Employment Opportunities

Administrative Assistant

This position has been filled.
Public?: 
Public
Division: 
Secretary's Office
Reports To: 
Secretary
Type of Position: 
Regular Full Time
Location: 
Absentee Shawnee Tribe / 2025 S. Gordon Cooper Dr. / Shawnee, OK 74801
General Description
The purpose of the position is to provide high-level administrative support to the Tribal Secretary by handling the day to day clerical functions of the office. Providing polite and professional assistance via phone, mail, and email making as well as directing information requests to the appropriate correspondence or department.
Responsibilities
  • Handling office tasks, such as filing, generating reports and presentations, setting up for meetings, and ordering supplies.
  • Preparation activities for General Council and Executive Committee meetings
  • Providing real-time scheduling support by booking appointments and preventing conflicts.
  • Completes travel arrangements and reconciliations for the Secretary’s Office.
  • Screening phone calls and routing callers to the appropriate party.
  • Anticipate the needs of others in order to ensure their seamless and positive experience.
  • Manages and maintains schedule for the Secretary’s Conference Room.
  • Communicates with media on needs for public relations activities inclusive of storylines, photo opportunities, etc.
  • Creates and implements community related activities for presentations, mail-outs and other related informational needs.
  • Prepare reports, memos, letters and other documents, using word processing, spreadsheets, database, or presentation software
  • Read and analyze incoming memos, submissions, and reports to determine their significance and plan their distribution
  • Open, sort, and distribute incoming correspondence and email
  • Other duties as assigned by the Tribal Secretary
Education Requirements and Qualifications
  • Associates Degree (preferred) and a minimum of two years of professional or technical administrative experience in business or public administration or an equivalent combination of education and experience, substituting one year of qualifying experience for each year of the required education.
  • Must possess excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  • Must have excellent computer skills.
  • Must be able to pass an extensive criminal background check and drug screening.
  • Native American Preference/EOE/Drug Free Workplace
Posted Date: 
2 years 7 months ago