Business Support Specialist
General summary/purpose:

The Business Support Specialist will provide a range of general administrative and operations management support to the Vice President for Global Engagement and Communications Office (GECO), including high level, confidential and professional functions. The Business Support Specialist plays a key role in conserving the VPs time and focus, and ensuring appropriate communication between the Vice President, key internal and external executives, field operations, and employees. The Business Support Specialist will also provide program management support across the department, including providing administrative and travel support to select teams, supporting departmental meetings, events and activities, managing the Units financial operations, including vendor management, invoice, procurements and contracts and working closely with the VP to develop and manage workplans and budgets.

Specific duties & responsibilities:

Executive Support

• Provide executive support to the VP of GECO
• Daily calendar management Microsoft Outlook
• Travel management international and domestic travel schedules.
• Work closely with the travel agencies to make accommodation arrangements
• Prepare documentation for leadership meetings

Management of day-today activities

• Manages GECO staff day-to-day activities including calendar management, arranging conference calls and meetings, compiling and disseminating meeting background information and ensuring effective time management
• Establishes appointment priorities and sets up appointments as appropriate
• Reviews incoming invitations to determine importance and routing
• Reviews, analyzes and culls all of incoming material and data and summarizes the content to brief the VP regarding important issues or conflicts as they arise
• Requests information and actions on behalf of the VP and ensures that these requests are fulfilled efficiently and effectively
• Composes complex correspondence requiring understanding of Jhpiego's mission and priorities
• Manages high level relationships with internal and external global and domestic partners
• Works closely with the travel office to arrange all local, domestic and international travel, including managing travel agendas and materials, visa requests, and keeping up to date with Jhpiego policies for travel and business-related activities
• Prepares expense reports for reimbursements, reconciling expenses for Sr. GECO staff
• Manages relationships with vendors and independent contractors and assist in onboarding new vendors in SAP
• Processes contracts and payments as needed for GECO related budget
• In VPs absence ensures that requests for action or information are relayed to appropriate staff members
• Dealing appropriately with confidential, sensitive and proprietary information
• Locates, assembles and prepares oral and written presentation material using multiple data sources including designing and produces articles, multimedia presentations, charts, reports, invitations, announcements, etc.

General Office Management

• Performs varied administrative duties requiring knowledge of office routines and an understanding of the organization's programs, priorities and procedures related to the work of the office
• Makes improvements in office routines and procedures to increase effectiveness and efficiency
• Maintains an efficient and effective filing system for all contact information and correspondence
• Works closely with Finance Administrators to manage the departmental budget
• Coordinates a variety of mailings, meetings and special events.

Special Skills, Knowledge & Abilities:

• Highly motivated, energetic, independent self-starter with strong service orientation. Demonstrated ability to be proactive and work with little direction. Highly organized with keen attention to detail and ability to prioritize multiple responsibilities. Ability to interact with staff in a fast-paced environment, remaining flexible, proactive, resourceful and efficient. Strong oral and written communication skills. Proficiency in MS Office with particular expertise in the use of MS Teams, databases/spreadsheets and presentation software. Proficient in using Microsoft outlook and scheduling software. Ability to use technology to create administrative efficiencies and an interest in staying technically current and mastering new software or on-line systems. Familiarity with program management software and budgeting systems. High level of confidentiality. Demonstrated skills and experience at a senior administration level.

• Highly motivated, energetic, independent self-starter with strong service orientation
• Demonstrated ability to be proactive and work with little direction
• Highly organized with keen attention to detail and ability to prioritize multiple responsibilities
• Ability to interact with staff in a fast-paced environment, remaining flexible, proactive, resourceful and efficient
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Proficiency in MS Office with particular expertise in the use of MS Teams, databases/spreadsheets and presentation software
• Proficient in using Microsoft outlook and scheduling software
• Ability to use technology to create administrative efficiencies and an interest in staying technically current and mastering new software or on-line systems
• Familiarity with program management software and budgeting systems
• High level of confidentiality
• Demonstrated skills and experience at a senior administration level

• Ability to travel up to 5% of the time domestically and internationally

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree
• Five years experience in providing progressively responsible administrative support with experience working on a wide variety of special projects and special assignments.
• Additional education may substitute for required experience and additional related experience may substitute for required education, to the extent permitted by the JHU equivalency formula

Classified Title: Executive Assistant
Working Title: Business Support Specialist
Role/Level/Range: ATO 37.5/03/OG
Starting Salary Range: $55,470 - $73,960 (Commensurate with Experience)
Employee group: Full Time
Schedule: M-F 8:30 am - 5:00 pm
Exempt Status: Non-Exempt
Location: Jhpiego
Department name: 60000069-Global Engagement GECO
Personnel area: Academic and Business Centers

Total Rewards
The referenced salary range is based on Johns Hopkins University's good faith belief at the time of posting. Actual compensation may vary based on factors such as geographic location, work experience, market conditions, education/training and skill level. Johns Hopkins offers a total rewards package that supports our employees' health, life, career and retirement. More information can be found here: https://hr.jhu.edu/benefits-worklife/

Please refer to the job description above to see which forms of equivalency are permitted for this position. If permitted, equivalencies will follow these guidelines:
JHU Equivalency Formula: 30 undergraduate degree credits (semester hours) or 18 graduate degree credits may substitute for one year of experience. Additional related experience may substitute for required education on the same basis. For jobs where equivalency is permitted, up to two years of non-related college course work may be applied towards the total minimum education/experience required for the respective job.

**Applicants who do not meet the posted requirements but are completing their final academic semester/quarter will be considered eligible for employment and may be asked to provide additional information confirming their academic completion date.

The successful candidate(s) for this position will be subject to a pre-employment background check. Johns Hopkins is committed to hiring individuals with a justice-involved background, consistent with applicable policies and current practice. A prior criminal history does not automatically preclude candidates from employment at Johns Hopkins University. In accordance with applicable law, the university will review, on an individual basis, the date of a candidate's conviction, the nature of the conviction and how the conviction relates to an essential job-related qualification or function.

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