Executive Assistant

The Vice Chancellor of Marine Sciences office is a component of the overall Scripps Administration that oversees pertinent business for both the Deputy Director of Research (DDR) and the Vice Chancellor Marine Sciences (VCMS)/SIO Director. Both the VCMS and the DDR require high-level administration assistance to oversee the institution's mission.

Although the position reports to Executive Assistant 4, the Executive Assistant 3 primary roles is to provide analytical and liaison support for the VCMS between senior management in Marine Sciences, other VCMS departments, UCSD offices and external constituencies. The EA3 collects, analyzes, organizes, manages, presents, acts upon, and distributes data, and participates in projects as identified by the VCMS, Deputy Director for Research (DDR), and other VCMS leadership.

The EA3 ensures that the VCMS, DDR, and other leadership are properly briefed, staffed and prepared for meetings when necessary, and assists with drafting clear and accurate correspondence and reports. The EA3 is the primary coordinator for the Scripps Director's Council. The incumbent must maintain strict confidence of privileged information and exercise mature judgment as well as excellent discretion, tact, sensitivity, diplomacy, flexibility, and organizational abilities.

The Executive Assistant oversees the day-to-day activity and smooth functioning of the VCMS office. The EA3 develops initiatives and implements improvements to enhance and streamline administrative processes. The executive assistant provides work direction to the VCMS Office Assistant
- Confidential, coordinating assignments and monitoring work, and fostering a positive work environment. The EA3 also serves as the records controller for official VCMS administrative records. Ensures administrative processes and office operations run smoothly in the executive's office. Demonstrates good judgment in selecting methods and techniques for obtaining solutions.

• Strong analytical / problem-solving skills. Strong critical thinking and analytical skills to identify, interpret and evaluate moderately complex problems and use creativity to develop, recommend and implement innovative solutions.
• Experience with coordination of travel arrangements and events, taking into consideration proper procedures and practices related to travel, purchasing and accounting.
• Experience with basic accounting transactions such as travel reimbursements, invoice payments, etc.
• Political acumen and sensitivities to the differing perspectives and political circumstances within all levels of the organization as well as the Office of the President and external constituencies.
• Ability to multi-task with demanding time frames. Proven organizational, office management and administration skills. Extensive organizational, analysis and decision-making skills to continually prioritize between long and short term needs, to tolerate rapid shifts in direction and competing demands and constant requests for priority changes from a variety of sources, keep track of ongoing projects and tasks simultaneously and meet multiple concurrent deadlines.
• Ability to oversee the scheduling of a variety of meetings and conferences for large and small groups - recognizing and making allowances for conflicting schedules. Demonstrated experience preparing meeting and project summaries.
• Ability to use high-level discretion and maintain a high level of confidentiality. Demonstrated outstanding level of professionalism in providing high level administrative and analytical support, including proven ability to exercise tact, poise, mature judgment, diplomacy, flexibility and maintain strict confidentiality while representing the…