Communications Administrative Officer
CurrentCoordinate and maintain multiple calendars in a timely and flexible manner to accommodate competing and high priority meetings, calls, and issues. Schedule meetings, appointments, and conference calls for the AVP and other leadership in the Communications department as needed. Coordinate related arrangements such as catering, reserving conference rooms and hoteling workspaces, presentation equipment, agenda preparation and the distribution of materials. Prioritize issues according to urgency to allocate time accordingly. Arrange travel, accommodations, transportation, and related logistics for the AVP and other communications leaders, as appropriate. Anticipate staff needs and maintain flexibility, investigate options and recommend/prepare itineraries, prepare background information/materials, and process/track expense reimbursements. Process purchases, reimbursable transactions, and invoices according to UC policies and procedures. Administers operational programs which may include finance, facilities, space planning, human resources, ITS needs. Assist dept staff in meeting admin/HR policies, and acts as the dept hiring manager in managing the recruitment process. Schedules and tracks STEP/annual performance evaluation process. Maintain listservs, call directories and other department documents. Establish and maintain an effective and well-documented paper/electronic records management system for correspondence and other materials. Develop and maintain databases as requested.Respond to inquiries from a wide variety of individuals and at all organizational levels by email and phone as necessary. Apply discretion and sound judgment in responding to inquiries and requests for information, independently formulating responses, or referring to appropriate staff members for follow up.