Administrative Assistant
About this role
The Administrative Assistant for the Development Office provides high-level administrative and operational support to the Executive Director of Development and assists the Development team in advancing fundraising and engagement initiatives for Salt Lake Community College. This role manages executive scheduling, coordinates meetings and events, supports donor relations and communications, maintains departmental records and budgets, and facilitates collaboration with college departments, foundation board members, alumni leaders, donors, and community partners. The position handles confidential information with discretion, delivers exceptional customer service, and ensures the efficient day-to-day operation of the Development Office while supporting the mission and goals of the SLCC Foundation.
• Knowledge of general office procedures, and practices. • Ability to work under pressure, and manage multiple projects, meeting timelines and objectives successfully, with moderate supervision. • Consistently complete detail-oriented work effectively under stress. • Knowledge of budgets, budget reconciliation, and basic accounting. • Demonstrated ability to work with and safeguard confidential information. • Strong professional communication skills, both written and verbal, with ability to converse and correspond professionally and comfortably with people at all levels, internally and externally. • Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Excel, and Power Point and other software applications. • Ability to communicate effectively with a broad range of people with a variety of abilities and backgrounds, to maintain good working relationships across the College. • Ability to work effectively and professionally with students, employees, and members of the public from a wide range of backgrounds and circumstances, including individuals with disabilities, consistent with the College's obligations under Title VI, Title VII, and the Americans with Disabilities Act. • Associate degree or two years (60 completed credit hours) post-secondary education in a related field. • Two (2) - Five (5) years of direct, paid, full time work experience.
Education and relevant experience may be substituted when the minimum qualification does not require a specific degree, license, certification, accreditation standard, or other requirement for which substitution would be inappropriate.
Trade off 1:1 full-time experience/education requirement. Part-time experience can be considered on a prorated basis (Trade off 2:1)