The Planet Group
The Planet Group is hiring: Executive Assistant in New York
The Planet Group, New York, NY, United States, 10261
Operations Manager & Executive Assistant
Contract, 6 months
Onsite - NYC, NY 10027
Hours: 35 hours per week
Base pay range: $27.00/hr - $29.00/hr
Must Haves
- Bachelor's Degree
- 3-5 years of experience
- Strong proficiency with MS Office and Google Workspace (Drive, Sheets, Docs, Forms, Slides, Calendar, etc.)
- Ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks under short and changing deadlines
Preferred Skills
- Experience in higher education
- Familiarity with Columbia
Responsibilities
- The Operations Manager oversees the operational activities of the Dean’s Office to ensure effective collaboration and management of all systems, processes and procedures.
- Acts as the main representative for the Dean’s Office to all stakeholders, internal and external.
- Manages independently the operations, communication function, and represents the Dean’s Office to the school and external stakeholders.
- Acts on behalf of the Dean, Vice Dean, and other members of the Dean’s senior team with a degree of autonomy and independence.
- Handles critical correspondence with faculty, alumni, and other constituents on behalf of the Dean and Vice Dean of GS, writing and editing correspondence for the executive team.
- Creates and maintains processes, procedures, and systems for the Dean’s Office.
- Works on other operations tasks and activities as directed.
- Provides primary administrative support to the Vice Dean (50% of time): scheduling, budget management, expense reports, invoices, and purchase requisitions for approval, ensuring adherence to University policies.
- Manages special projects and initiatives for the Dean’s executive team.
- Drafts correspondence, assembles and distributes materials for meetings, assists with visual presentations and memoranda, coordinates arrangements for special events, makes travel arrangements for the Dean’s and Vice Dean’s travel.
- Performs other duties as assigned or requested.
Benefits (Inferred)
- Medical insurance
- Vision insurance
- 401(k)