Special Assistant (Executive Secretary 2)

Full Job Description

Are you a detail-oriented professional with a strong understanding of organization? The Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission is looking for an Executive Secretary 2 to serve as the Special Assistant to the Executive Director. If you are ready to embark on a rewarding career that leverages your expertise providing support, traveling the state at times with the Executive Director and Senior Management, we encourage you to apply for this exciting opportunity today!

Requirements

As a Special Assistant, you will be providing senior-level administrative, coordination, and support to the Executive Director. Work involves supporting executive leadership in the planning, coordination, and implementation of agency priorities, ensuring compliance with applicable laws, regulations, and administrative requirements. You will also have the opportunity to serve as a liaison between the Executive Director’s Office and internal departments, governing bodies, and external stakeholders.

If you have strong communication skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a deadline-driven environment, we highly encourage you to apply!

Interested in learning more? Additional details regarding this position can be found in the position description.

Work Schedule and Additional Information:

• Full-time employment
• Work hours are 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM, Monday - Friday, with a 30-minute lunch.
• Telework: You will not have the option to telework in this position.
• Salary: In some cases, the starting salary may be non-negotiable.
• You will receive further communication regarding this position via email. Check your email, including spam/junk folders, for these notices.

Qualifications

QUALIFICATIONS

Minimum Experience and Training Requirements:

• Five years of progressively responsible experience in secretarial work. Appropriate formal post high school secretarial training may be substituted for the required experience on a year-for-year basis up to four years; or
• Any equivalent combination of experience and training.

Additional Requirements:

• You must be able to perform essential job functions.
  

Preferred Qualifications (not required):

• Experience in local, state, or federal government; or a public agency
• Experience preparing memorandums, briefing papers, or official correspondence
• Familiarity with commissions, public meetings, and government procedures

How to Apply:

Resumes, cover letters, and similar documents will not be reviewed, and the information contained therein will not be considered for the purposes of determining your eligibility for the position.

Information to support your eligibility for the position must be provided on the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education).

If you are claiming education in your answers to the supplemental application questions, you must attach a copy of your college transcripts for your claim to be accepted toward meeting the minimum requirements. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable.

Your application must be submitted by the posting closing date. Late applications and other required materials will not be accepted.

Failure to comply with the above application requirements may eliminate you from consideration for this position.

Veterans:

• Pennsylvania law (51 Pa. C.S. §7103) provides employment preference for qualified veterans for appointment to many state and local government jobs. To learn more about employment preferences for veterans, go to www.pa.gov/agencies/employment/how-to-apply.html and click on Veterans.

Telecommunications Relay Service (TRS):

• 711 (hearing and speech disabilities or other individuals).

If you are contacted for an interview and need accommodations due to a disability, please discuss your request for accommodations with the interviewer in advance of your interview date.

The Commonwealth is an equal employment opportunity employer and is committed to a diverse workforce. The Commonwealth values inclusion as we seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most qualified people to serve the citizens of Pennsylvania. The Commonwealth does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religious creed, ancestry, union membership, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, AIDS or HIV status, disability, or any other categories protected by applicable federal or state law. All diverse candidates are encouraged to apply.