Executive Assistant - (Executive Assistant III, Range I) - Vice President Office Student Affairs

Executive Assistant III

San Francisco State University

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This position may be a "designated position" in the California State University's Conflict of Interest Code. The successful candidate accepting this position may be required to file Conflict of Interest forms subject to the regulations of the Fair Political Practices Commission.

Vice President Office of Student Affairs & Enrollment Management

This is a one-year probationary position.

Full Time (1.0 FTE)

Monday through Friday, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m

$6,151.00- $6,927.00 Per Month ($73,812.00 - $83,124.00 Annually)

Salary is commensurate with experience.

The Executive Assistant advises and supports the Vice President of Student Affairs (VPSA) as well as other members of the Student Affairs cabinet, specifically noted below, and across Student Affairs more broadly. Such support is operational, strategic, logistic as well as clerical. By staying informed of campus-wide activities, deadlines, processes, and pending decisions, the Executive Assistant independently determines self-assignments in addition to receiving direction from the VPSA or a designee.

As a liaison working on behalf of the VPSA's office, the Executive Assistant is responsible for developing communications, responses and complaint resolution both independently and in consultation with the VPSA and other campus leaders. The Executive Assistant serves in a highly visible and critical role as facilitator of the Student Fee Advisory Committee (SFAC) and other high level interdepartmental committees, and performs duties related to Building Coordinator (BC) and Building Emergency Response Coordinator (BERC) roles for the Student Services Building (SSB).

This position requires extensive administrative experience, exceptional analytical skills, and proven communication skills. The Executive Assistant is expected to be a strong team player with a can-do attitude and high ethical standards and be capable of carrying out multiple projects at the same time. The Executive Assistant is expected to maintain discretion and confidentiality of sensitive information, traits that are essential and critical to being successful in this role.

• Provide continuity, extensive specialized expertise, and information which is often sensitive and confidential to the Office of the VPSA, the Equity Programs and Compliance unit, all other Student Affairs units, and the campus on a variety of complex policies, procedures, laws and regulations, including, but not limited to: FERPA, State of California Education Code, State Administrative Manual, CSU Mandates, Executive Orders, and Executive Memoranda.
• Develop and manage cooperative working relationships with a diverse population of administrators, faculty, staff, and students as well as appropriate officials at other state colleges and universities, the Chancellor's Office, government and national agencies, businesses, and more.
• Respond to a variety of inquiries, unresolved problems, issues, and ad hoc matters, as well as escalated faculty, staff, student, parent, and community calls and concerns. Requires analyzing issues and developing resolutions as well as following through with providing direction, making referrals, and delegating responses to others, thus requiring the ability to exercise considerable judgment.
• Provide advice and assistance to Student Affairs as well as Cabinet leaders to solve emergent problems as well as those stemming from established processes and policies. Examples include procurement contracts, security authorizations for software, Chancellor's Office reports, travel, MPP performance evaluations and actions, recruitment and retention policies and practices, media relations, and more.
• Work with Cabinet and their staff on critical and confidential matters and keep them apprised of critical issues.
• Independently analyze…