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Executive Assistant to the Chief Technology Officer

Employer
Chabot-Las Positas Community College District
Location
District Office - Dublin, 7600 Dublin Blvd., 3rd Floor, Dublin, CA 94568

Job Details

Job Title:

Executive Assistant to the Chief Technology Officer

Position Type:

Classified

Position Code:

1CMI63

FTE:

1.0

Pay Rate (or Annual Salary):

$6,259.09-$7,607.34/month

Job Location:

District Office - Dublin, 7600 Dublin Blvd., 3rd Floor, Dublin, CA 94568

Department:

IT Services

Job Summary:

The Chabot-Las Positas Community College District is seeking an Executive Assistant to the Chief Technology Officer for the District Office in Dublin, California.

Under general direction, perform a variety of highly responsible, complex, and sensitive administrative and secretarial duties in support of assigned Office of the Chief Technology Officer; process administrative details not requiring the immediate attention of the senior level executive staff member including the coordination of functions, communication of policy, researching information, the preparation of reports, and other administrative tasks.

The Executive Assistant to the Chief Technology Officer classification provides responsible administrative support to the assigned Office of the Chief Technology Officer. Incumbents report to and support a senior level executive with a broad level of responsibility for major, complex programs and functions with substantial District-wide impact. The duties involve a wide variety of diverse, complex, and sensitive/confidential administrative and secretarial tasks, requiring a substantial amount of tact, judgment, and initiative. Incumbents are required to be self-directed and to relieve the senior level executive of various administrative duties and provide work direction and guidance to clerical personnel assigned to the area.

This is a confidential class designated by the Board of Trustees of the Chabot-Las Positas Community College District under authorization of Chapter 10.7, Section 3540.1 of the Government Code.

This is a grant/categorically funded position. Continuation of this position is contingent upon available funding on a year to year basis.

Representative Duties:

REPRESENTATIVE DUTIES

The following duties are typical for this classification. Incumbents may not perform all of the listed duties and/or may be required to perform additional or different duties from those set forth below to address business needs and changing business practices.

1. Serve as executive assistant to the Chief Technology Officer; participate and assist in the administration of the Chief Technology Officer’s Office, relieving the senior level executive of a variety of technical and administrative duties; serve frequently as a liaison between the executive and the public, students, staff, and other campus/District officials; promote and maintain positive staff, student, and community relations; exercise judgment, diplomacy, and discretion in handling matters of a difficult and sensitive nature.

2. Assist Chief Technology Officer in meeting reporting requirements, functional responsibilities, and research objectives; assist in organizing programs, functions, and activities promoted by the District, College, or program area.

3. Plan and organize office support functions; coordinate, oversee, and evaluate the flow of office work and assure that work is performed in a timely and accurate manner; recommend improvements in work flow, procedures, and use of equipment and forms; review, update, and inform the assigned senior level executive and others of essential timelines.

4. Assist in developing procedures to expedite transmittal of information or facilitate implementation of policies and programs; develop standardized computer formats for division reports and publications; establish new and revised office procedures as appropriate.

5. Utilize electronic technology to correspond with others and to maintain assigned calendars, schedules, and appointments; coordinate and arrange meetings; coordinate activities with other divisions and departments; make travel arrangements for assigned staff; process conference reimbursement and other requests.

6. Collect, research, compile, analyze, verify, summarize, record, and evaluate information; prepare and distribute narrative, statistical, and financial data, recommendations, and alternatives as requested; complete reports; verify and review forms and reports for completeness and conformance with established regulations and procedures.

7. Coordinate and oversee specialized functions or projects independently as assigned; assure that work is performed in a timely and accurate manner; use independent judgment to develop and provide recommendations, suggestions, or information as appropriate.

8. Screen office and telephone callers; respond to sensitive questions, complaints, and requests for information from administrative, management, academic, and/or classified staff and the general public; communicate information in person or by telephone where judgment, knowledge, and interpretation of policies and procedures are necessary.

