, national origin, religion, sex, genetic information,or disability, except where certain physical and mental requirements are Bona Fide Occupational Qualifications (BFOQ). The City of Asheville is proud to be a second chance employer.

The City of Asheville is an Equal Opportunity Employer. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, the City will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities and encourages both prospective and current employees to discuss potential accommodations with the employer.

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