Administrative Specialist II - DPR

Agency Dept of Natural and Cultural Resources Division Parks and Recreation Job Classification Title Administrative Specialist II (S) Position Number  Grade NC09

The North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources (DNCR) enriches people’s lives through education and stewardship of North Carolina’s natural and cultural resources. DNCR manages over 100 locations across the state, including historic sites, museums, state parks, trails, aquariums, the North Carolina Zoo, the Library of North Carolina, the State Archives, the North Carolina Arts Council, the African American Heritage Commission, the American Indian Heritage Commission, the State Historic Preservation Office, the Office of State Archaeology, the Highway Historical Markers program, the North Carolina Land and Water Fund, and the Natural Heritage Program.

These programs and places unite North Carolinians, create a shared identity, and provide common ground. For more information, please visit www.dncr.nc.gov.

The primary purpose of this position is to provide administrative and office support to the Deputy Director of Operations and Operations leadership staff. This may include organizing and coordinating business functions across the section and division with responsibilities in budget, communications, personnel, HR, purchasing/accounting, and records management and retention. Majority of work is performed independently, with limited supervision. This position reports directly to the Deputy Director of Operations.

• This position independently organizes and implements administrative support for a large complex section of the division.
• Coordinates complex records processing, gathers, analyzes, edits and reports information for various programs and projects requiring discretionary and evaluative judgements and recommends necessary courses of action.
• Interprets and assists with development of policies and procedures.
• Interprets, carries out, and explains established programs, policies and procedures. Provides information and guidance to district level and park level administrative assistants.
• Assists with review, edits and management of budget requests for appropriateness, completeness and compliance.
• Writes, edits, and/or coordinates the preparation of reports, speeches, or other printed and electronic material including determining necessary content.
• Maintains housing database and associated documents, state vehicle allocations, uniform allotments and ordering, parking passes, and process for obtaining State .
• Maintains membership database of Park Advisory Committees, and staff and Friends Groups contact lists.
• Plans and prioritizes daily administrative workflow.

• Demonstrated experience recording, compiling, summarizing, and analyzing data.
• Demonstrated experience planning, prioritizing, organizing and reviewing administrative and/or office workflow and procedures.
• Demonstrated experience communicating effectively both orally and in writing.
• Demonstrated work experience planning and coordinating a volume and variety of appointments, meetings, conferences and workshops.

Typical work schedule is Monday - Friday 8:00

A.M- 6:00 P.M, with some evenings, holidays, and/or weekends when necessary. Must have a valid driver’s license issued from within the United States or be able to obtain one within 90 days of employment. This position is located at:
Division of Parks and Recreation 121 W. Jones Street Raleigh, NC 27601

High school diploma or General Educational Development (GED) diploma AND four years of related administrative experience. OR Equivalent combination of education…