9. Serve as liaison between the Chief Technology Officer and the Chancellor and other senior level executive staff, administrative and management staff, academic and classified staff, students, representatives of community agencies, and the general public by relaying messages, answering questions, clarifying information, responding to requests, resolving problems, explaining District, College, Department, or program area policies and procedures, or referring callers to the administrator or others as necessary.

10. Assure that Board agenda items and supporting documents are developed, prepared, received, and forwarded within District timelines and legal requirements and guidelines; assure the senior level executive receives timely notification of Board requests for information or action; assure that the Board receives information and notification of action taken as requested.

11. Assist the Chief Technology Officer in the preparation and administration of program budget(s); assist in preparing cost estimates for budget recommendations; assist in submitting justifications for budget items; allocate funds to proper budget codes; monitor and track expenditures in a timely manner; provide regular budget reports to the senior level executive for control of expenditures; assist in resolving budget issues and problems; process budget/expense transfers; recommend budget revisions.

12. Recommend expenditures for office equipment, materials, and supplies; initiate contact with vendors for various products and services and assure their timely ordering, receipt, and storage; assure proper functioning of office equipment; post, monitor, and track invoices and other expenditures.

13. Provide staff support to standing and ad hoc committees and other groups as assigned; attend meetings and takes notes or records proceedings; prepare and distribute agendas, background materials, and minutes as appropriate.

14. Take and transcribe dictation of sensitive/confidential materials; prepare a variety of correspondence, memoranda, reports, proposals, and other materials; compose and edit correspondence; record and prepare minutes from a variety of meetings; distribute material as appropriate.

15. Compose correspondence independently; prepare preliminary responses to letters, general correspondence, and personal inquiries of a sensitive nature for senior level executive’s approval.

16. Establish and maintain a variety of complex, interrelated filing systems including confidential files; establish and maintain files for information, records, and reports; maintain manuals and updated resource materials.

17. Receive and distribute mail and identify and refer matters to the senior level executive in order of priority.

18. Utilize various computer applications and software packages; enter, update, correct, and extract information; maintain and generate reports from a database or network system.

19. Perform related duties as required.

Minimum Education and Experience:

Any combination of the following would provide a typical way to obtain the required knowledge and abilities.

Education/Training:

Equivalent to the completion of the twelfth grade supplemented by two years of college level course work or specialized training in business, secretarial science, office automation, or a related field.

Experience:

Six years of increasingly responsible secretarial experience involving a high level of public contact, use of computer and office applications, and providing secretarial support to executive and management staff, preferably in an administrative office in an educational environment.

Minimum Qualifications:

The following generally describes the knowledge and ability required to enter the job and/or be learned within a short period of time in order to successfully perform the assigned duties.

Knowledge of:

District organization, operations, policies, and objectives.

Operational characteristics, services, and activities of the functions, programs, and operations of the Chief Technology Officer’s Office.

Work organization and office management principles and practices.

Pertinent state, federal, and program policies, rules, and regulations including applicable sections of the State Education Code.

Instructional process and college environment.

Office procedures, methods, and equipment including computers and applicable software applications such as word processing, spreadsheets, and databases.

Processes, procedures, and practices of budget preparation and administration.

Principles, practices, and procedures of business letter writing.

Principles, practices, and procedures of fiscal, statistical, and administrative research and report preparation.

Principles and procedures used in complex, inter-related record keeping.

Principles and practices used to establish and maintain files and information retrieval systems.

Interpersonal skills using tact, patience, and courtesy.

Principles and practices of providing training, work direction, and guidance to lower-level office staff and student workers.

English usage, grammar, spelling, punctuation, and vocabulary.

Oral and written communication skills.

Desirable Qualifications:

1. Work experience in higher education, preferably in the California Community College system
2. Demonstrated experience with requisitions and purchase orders

Job Work Schedule:

40 hours/week, Monday – Friday, 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., hours may vary depending on department needs, occasional evening and weekends required as needed, 12 months/year.

Physical Demands and Working Environment:

The conditions herein are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions.

Environment: Work is performed primarily in a standard office setting.

