North Dakota Parks and Recreation Executive Assistant Office Director

• $5,484-$6,398 per month with up to a 3% increase after successful completion of six months' probation.
• Comprehensive healthcare coverage for you and your family that is fully funded by the State.
• New Hire Leave:
  Eligible new team members receive up to 40 hours of new hire leave upon hire, available to use during the first year of employment.
• Hybrid Work:
  This position is based in Bismarck, North Dakota. Upon successful completion of the six-month probationary period, the position is eligible for a hybrid work schedule consisting of two days in the office and three days working remotely each week. Additional in-person attendance at the Bismarck office or park locations may also be required based on organizational needs.

Executive Suite Support & Strategic Coordination

• Manage competing executive priorities, calendars, commitments, and deadlines while anticipating needs, resolving conflicts, and identifying issues before they become problems.
• Lead logistics for executive meetings, site visits, conferences, special events, and leadership activities, ensuring the right people, information, materials, and follow-up are in place.
• Develop and refine executive correspondence, briefings, presentations, reports, and other materials for senior leadership and governing bodies, ensuring accuracy, clarity, and professionalism.
• Serve as a trusted liaison and central point of contact between the Executive Office, department leadership, staff, governing bodies, legislative partners, and external stakeholders.
• Research emerging issues, monitor legislation affecting the department, support legislative session activities, and provide timely analysis to inform executive decision-making.
• Gather, analyze, and distill complex information into concise executive summaries, recommendations, presentations, and briefings that support evaluation of issues and determination of next steps.
• Partner with Communications to translate complex findings, priorities, and initiatives into clear, compelling executive-level materials and messaging.
• Handle sensitive and time-critical information with discretion; independently resolve issues, determine when escalation is appropriate, and represent the Executive Office on committees, initiatives, and special assignments.
• Support department-wide initiatives and ensure Executive Office activities, documentation, communications, and follow-up are coordinated, confidential, accurate, and timely.

In this role, success means being more than organized it means being trusted.

• Anticipate executive needs, manage competing priorities, and keep work moving forward.
• Track details, deadlines, decisions, and follow-ups to ensure commitments are completed and nothing falls through the cracks.
• Turn complex information into clear, concise research, briefings, presentations, and recommendations that support executive decision-making.
• Exercise sound judgment, resolve issues independently, and know when to elevate matters appropriately.
• Build strong, trusted relationships and communicate effectively with leadership, staff, governing bodies, legislative partners, and external stakeholders.
• Handle confidential information, sensitive matters, and executive time with discretion and professionalism.
• Strengthen Executive Office operations through initiative, organization, coordination, and consistent follow-through.

We’re looking for an experienced executive support professional who knows how to think ahead, manage complexity, exercise sound judgment, and operate with discretion at the C‑suite level.

• Associate degree and four years of progressively…