Why you’ll love working for this Department:
You will be joining a Department committed to a culture of TEAMWORK to accomplish our goals together, where we deliver excellence through COLLABORATION with partners and stakeholders, embody ACCOUNTABILITY through trust and professionalism, and embrace WORK-LIFE BALANCE by prioritizing respect, boundaries, and time. While working at DHEWD you will be helping to develop the Missouri of the future! Join us as we pursue our vision of “Every Missourian empowered with the skills and education needed for success.”
What you’ll do:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function of the job with or without reasonable accommodation.
This position serves as executive assistant to the Commissioner and as secretary to the Coordinating Board for Higher Education. This position reports to the Commissioner and requires someone who is organized, professional, and passionate about doing their best work every day and able to adjust as needed if/when occasional last minute changes occur.
- Coordinates commissioner’s calendars and scheduling
- Coordinates department-wide calendar of events and major meetings
- Coordinates presentation and materials for All-Staff, Leadership Council, and other high level meetings and events
- Coordinates purchases and expense reports for Commissioner Office staff and serve as fiscal liaison advocate for Department
- Support planning and lead execution of major department events, both internal and external
- Serve as secretary for the Coordinating Board for Higher Education (CBHE) and as administrative back-up for board secretary for State Workforce Development Board (SWDB)
- Coordinate preparation and distribution of board materials, planning for meetings, maintaining minutes and other related administrative duties as needed by CBHE
- Support department-wide functions by maintaining mailing lists, assisting with planning and staffing for meetings, making travel arrangements, and coordinating virtual meetings and webinars
- Demonstrate excellent written and oral communication and high level of proficiency in all Microsoft applications
- Demonstrate creativity in completing detail-oriented tasks and ability to prioritize assignments and meet deadlines
- Ability to maintain effective working relationships with team members, Senior Leadership team, legislators and staff, and other state government department leaders
- Demonstrate regular and reliable attendance
- Perform other related work as assigned
Minimum Qualifications
The ideal candidate will demonstrate a number of key attributes, including a commitment to contribute positively to DHEWD’s workplace culture, relevant experience and education or training, and supportive skills
- Our culture is largely codified in our Vision, Mission and guiding Principles, which emphasize our Values of Teamwork, Collaboration, Accountability and Work-Life Balance
- Beneficial education and/or work-related experience includes technical or professional experience in business, personnel or public administration or closely related area
- Supportive skills include: customer service, communication, building effective working relationships, and multi-tasking and organizational skills
More reasons to love this position:
The State of Missouri offers an excellent benefits package that includes a defined pension plan, generous amounts of leave and holiday time, and eligibility for health insurance coverage. Your total compensation is more than the dollars you receive in your paycheck. To help demonstrate the value of working for the State of Missouri, we have created an interactive Total Compensation Calculator. This tool provides a comprehensive view of benefits and more that are offered to prospective employees. The Total Compensation Calculator and other applicant resources can be found here .
The State of Missouri is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.