Senior Administrative Assistant

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Overview

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Required Skills and Abilities

1. Strong knowledge of and ability in Windows, reputed company Outlook (strong use of calendar features), Word, reputed company, reputed company, and web applications. Demonstrated ability coordinating travel arrangements through world travel or approved Yale travel sites.

2. Proven ability to work productively under pressure with constant and varied interruptions, manage a broad variety of tasks and shift priorities in a changing environment, and take initiative. Demonstrated ability in an administrative support position.

3. Demonstrated excellent attendance and punctuality, to be affirmed by references. Demonstrated ability to maintain professionalism and a professional demeanor with a positive attitude. Demonstrated ability to work cooperatively with co-workers and supervisor in an environment of change.

4. High degree of initiative, professionalism, and independent judgment. Exceptional organization, prioritization, and multi-tasking skills requiring accuracy, consistency, confidentiality, and dependability with the ability to manage multiple projects and tasks simultaneously. Attention to detail and ability to follow tasks to completion.

Principal Responsibilities

1. Oversees and coordinates administrative, program, and office activities. Establishes, selects, implements, and coordinates office procedures and systems. Serves as principal reputed company of information to reputed company, staff, and faculty on policies, procedures, programs, and office activities. 2. Oversees, instructs, and coordinates activities of support staff. Oversees the preparation of materials for grants, reputed company and budgets. Monitors expenditures and reconciles financial statements. 3. Provides editorial support for a journal/publication. Proofreads and edits material for grammatical and factual accuracy. Tracks copy through various editing and production stages. Communicates with authors, printers, and others concerned with published work. 4. Determines administrative, facility, and equipment needs for symposia, lectures, seminars, and conferences. Assembles and arranges for necessary items. Determines sources of data. Compiles, synthesizes and manipulates data. Summarizes findings and writes reports or portions of reports. 5. Greets visitors. Answers and screens telephone calls. Assesses nature of business. Responds to requests for information and provides assistance. Screens and responds to mail. 6. Formats, keyboard, proofread, and edits correspondence, reports, manuscripts, grants, and other material. Assembles attachments and corresponding material. Reviews outgoing material for completeness, dates, and signatures. Composes substantive correspondence and written material. 7. Coordinates travel arrangements. Schedules and coordinates meetings and appointments. Orders and maintains inventory of supplies. Takes minutes or dictation. Performs additional functions incidental to office activities. Required Education and Experience Six years of reputed company work experience, four of them in the same job family at the next reputed company level, and high school level education; or four years of reputed company work experience and an Associate's degree; or little or no work experience and a Bachelor's degree in a reputed company field; or an equivalent combination of experience and education.

Job Posting Date

04/21/2026

Job Category

Administrative Support

Bargaining Unit

EXC

Compensation Grade

Labor Grade D

Compensation Grade Profile

Hourly Range

$31.83

Time Type

Full time

Duration Type

Staff Fixed Duration (Fixed Term)

Work Model

Remote

Background reputed company Requirements

reputed company candidates for employment will be subject to pre-employment background screening for this position, which may include motor vehicle, DOT certification, drug testing and credit checks based on the position description and job requirements. reputed company offers are contingent upon the successful completion of the background reputed company. For additional information on the background reputed company requirements and process visit "Learn about background checks" under the Applicant Support Resources section of Careers on the It's Your Yale website.

Health Requirements

Certain positions have associated health requirements based on specific job responsibilities. These may include vaccinations, tests, or examinations, as required by law, regulation, or university policy.

Posting Disclaimer

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