Senior Executive Secretary

Senior Executive Secretary

DepartmentEXECUTIVE ADMINISTRATION

Location

Manhattan

Job ID138320

Civil Service ClassificationManagerial

Hire In Rate$97,000.00 (for employees new to HHC)

Salary Range$97,000.00 - $97,250.00

Pay FrequencyYear

Full/Part TimeFull-Time

Regular/TemporaryRegular

Regular ShiftDay

Work Shifts

8:00 A.M - 4:00 P.M

Standar Work Week 35 Hours

Duties & Responsibilities

Purpose of Position:

Under direction of executive or senior leadership, serves as Senior Executive Secretary with considerable latitude of initiative and judgment. Performs highly confidential and exceptionally difficult, complex and responsible secretarial work. May perform designated administrative assignments and serve as a confidential aide.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

1. Manages executive communications, including ensuring all correspondence is handled in a timely manner.

2. Plans, coordinates, and oversees high-level meetings, conferences, and events. Takes and distributes minutes of proceedings, prepares comprehensive agendas and makes all necessary meeting arrangements.

3. Screens and determines priorities of telephone calls, messages, and incoming materials and routes to appropriate personnel and/or departments.

4. Prepares and/or edits correspondence and confidential reports. Maintains and manages all confidential files and records. Develops and implements efficient filing systems and ensures the security of sensitive information.

5. Provides administrative support by relieving the health care executive of complex administrative duties. Demonstrates comprehensive knowledge of NYC Health + Hospitals' policies, practices, and procedures.

6. May supervise administrative/clerical personnel assigned to the executive office. Plans and reviews work assigned.

7. Serves as key liaison between senior leadership support staff within NYC Health + Hospitals and external stakeholders. Manages sensitive professional relationships and facilitates effective communication.

8. Performs related work, as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

1.Associate's degree from an accredited college or university with specialization in Secretarial Science,Office Administration or Technology, Business Administration or related areas of study and three (3)years of executive administrative assistant experience; or,

2.High school diploma or its educational equivalent, approved by a State's Department of Education or arecognized accrediting organization and five (5) years of experience, as described in 1 above; or,

3.A satisfactory equivalent combination of education, training and experience. However, all candidates must have a minimum of a four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent. A Bachelor's degree may be considered equivalent to four (4) years of relevant professional experience as described in 1 above.

Department Preferences

Bi-lingual Spanish Proficiency - Required to facilitate seamless communication between department leadership, community partners and other stakeholders.

Microsoft 365 Suite - Advanced level required to manage complex executive calendars and coordinate large-scale meetings. Advanced Excel capabilities needed to manage department expense tracking, pivot tables, and budget spreadsheets.

Editing Skills - Exceptional proofreading skills to draft and finalize high-level corporate correspondence and board-ready reports. Copyediting skills to review press releases, internal newsletters, and external communication materials

Benefits

NYC Health and Hospitals offers a competitive benefits package that includes:

Comprehensive Health Benefits for employees hired to work 20+ hrs. per week

Retirement Savings and Pension Plans

Paid Holidays and Vacation in accordance with employees' Collectively bargained contracts

Loan Forgiveness Programs for eligible employees

College tuition discounts and professional development opportunities

College Savings Program

Union Benefits for eligible titles

Multiple employee discounts programs

Commuter Benefits Programs