Administrative Assistant

Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States.

All employees are expected to maintain a permanent residence within the State of Utah as a condition of employment. New employees must provide a valid Utah residential address within 30 days of their start date.

Job Summary The Administrative Assistant for the Development Office provides high-level administrative and operational support to the Executive Director of Development and assists the Development team in advancing fundraising and engagement initiatives for Salt Lake Community College. This role manages executive scheduling, coordinates meetings and events, supports donor relations and communications, maintains departmental records and budgets, and facilitates collaboration with college departments, foundation board members, alumni leaders, donors, and community partners. The position handles confidential information with discretion, delivers exceptional customer service, and ensures the efficient day-to-day operation of the Development Office while supporting the mission and goals of the SLCC Foundation. Essential Duties & Responsibilities & Knowledge Skills & Abilities

• Knowledge of general office procedures, and practices.
• Ability to work under pressure, and manage multiple projects, meeting timelines and objectives successfully, with moderate supervision.
• Consistently complete detail-oriented work effectively under stress.
• Knowledge of budgets, budget reconciliation, and basic accounting.
• Demonstrated ability to work with and safeguard confidential information.
• Strong professional communication skills, both written and verbal, with ability to converse and correspond professionally and comfortably with people at all levels, internally and externally.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Excel, and Power Point and other software applications.
• Ability to communicate effectively with a broad range of people with a variety of abilities and backgrounds, to maintain good working relationships across the College.
• Ability to work effectively and professionally with students, employees, and members of the public from a wide range of backgrounds and circumstances, including individuals with disabilities, consistent with the College's obligations under Title VI, Title VII, and the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Minimum qualifications

• Associate degree or two years (60 completed credit hours) post-secondary education in a related field.
• Two (2) - Five (5) years of direct, paid, full time work experience.

Education and relevant experience may be substituted when the minimum qualification does not require a specific degree, license, certification, accreditation standard, or other requirement for which substitution would be inappropriate. Trade off 1:1 full-time experience/education requirement. Part-time experience can be considered on a prorated basis (Trade off 2:1)

Benefits

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Salt Lake Community College is Utah’s largest open-access college in the state. We proudly educate 45,000+ students pursuing degrees in 100+ programs across 8 areas of study, and Utah’s fastest growing industries and four-year baccalaureate programs consistently welcome SLCC graduates. Every SLCC employee has a hand in transforming students’ lives to strengthen its surrounding communities. SLCC employees work at 8 locations across the valley and capital city of Salt Lake with easy access to the beautiful Wasatch Mountains, world-class outdoor recreation, sporting events, museums, history, and arts and entertainment.

Salt Lake Community College seeks and values contributions from each community member and welcomes new perspectives. A respectful work environment is its top priority; academic excellence and lasting transformation occurs when we can collaborate freely. As an emerging Hispanic Serving Institution, SLCC leads the state with the highest enrollment of students from the Latinx/a/o community. SLCC is committed to serving students and being a model for inclusive and transformative education.

Salt Lake Community College (SLCC) is fully committed to policies of equal employment and nondiscrimination. The College does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, disability, religion, protected veteran status, expression of political or personal beliefs outside of the workplace, or any other status protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.

SLCC is a participating employer with Utah Retirement Systems (“URS”). In addition to URS, SLCC offers several other retirement account options.

This position is subject to a successful completion of a criminal background check.