Administrative Assistant III

Do you have an Associate Degree in Accounting, Business Administration, or a closely related field and at least one (1) year of experience as an Executive Secretary or Administrative Assistant? Or do you have three (3) or more years of experience as an Executive Secretary or Administrative Assistant? Consider applying for this position within the Chatham County Manager’s Office.

• Perform a variety of complex clerical and confidential administrative support duties.
• Oversee specific projects or programs to ensure that all work is completed in a timely and efficient manner and all project goals are met.
• Perform specialized duties specific to the County Manager’s Office.
• Research, interpret, and compile information to prepare related reports.
• Provide administrative support to key departmental personnel in relation to technical program requirements and prepare specialized reports.
• Schedule appointments, organize meetings and conference, and screen visitors, callers, faxes, mail, and messages.
• Answer Department telephone calls, receive and greet visitors, and provide information or refer callers and visitors to other appropriate Departments or County personnel.
• Transcribe or prepare letters, minutes, reports, statements, grant applications, specifications, contracts, memoranda, notices, resolutions, budgets, financial and statistical tables, requisitions, and other related materials, including confidential correspondence and reports.
• Gather, assemble, update, and/or file information, forms, records, and data using traditional filing systems or databases.
• Prepare correspondence, reports, lists, and other documents.
• Interpret and apply Departmental or office rules, policies, and regulations in accordance with prescribed procedures and guidelines.
• Perform technical administrative support.         
• Provide effective professional liaison between the County Manager’s Office and citizens and professionals from other related agencies and businesses.
• Copy, package, and distribute a variety of written materials as requested.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• Associate Degree in Accounting, Business Administration, or a closely related field, and
• At least one (1) year of experience as an Executive Secretary or Administrative Assistant, or
• At least three (3) years of progressively responsible experience as an Executive Secretary or Administrative Assistant; or
• Any equivalent combination of experience and training.

Salary : $49,463