Executive Language Training Jobs in Virginia (NOW HIRING)

Salary : $54,516.80 - $102,294.40 Annually
Location : City Hall, 900 East Broad Street, Richmond, VA
Job Type: Full-Time Regular
Job Number: 57M00000002
Department: General Services
Opening Date: 08/13/2026
Closing Date: 8/20/2026 11:59 PM Eastern
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This is an EXCITING time to Join the City of Richmond! We are committed to nurturing talent, fostering growth opportunities, and building strong connections within our workforce. As we continue to make strides to becoming the employer of choice, we are thrilled about the below employee benefit enhancements:

• Virginia Retirement System (VRS)
• Language Incentive
• Referral Bonus
• Tuition Assistance Program

Description
The City of Richmond is seeking a highly organized professional for the position of Executive Assistant, Principal to support the Deputy Chief Administrative Officer (DCAO) for Operations. This role serves as a key liaison between the DCAO, internal departments, elected officials, and external stakeholders. The successful candidate will manage a wide range of executive administrative duties while overseeing office operations to ensure the efficient functioning of the DCAO's office.
Duties include but are not limited to
This position is unclassified and serves at the will of the appointing authority.

• Manage the DCAO's complex calendar, including scheduling meetings, briefings, and travel arrangements.
• Prepare, proofread, and edit correspondence, presentations, and reports for internal and external distribution.
• Coordinate logistics for meetings and special events; take and distribute minutes as needed.
• Track and assist with high-priority projects and time-sensitive tasks.
• Serve as a point of contact for internal and external inquiries directed to the DCAO, ensuring professionalism and discretion.
• Oversee daily operations of the DCAO's office, including supply management, mail distribution, filing systems, and office equipment coordination.
• Coordinate communications and activities between the DCAO and department directors, City Council members and community stakeholders.
• Monitor and follow up on action items assigned to departments or external entities.
• Support the preparation and coordination of materials for public meetings, briefings, or media events.

Qualifications, Special Certifications and Licenses
Minimum Qualifications:

• Associate's degree in a related field such as business administration
• Bachelor's degree is preferred
• Three years of advanced administrative support, customer service, and paraprofessional analytical work, preferably with experience supporting an organization's top executives.
• An equivalent combination of training and experience (as approved by the department) may be used to meet the minimum qualifications of the classification

Preferred Qualifications:

• Demonstrated and advanced experience using Microsoft Outlook to schedule meetings
• Demonstrated ability to multi-task, prioritize tasks, and demonstrate exceptional dependability
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills using proper grammar and punctuation

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:TYPICAL KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES: These are a representative sample; position assignments may vary.
Knowledge (some combination of the following):

• Local government, functions and practices of law offices, and reporting measures
• Standard office procedures
• Proficient with standard office equipment such as computers, laptops, printers, scanners, fax machines, telephones, and mobile devices
• Proficient with software such as the Microsoft Office Suite, databases, Case Management Systems, and RAPIDS
• English language and grammar

Skills (some combination of the following):

• Running queries in Excel to formulate accurate and needed data
• Demonstrating excellent customer service to internal and external customers
• Leading others including training and evaluating work

Abilities (some combination of the following):

• Work efficiently in a fast-paced environment
• Multi-task
• Manage multiple schedules at once
• Research best practices
• Write professional letters and memorandums
• Pay attention to detail

Americans with Disabilities Act Requirements
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job. Prospective and current employees are invited to discuss accommodations.
ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS: Working conditions may include exposure to travel to other locations within the City of Richmond as well as outside of the City of Richmond; exposure to hazardous physical conditions such as mechanical parts, electrical currents, vibrations, etc.; atmospheric conditions such as fumes, odors, dusts, gases, and poor ventilation; inadequate lighting; intense noise; and environmental hazards such as disruptive people, imminent danger, and a threatening environment.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS AND WORKING ENVIRONMENT: Due to the nature of work assignments, incumbents must be able to perform detailed work on multiple, concurrent tasks, with frequent interruptions and under time constraint. The essential duties of this classification may require the ability to regularly work with one's fingers, talk, hear, see, and use repetitive motions; frequently lift, and reach; and occasionally stoop, crouch, stand, walk, grasp, and feel. In terms of the physical strength to perform the essential duties, this classification is considered to be sedentary, exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally, and a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to move objects.
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
The City of Richmond provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
The City of Richmond is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, the City of Richmond will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided with reasonable accommodations. If you require reasonable accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) to participate in the job application and/or the interview process, please contact Veronica Kenner, by email at HR-ADA@rva.gov.
This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruitment, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.
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With over 4,000 employees, the City of Richmond is an "Employer of Choice" among cities throughout the nation. The City strives to hire and retain employees who bring dedication and talent to the workforce. Offering a competitive, cost effective, and quality benefits package is one element of an "Employer of Choice".
The City offers a full range of benefit programs from initial hire through retirement. Please visit our Web site for details.
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10-point compensable veteran. You must have an existing compensable service-connected disability of 10 percent or more. Other 10-point veteran include disabled veteran or a veteran who was awarded the Purple Heart for wound or injuries received in action, veteran's widow or widower who has not remarried, wife or husband of a veteran who has a service-connected disability, widowed, divorced or separated mother of an ex-service son or daughter who died in action, or who is totally and permanently disabled. Do any of these apply?

• Yes
• No

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5-point veteran's must have been discharged under honorable conditions and had one of the following:Active duty in the Armed Forces of the United States, in a war, or during the period 4/28/52-7/1/55 or active duty for more than 180 consecutive days other than for training, any part of which occurred during the period beginning 2/1/55 and 10/14/76 or active duty during the Gulf War sometime between 8/2/90 - 1/2/92 or active duty in a campaign or expedition for which a campaign badge has been authorized or active duty for which more than 180 consecutive days other than for training, any part of which occurred during the period beginning 9/11/2001 and ending on the date prescribed by the Presidential proclamation or by the law as the last date of operation Iraqi Freedom. Do any of these apply?

• Yes
• No

03
Which answer best describes your level of education?

• High School
• Some College
• Associate's Degree
• Bachelor's Degree
• Master's Degree
• None of the Above

04
Which best describes your years of experience performing high-level administrative tasks and supporting executive management?

• Less than three years of experience
• Three to six years of experience
• Six to nine years of experience
• Nine or more years of experience

05
Which best describes your years of experience preparing and maintaining departmental reports and updating databases?

• Less than three years of experience
• Three to six years of experience
• Six to nine years of experience
• Nine or more years of experience

06
From the list below, select the tasks you have 4 or more years of experience performing. (Check all that apply.)

• Making travel arrangements.
• Basic bookkeeping.
• Processing.
• Responding to inquiries in person, via telephone, and email.
• Scheduling and maintaining a calendar.
• Creating, proofreading, editing, and formatting documents.
• None of the above

07
Which best describes your level of proficiency using Microsoft Office applications (Word, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint)?

• Limited proficiency
• Intermediate
• Advanced
• No proficiency

08
Are you willing and available to work a flexible schedule to include evenings?

• Yes
• No

09
Do you have experience arranging meetings, managing calendars, and scheduling appointments?

• Yes
• No

10
Explain your experience supporting high level staff and/or executives and why you are the best candidate for this position.
Required Question