Executive Assistant

Executive Assistant at Stanford University summary:

The Executive Assistant at Stanford's Department of Radiology provides high-level administrative and operational support including scheduling, event coordination, document preparation, financial transactions, and supervising staff. The role requires initiative, advanced computer skills, organization, and excellent communication to manage complex projects and support departmental leadership. Responsibilities also include handling human resources tasks, budget monitoring, and serving as a liaison for various administrative functions within the department.

The Department of Radiology at Stanford University is dedicated to excellence in clinical care, research, education, and administration. The people and programs comprising Stanford Radiology are world-renowned. Stanford Radiology’s core strength lies in its people: faculty, who are highly regarded for their deep subspecialty expertise, dedication to patient care, and responsiveness to referring providers; multidisciplinary researchers who continue to push the boundaries of innovation in physics and engineering to develop cutting-edge methods for enhanced anatomic and functional imaging;

staff who are dedicated and engaged in moving the mission of the department, school, and university forward.

Stanford University is seeking an Administrative Associate 4 to Provide complex administrative or operational support with minimal supervision. May be responsible for overseeing other administrative staff or subordinates.

Duties include*:

• Act on behalf of the supervisor, department manager, or chair in regards to establishing priorities and identifying and resolving problems that are administrative in nature.
• Research and/or write background information for meetings. Participate in meetings on supervisor’s behalf, inform after the fact.
• Oversee and/or perform duties associated with scheduling, organizing, and operating complex conferences, seminars, and events, including arranging with vendors for services, overseeing the production and distribution of materials, administering logistics, and managing event within budget.
• Compose and draft documents and correspondence for presentations, course handouts, grants, conferences, seminars, and reports; perform substantial research editing and fact checking. Create, maintain, modify, and/or ensure accuracy of content in various unit documents, displays, reports, brochures, social media, and/or websites.
• Plan and schedule calendar(s) without prior consultation, resolve calendaring conflicts, and arrange travel in compliance with unit, university, and sponsor policies.
• Create complex reports and spreadsheets which may utilize specialized software and systems. Make recommendations based on reports.
• Oversee and/or process a variety of complex financial transactions; produce, monitor, and reconcile budget statements; research, identify, and resolve discrepancies. May assist with capital or special equipment requests and/or vendor selection.
• Coordinate complex office moves. Plan and coordinate routine remodeling and renovations.
• Analyze and review material and extract pertinent information for briefing purposes.
• Positions at this level also include one or more of the following duties:
  • In conjunction with financial lead and/or principal investigator, assist with sponsored project research proposal submissions and post award administration.
  • Responsible for leading the administrative functions of a program or unit.
  • Perform human resources transactional support and/or faculty affairs support; coordinate or manage the visa process.
  • Serve as building coordinator.
  • Oversee or supervise day-to-day work of other administrative or support staff, student and/or temporary workers, including scheduling, assigning, and prioritizing workloads, setting appropriate deadlines, reviewing work for quality, timeliness, and providing performance review input.

* - Other duties may also be assigned.

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE (REQUIRED):

High school diploma and six years of administrative experience, or combination of education and relevant experience.

KNOWLEDGE,

SKILLS AND ABILITIES

(REQUIRED):

• Advanced computer…