Duties and Responsibilities

EXECUTIVE OFFICE MANAGER

OLIVE-HARVEY COLLEGE

Olive-Harvey College is looking for a qualified candidate for the Executive Office Manager position.  The Executive Office Manager demonstrates a strong professional demeanor, reliability and trustworthiness. In this position you will perform a wide range of confidential, high level administrative and executive support tasks for executive level employees, including but not limited to an Officer of the District (OD). This position will also allow you to perform duties in a manner that is consistent with the mission, strategic plan, and goals of City Colleges of Chicago.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Manages the day-to-day operations of the office, coordinating work activities with other support staff, organizing the workflow, relieving the Executive/OD of administrative details and providing an efficient and organized office environment.
• Supervises the development of processes and procedures to maintain efficient office management and administrative systems (e.g. filing systems and forms, payroll, telephones, office space, and the ordering of office equipment and supplies).
• Handles privileged attorney/client and sensitive work-product communications, including accessing and conveying privileged communications to the Office of the General Counsel and identifying privileged matters directed to an OD’s office.
• Contributes to the preparation of information and documents for use in collective bargaining agreement negotiations and other labor relations matters.
• Maintains the supervisor’s appointment calendar, schedules appointments, and makes travel arrangements.
• Manages data and prepares reports using Excel spreadsheets and other software including Access and PeopleSoft.
• Drafts and produces memos, correspondence and reports for supervisor, and prepares PowerPoint presentations.
• Greets and screens visitors and all incoming calls for supervisor. Provides information to individuals as appropriate.
• Maintains regular communication with an OD’s support team to exchange information relating to developments within the organization that impact on OD.
• Prioritizes, manages, consults on, and provides expert advice on multiple projects and follows through on tasks in an efficient and timely manner.
• Manages, tracks, and monitors budget allocations, the preparation of purchase orders, vendor relations, and the status of requisitions, contracts and orders. Ensures expenditures are within the department’s budget.
• Assists with pre and post-employment activities including maintaining interview schedules, new employee onboarding, equipment and office space allotment and scheduling telephone and computer set-up.
• Organizes general meetings for an OD, providing administrative support needed to contact and confirm meeting with individuals, schedule meeting space, prepare agenda, take minutes and provide appropriate meeting documents.
• Researches a variety of issues and evaluates various reports at the request of supervisor, and provides summaries of findings and recommendations.
• Represents and attends meeting for supervisor as directed. Serves on committees and as a liaison on projects as assigned by supervisor.
• Supervises office support staff and work study students; trains staff on office workflow procedures and processes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university and five years of business/office experience as an office manager, secretary, administrative or executive assistant or a similar role.
• A combination of education and experience may be taken into consideration based on the applicant’s credentials
• Must be computer proficient with knowledge of a variety of software programs, including Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)

WE OFFER: Excellent health and welfare benefit package and long term savings and investment programs including 403(b) & 457(b) Investment Plans and a pension plan with the State University Retirement System (SURS) Plan. Generous vacation, holiday, personal and sick days, and tuition reimbursement. For a more detailed overview of benefits, please visit the benefits page of our website.

  

Chicago residency is required for all full-time employees within six months of hire.We are an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer.Thank you for your interest in City Colleges of Chicago!

Job: Office/Administrative Support
Primary Location: Olive-Harvey College
Job Posting: Jun 10, 2019, 3:42:44 PM