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About The Metropolitan Museum Of Art
The Met presents over 5,000 years of art from around the world for everyone to experience and enjoy. The Museum lives in two iconic sites in New York City—The Met Fifth Avenue and The Met Cloisters. Millions of people also take part in The Met experience online.
Since its founding in 1870, The Met has always aspired to be more than a treasury of rare and beautiful objects. We are committed to fostering a collaborative and respectful work environment with a staff as diverse as the audiences we engage. Our staff members are art lovers who are passionate about working toward a common goal: creating the most dynamic and inspiring art museum in the world.
At The Met, every staff member – from security officers to researchers to scientists and beyond – lives by our core values of respect, inclusivity, collaboration, excellence, and integrity.
Respect: Engage one another with collegiality, empathy, and kindness, always.
Inclusivity: Ensure that all are and feel welcome and valued.
Collaboration: Reach across boundaries to exchange ideas and work together toward our shared mission.
Excellence: Lead the cultural world in quality and expertise—and inspire curiosity and creativity.
Integrity: Hold ourselves to the highest moral standards, admit when we fall short, and then evolve.
GENERAL STATEMENT OF RESPONSIBILITIES & DUTIES:
You are vital to the day-to-day operations of Director and CEO’s Office, and coordinate many aspects to assist in efficiently managing the office, which has a wide purview of both internal and external stakeholders for the museum. You provide support for the Director and CEO, Senior Administrator, and Senior Project Manager. This role requires excellent interpersonal skills, and you must be organized, computer proficient including Outlook calendar management, able to multi-task, meet deadlines, and resourcefully problem solve.
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES & DUTIES:

• Manage living artist membership program and ICOM Card distribution for the museum
• Assist with scheduling and preparing the Director and CEO for meetings
• Respond to daily inquiries and requests from within and outside the Museum, including welcoming guests to the Director and CEO’s Office and answering the main telephone line.
• Support coordinating Director and CEO’s travel arrangements and processing expense reports in Workday
• Other related administrative duties as assigned
• Provide administrative support for both Senior Administrator and Senior Project Manager, including assisting with taking notes during meetings, scheduling, filing, photocopying, in addition to completing research requests
• Coordinate incoming mail and packages, pick up, sort, and open mail and packages from Receiving

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE:

• Experience with Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel, Photoshop, and Workday
• Excellent verbal and written communications skills
• Excellent organizational skills, including the ability to manage time and multitask
• Background in art history, art education, or art administration
• Minimum of three years working in an administrative capacity required, previous experience managing complex calendars preferred
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, interpersonal skills (including professional telephone manner), and organizational skills
• Embraces role as a team player and builds collaborative relationships
• Bachelors degree or equivalent experience
• Knowledge of foreign language helpful
• Upholds sensitive and confidential information with utmost discretion

COMPENSATION RANGE:

• The advertised pay scale reflects the good faith minimum and maximum salary range for this role. The advertised pay scale is not a promise of a particular wage for any specific employee. The specific compensation offered to a candidate may be dependent on a variety of factors including, but not limited to, the candidate’s experience, education, special licensing or qualifications, and other factors.
• Pay Range: $33 - $34/hour

Location Requirements
At time of employment, employees are expected to be located within commuting distance of the Museum. “Commuting distance” means that they are located in one of following states: New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, or Pennsylvania (the “Tri-state and PA” areas), and be able to commute to and from the Museum in a single day.
Benefits Offerings
The Museum provides competitive compensation, and generous benefits and perks for all eligible employees. Note: Benefits Offering may differ based on Employee Status.

• Considerable paid time off, including annual leave, sick leave, and 13 Museum holidays
• Medical, dental, vision and life insurance
• Long-term disability coverage
• Access to the Museums Council pass, which grants free admission to various museums and cultural institutions
• A subsidized staff cafeteria
• Free financial-planning services
• 25% discount for staff in Museum shops
• Commuter benefits (pre-tax income for parking or mass transit expenses)
• Flexible Spending Accounts & Health Savings Account (pre-tax income for eligible health care expenses)
• 403(b) basic retirement plan and optional matching retirement plan with an outstanding employer match
• Financial assistance for relevant coursework, seminars, and training programs

Research shows that women and people from underrepresented groups often apply to jobs only if they meet 100% of the qualifications. We recognize that it is highly unlikely that someone meets 100% of the qualifications for a role. If much of this job description describes you, then please apply for this role.
The Met is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, The Met will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed in this process, please contact [email protected].
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