Administrative Assistant

Overview

Job title: Administrative Assistant

Location: Nashville, Tennessee 37243

Duration: Long Term

• Relieve an executive of administrative detail and other duties which do not require personal attention.
• Routinely act as liaison between the executive's office and the governor's office, departmental staff, other state departments and agencies, local and federal agencies, and community organizations and groups.
• Attend legislative functions and meetings as required to gain information; handle complaints and requests from members of the legislature, other departments, citizens, and employees as required.
• Attend receptions, luncheons, dinners, and other gatherings in performing personal contact duties.
• Assign, train, supervise, and evaluate assigned clerical and other staff; make recommendations on personnel actions such as employment, promotion, demotion, transfer, retention, and increases for exceptional performance.
• Handle routine correspondence including composition of replies and routing to the appropriate operating division for reply; prepare non-routine correspondence as requested; assemble information for speeches, staff meetings, and other purposes; may take minutes at staff meetings.
• Make travel arrangements; keep expense accounts; order office supplies as needed.
• Operate standard office machines and equipment as necessary.