Senior Executive Assistant

Job Description:

Senior Executive Assistant

Description

Note for internal applicants: Successful candidates already at rates above the posted salary will be evaluated on an individual basis to determine final salary outcome.

Job Location: Central Office, 105 West Capitol Avenue, Jefferson City, Missouri



Why you’ll love this position:

The senior executive assistant performs secretarial and administrative assistant duties for members of the director's office, chief counsel, or secretary to commission. Responsibilities are performed under general supervision.

What you'll do:

• Maintains an appointment calendar, schedules meetings, reserves meeting rooms and gathers files or materials for meetings.
• Answers incoming telephone calls and greets office visitors and determines whether they should be given access to specific individuals; evaluates requests and routes inquiries to the appropriate department personnel.
• Reads and analyzes incoming memos, submissions, and reports in order to determine their significance and plan their distribution; prepares responses to correspondence containing routine inquiries.
• Makes travel and hotel arrangements for staff or members of the MHTC, may process expense accounts and timesheets.
• Types and formats complex forms, letters, speeches, reports, and other materials, usually requiring familiarity with specialized terminology, working from rough draft, dictation and/or dictating equipment; proofreads completed work to check for correct grammar, spelling, and to ensure proper formatting is used; types Commission minutes and agendas.

Minimum Qualifications:

• High School Diploma or GED/HiSET
• Six years of experience in progressively responsible office assistant and/or executive assistant positions.

Special Working Conditions/Job Characteristics

• Occasional, statewide, overnight travel

More reasons to love this position:

MoDOT offers an excellent benefits package that includes a defined pension plan, generous amounts of leave and holiday time, and eligibility for health insurance coverage. Visit our CAREERS page to explore all we have to offer. Your total compensation is more than the dollars you receive in your paycheck. To help demonstrate the value of working for MoDOT, we have created an interactive Total Compensation Calculator. This tool provides a comprehensive view of benefits and more that are offered to prospective employees. The Total Compensation Calculator and other applicant resources can be found HERE .

At MoDOT you will play a key role in maintaining the seventh largest highway system in the United States. We value team players who are open-minded and work well with others to accomplish goals and fulfill our mission of safety, service, and stability. We see the growth of our team members as an investment, both in MoDOT's future and yours. If you're looking for diverse opportunities, challenging work, and a flexible environment, we want to talk to you about joining our winning team. MoDOT operates on shared values and your success in our organization depends upon modeling these values. CLICK HERE to view our mission, values, and tangible results. If you embrace these values, we welcome your application.

Salary:

$52,511.52 per Year