The City of Chandler Cultural Development Department is currently seeking qualified individuals interested in joining our team as a Management Assistant this is a full-time regular position with benefits. The position is generally scheduled to work Monday-Friday from 8am-5pm, including flexed hours for monthly board meetings, subcommittee meetings, and occasional special events.
 
Why work for Chandler?
• Diverse and inclusive environment
• Up to 8 hours paid time off annually to volunteer in the community
• Dress code is business casual, with jeans on Fridays
• 3 medical plans to choose from along with dental and vision coverage
• Accrue 122 hours paid vacation in your first year, eligible for use immediately following accrual
• Accrue 96 hours paid sick leave in your first year, eligible for use immediately following accrual
• 12 paid holidays per year, plus Winter Break at the end of the year
• Become part of the Arizona State Retirement System with a 100% city contribution match
• City contributions of 1% gross wages per pay period to deferred compensation
• Robust Employee Wellness program with $350 incentive
• Professional development opportunities
• Tuition reimbursement up to $5,250 annually
• Free Tumbleweed Recreation Center membership
• Flexible schedule/remote work options (when available)
 
Who we are
The City of Chandler Cultural Development Department showcases destination drivers, including Chandler Center for the Arts (CCA), Chandler Museum, Downtown, Public Art, Special Events, and Vision Gallery. The CCA is a welcoming, vibrant community space with the purpose of elevating our diverse community and creating enriching experiences. The CCA is collaboratively shared by three distinct entities – the City of Chandler, the Chandler Unified School District (CUSD), and the Chandler Cultural Foundation. With three performance spaces, the CCA presents approximately 40 international and regional performances annually while also serving as a vital arts space for CUSD students and community events. The CCA’s team of employees are highly engaged and deeply committed to one another. Integrity, interdependence, and a caring work culture are critical to the team’s success.
 
Who we are looking for
Our new team member will have a passion for customer service, teamwork, and collaboration. We are looking for someone who likes to work in a creative, strategic, goal-driven environment with experience in confidential administrative tasks, research and responding to escalated requests from board members, city management office and other city divisions/departments, compiling information and preparing reports and presentations, assisting with budget preparation. Completes, plans, and implements special projects and divisional events, maintains calendar for organizational leadership, leader of e-agenda collections for multiple board and subcommittees.
 
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Minimum qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED or equivalent; and 
• 4 years of progressively responsible experience providing complex administrative support and management assistance, preferably working in a similar role and department; or
• Any equivalent combination of experience and training which provides the knowledge and abilities necessary to perform the work.

Desired qualifications

• Experience providing administrative support for board meetings including scheduling, room set up, eAgenda process, attending meetings and crafting meeting minutes.
• Basic knowledge of QuickBooks.
• Basic knowledge of budget preparation including familiarity with budget software (e.g. Questica).

This is a regular full-time position, subject to a 6-month probationary period. A register of qualified candidates will be active for 4 months should another position become available.
 
All applicants hired will be required to be fingerprinted with successful results as a condition of continued employment.
 
Applicants for employment and volunteer opportunities should be aware of the City of Chandler’s policies concerning the use of drugs and alcohol. These policies have not been altered by the passage of Proposition 207. The use of recreational marijuana is a violation of the city’s Drug Free Workplace Policy. Certain positions within the city are required to submit to a pre-employment drug test. A positive result for drugs tested under the policy, including recreational marijuana, may be grounds for withdrawal of an offer of employment or volunteer opportunity. The examination process may vary if determined necessary.
 
The City of Chandler is committed to Equal Opportunity and Reasonable Accommodation.