Senior Administrative Assistant, Poorvu Center

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Overview

Become part of a dynamic organization at the Poorvu Center for Teaching and Learning!

The Senior Administrative Assistant will support multiple teams and staff members. The Poorvu Center is a fast-paced and lively environment, in which you will coordinate a variety of activities with limited supervision. The successful candidate will be a self-motivated, professionally grounded, problem-solving team player who will take the initiative to actively find results and carry out solutions that align with our community values.

The ideal candidate will have proven event coordination skills, ability to prioritize with competing deadlines, and exercise independent judgment.  All while bringing passion and excitement for supporting their teams with a goal oriented, collaborative, and problem-solving mindset.  As a part of this dynamic community at the Poorvu Center, embrace our ever-changing demands for needs with varying tasks and responsibilities, remain adaptable, able to pivot and remain flexible, embracing our flexible work environment and ever-changing demands for needs with varying tasks.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• WorkDay financials including inter-departmental billing/journal staging area (JSAs)

• Professional services consultant agreements (PSCAs)

• Expense management and supplier invoices

• Serve as the primary contact for invited speakers

• Order supplies and maintain inventory

• Determine, organize, set up and coordinate logistical needs for all events and meetings

• Manage calendars and synchronize schedules

• Develop and synchronize itineraries, catering, lodging and transportation as necessary

Required Skills & Abilities

1. Demonstrated strong interpersonal, relational and customer service skills. Strong verbal and written communication skills. Writing sample requested at the time of interview.

2. Proven organizational and high-level administrative skills. Exhibit past experience executing special events for high level staff, attention to detail and accuracy and the ability to follow through tasks to completion in a timely fashion, with little direction.

3. Exhibit past experience with departmental billing/journal staging area, supplier invoices, professional services consultant agreements; Familiarity with Workday ordering and expenses; Scheduling with iCloud and Outlook calendaring.

4. Proficiency with the Microsoft Office Suite, including Word, Teams and Excel, as well as Google Forms. Ability to manage and update spreadsheet software. Ability and willingness to learn new technology, processes and systems.

5. Demonstrated excellent attendance, punctuality and reliability, as attested by references.

Principal Responsibilities

1. Oversees and coordinates administrative, program, and office activities. Establishes, selects, implements, and coordinates office procedures and systems.  Serves as principal source of information to students, staff, and faculty on policies, procedures, programs, and office activities.   2. Oversees, instructs, and coordinates activities of support staff.  Oversees the preparation of materials for grants, contracts and budgets. Monitors expenditures and reconciles financial statements.   3. Provides editorial support for a journal/publication.  Proofreads and edits material for grammatical and factual accuracy. Tracks copy through various editing and production stages. Communicates with authors, printers, and others concerned with published work.   4. Determines administrative, facility, and equipment needs for symposia, lectures, seminars, and conferences.  Assembles and arranges for necessary items.  Determines sources of data. Compiles, synthesizes and manipulates data. Summarizes findings and writes reports or portions of reports.   5. Greets visitors. Answers and screens telephone calls. Assesses nature of business. Responds to requests for information and provides assistance.  Screens and responds to mail.   6. Formats, keyboard, proofread, and edits correspondence, reports, manuscripts, grants, and other material. Assembles attachments and corresponding material. Reviews outgoing material for completeness, dates, and signatures.  Composes substantive correspondence and written material.   7. Coordinates travel arrangements.  Schedules and coordinates meetings and appointments.  Orders and maintains inventory of supplies.  Takes minutes or dictation.  Performs additional functions incidental to office activities.

Required Education and Experience

Six years of related work experience, four of them in the same job family at the next lower level, and high school level education; or four years of related work experience and an Associate's degree; or little or no work experience and a Bachelor's degree in a related field; or an equivalent combination of experience and education.

Job Posting Date

08/26/2026

Job Category

Administrative Support

Bargaining Unit

L34

Compensation Grade

Labor Grade D

Compensation Grade Profile

Hourly Range

$31.83

Time Type

Full time

Duration Type

Staff

Work Model

Hybrid

Background Check Requirements

All candidates for employment will be subject to pre-employment background screening for this position, which may include motor vehicle, DOT certification, drug testing and credit checks based on the position description and job requirements. All offers are contingent upon the successful completion of the background check. For additional information on the background check requirements and process visit "Learn about background checks" under the Applicant Support Resources section of Careers on the It's Your Yale website.

Health Requirements

Certain positions have associated health requirements based on specific job responsibilities. These may include vaccinations, tests, or examinations, as required by law, regulation, or university policy.

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The intent of this job description is to provide a representative summary of the essential functions that will be required of the position and should not be construed as a declaration of specific duties and responsibilities of the position. Employees will be assigned specific job-related duties through  their hiring department.

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