Executive Assistant To The President (528135)

Description
Job Summary
The Executive Assistant for the President provides extensive and comprehensive executive administrative support to the university President while strategically supporting the efforts of the President’s Cabinet, day-to-day presidential activities, donor stewardship, and university engagements. The incumbent provides professional duties in support of the President and university that coincide with presidential initiatives, university development goals, and the university’s overall mission.
Department Summary
The Office of the President supports the university President who provides leadership for all aspects of Cal Poly operations. The President’s Office is committed to the pursuit of academic excellence, student success, service and community partnership through innovative leadership and collaboration. As stewards of Cal Poly, the presidential staff support the vision of the university president and the polytechnic Learn by Doing educational experience.
Key Qualifications

• Excellent organizational and time management skills with the ability to set own priorities to coordinate multiple assignments with constantly fluctuating and time-sensitive deadlines.
• Expertise interacting with, and acting as a representative for high-level executives.
• Thorough knowledge of the functions of the President’s Office and university infrastructure, policies and procedures.
• Demonstrated successful executive support skills, including considerable independent judgment, strong ability to anticipate needs and address them proactively, and ability to use discretion and make sound decisions having a broad administrative impact and implications.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively interpret, organize, and present information and ideas in written or presentation form.

Education And Experience
Equivalent to graduation from a four-year college or university. Five years of progressively responsible administrative experience as secretary, executive secretary or senior level staff assistant. A graduate degree may be substituted for one year of the required experience. Additional qualifying experience may be substituted for the required education on a year-for-year basis.
Salary And Benefits
Anticipated Hiring Range: $95,000 - $120,000 annually
Classification Range: $61,224 - $145,416 annually
Cal Poly offers a best-in-class benefits program, including health, dental and vision insurance, retirement participation in the Public Employees' Retirement System, and educational benefits for eligible employees. See our benefits website for additional information.
Cal Poly
Cal Poly is a nationally-ranked public university located in San Luis Obispo, California, and known for its Learn by Doing philosophy. Each year more than 20,000 top-tier students come to San Luis Obispo to put knowledge into action, taking their learning outside the classroom as they prepare for careers in engineering, agriculture, science, business, humanities and the built environment. Cal Poly’s hands-on philosophy, small class sizes and close student-faculty mentorships result in graduates ready from day one to impact their communities, California and the world. For more information, visit calpoly.edu .
Diversity Statement
At Cal Poly, we believe that cultivating an environment that embraces and promotes diversity is fundamental to the success of our students, our employees and our community. Bringing people together from different backgrounds, experiences and value systems fosters the innovative and creative thinking that exemplifies Cal Poly's values of free inquiry, cultural and intellectual diversity, mutual respect, civic engagement, and social and environmental responsibility.
Cal Poly's commitment to diversity informs our efforts in recruitment, hiring and retention. Cal Poly is an equal opportunity employer.
Supplemental Information
Following a conditional offer of employment, a background check (including a criminal records check) must be completed satisfactorily before any candidate may start work with Cal Poly. Failure to satisfactorily complete the background check may result in the withdrawal of the offer of employment. Current employees who are offered positions on campus will be required to undergo a background check for any position where a background check is required by law or that Cal Poly has designated as sensitive.
The person holding this position is considered a 'mandated reporter' under the California Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act and is required to comply with the requirements set forth in CSU Executive Order 1083 as a condition of employment.
Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo is not a sponsoring agency for staff positions (i.e. H-1B visas).
Positions are posted for a minimum of 14 calendar days.
Closing Date/Time: Open until filled