Administrative Asst. II (SS-38841)

Administrative Assistant II position at Environmental Trust in Nespelem, WA, responsible for specialized secretarial and administrative support duties, including transcribing, composing documents, and managing office routines and systems.

Requirements

• Typically requires a high school diploma plus post-secondary coursework in secretarial science or related business profession and 4 years of experience.
• Requires a valid driver’s license and be eligible for the Tribes’ vehicle insurance.
• Requires working knowledge of modern office practices, procedures and equipment, including filing systems, receptionist and telephone techniques, and letter and report writing.
• Requires working knowledge of Tribal enterprise and government, department operations, policies, procedures, and calendars.
• Requires a working knowledge of, and skill at using personal computer based software programs that support this level of work, including but not limited to word processing, spreadsheet, basic presentation graphics, special applications used by the organization unit, and data entry onto custom databases.
• Requires sufficient math skills to perform financial and statistical record keeping.
• Requires sufficient knowledge of proper English usage, grammar, spelling, and punctuation to prepare professional correspondence.
• Requires sufficient human relations skill to work productively and cooperatively with diverse teams, exercise patience when dealing with internal and external customers, and convey technical concepts.
• Requires the ability to independently perform all of the duties of the position.
• Requires the ability to accurately take and transcribe notes and/or meeting minutes/recollections.
• Must be able to learn, interpret, explain and apply knowledge of Tribal enterprises, government, and organization unit services, operations, programs, functions, special terminology used in day-to-day operations, and to relieve others of a variety of administrative details.
• Requires the ability to prepare spreadsheets, graphs and charts, and enter, import, and export data to and from databases.
• Requires the ability to plan, organize and prioritize work in order to meet schedules and timelines.
• Requires the ability to communicate with management, staff, and the community using patience and courtesy, and in a manner that reflects positively on the organization unit.

Benefits

• TRIBAL MEMBER AND INDIAN PREFERENCE WILL APPLY; PREFERENCE WILL ALSO BE GIVEN TO HONORABLY DISCHARGED VETERANS WHO ARE MINIMALLY QUALIFIED.