Physical: Primary functions require sufficient physical ability and mobility to work in an office setting; to stand or sit for prolonged periods of time; to occasionally stoop, bend, kneel, crouch, reach, and twist; to lift, carry, push, and/or pull light to moderate amounts of weight; to operate office equipment requiring repetitive hand movement and fine coordination including use of a computer keyboard; and to verbally communicate to exchange information.

EEO Statement:

It is the policy of this District to provide equal opportunity in all areas of
employment practices and to assure that there shall be no discrimination against
any person on the basis of sex, ancestry, age, marital status, race, religious
creed, mental disability, medical condition (including HIV and AIDS), color,
national origin, physical disability, family or sexual preference status and other
similar factors in compliance with Title IX, Sections 503 and 504 of the
Rehabilitation Act, other federal and state non-discrimination regulations, and its
own statements of philosophy of objectives. The District encourages the filing of
applications by both sexes, ethnic minorities, and the disabled.

Posting Number:

AS458P

Open Date:

10/20/2021

Close Date:

11/15/2021

Open Until Filled:

No

Notification to Applicants:

The Chabot-Las Positas Community College District reserves the right to close or not fill any advertised position

Instructions for Personal Qualifications Statement:

The purpose of the personal qualifications statement is for you to provide information on how your education and experience relate to the requirements and duties of the position. There is no form to complete. Applicants are requested to provide their personal qualifications statement by uploading a document, the same way as you do for your cover letter.

Organization

Working at Chabot-Las Positas Community College District

Chabot and Las Positas Colleges both aim to provide an educational foundation for transfer to the four-year college/university, career and technical education (CTE) certificates, and life-long learning opportunities. The combined student population of more than 29,000 students includes those from throughout the Bay Area, and Central Valley, as well as from other states and more than 40 foreign countries.

• Educational Excellence forms the foundation of our district and governs the planning, implementation, and evaluation of everything we do

• Curriculum Relevancy ensures that our students benefit from the latest and most innovative curriculum available; this requires constant, active improvement

• Community Collaboration with local business, government, educational institutions, civic organizations, community groups, science, and industry partners results in a team effort to provide educational opportunities that best serve our students and our community

• The Chabot-Las Positas Community College District (CLPCCD) celebrates more than 50 years of educating the San Francisco East Bay

• CLPCCD adds approximately $508.9 million in annual income to its East Bay service area

Chabot College has delivered education opportunity to our communities through excellent transfer, degree, career technical and lifelong learning programs. Chabot is the birthplace of model support services such as the Puente, Daraja, and Early Childhood Mentor-Teacher Programs. Ours is a story of student success and a democratic commitment to equal access to excellence in education for all.

Puente Project

A highly-acclaimed program founded at Chabot College in 1981 which explores the Mexican American/Latino experience and has served thousands of California students. Community colleges with Puente programs transfer 44 percent more Latino students to the University of California than colleges without Puente.

DARAJA Project

Offers academic support services and a curriculum focused on African-American literature, history, and issues. Daraja students do better in school and transfer to four-year universities at a higher rate.

Las Positas’ rich course offerings prepare students for degree and certificate completion, transfer to a four-year university, basic skills for success in college, and job retraining. Students are also able to study in career programs designed by the faculty and the community to meet local workforce demands.

Engineering Tech Partnership

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Alameda County Workforce Investment Board (WIB) and Las Positas College (LPC) established a 24-month academic program to provide a technical education and hands-on training for veterans. The new Engineering Technology Program at Las Positas is designed to help veterans develop the skills and training needed for engineering technician careers and establishes a pipeline of qualified candidates for LLNL and other Bay Area employers such as NASA and Sandia and Lawrence Berkeley national laboratories.

Viticulture and Business Program

The college’s award-winning Viticulture and Winery Technology Program partners with the historic and thriving Livermore Valley wine industry. The Business Program, the college’s most popular major, provides training for area businesses, including an industry-specific Retail Management Program, and sponsors a Business and Entrepreneurship Speaker Series.

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