Job Title: Administrative Assistant
Duration: 5+ Months
Location: Boston, MA -02108
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Summary:
The Administrative Assistant provides high-level administrative and clerical support to the Commissionerโs Office, playing a key role in maintaining efficient office operations, managing schedules, coordinating communications, and ensuring timely execution of critical administrative processes. This role requires exceptional organizational skills, discretion in handling confidential matters, and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
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Duties and Responsibilities :
- Perform administrative and clerical duties for the Commissionerโs office, ensuring an organized filing system and timely processing of requests.
- Distribute time-sensitive mail and correspondence, including 51Aโs, to the Ombuds team and other units.
- Coordinate staff onboarding and manage the Commissionerโs office budget.
- Prepare Commissionerโs travel reimbursement, TAFS, and ethics forms, and track approval status with EOHHS.
- Designate priority levels to action items, track tasks, and confer with the Executive Support Manager on daily tasks.
- Coordinate daily scheduling requests for the Commissioner, following instructions and guidance from the Executive Support Manager and Chief of Staff.
- Ensure accuracy in the information provided, inclusion of agendas and materials, and notify attendees via Outlook.
- Exercise discretion in handling confidential information and assess the priority level for meeting requests.
- Monitor and track scheduling requests, preparing for weekly check-in meetings with the Commissioner and Executive Support Manager to review upcoming meeting schedules.
- Provide daily office phone coverage, respond to inquiries courteously, and triage incoming calls to appropriate staff or units with an empathetic and tactful approach.
- Upload, track, and update information on the Commissionerโs document review tracking tool on Microsoft Teams, disseminating approvals or requests for additional information to relevant parties.
- Plan and coordinate Commonwealth and Departmentโs annual employee recognition programs in collaboration with the Commissionerโs support team.
- Provide support to the Commissionerโs Office and Exec Team in assembling, formatting, and preparing materials for briefings, presentations, and reporting to various entities including the Governorโs Office, EOHHS, OCA, legislature, sister agencies, and federal government.
- Provide coordination and coverage support for other Central Office units as needed.
- Perform additional duties as assigned by the Executive Support Manager.
Job Requirement:
- An associate degree is required; a bachelorโs degree is preferred.
- Skilled in calendar management, including coordinating and scheduling complex meetings with multiple stakeholders.
- Demonstrated discretion and ability to handle confidential or sensitive information.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Teams, Word, Excel, PowerPoint).