University Advancement and Public Relations Executive Administrative Assistant

The following is intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed. This list of duties is illustrative only and is not a comprehensive listing of all the functions and responsibilities performed.

Position Summary:
Under the guidance of the Vice President of Advancement and Public Relations (VPAPR), act as an administrative partner, providing administrative support services for the Office of the Vice President of Advancement and Public Relations and for the VP.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Maintain VPAPR's calendar and adjust meetings and schedules accordingly for various internal and external meetings utilizing MS Teams, Zoom, email and phone. In collaboration with VPAPR, manage MS Teams Channel and other internal communications for Advancement and Public Relations
• Arrange meetings and conferences with VPAPR staff, boards, faculty and campus partners: to include preparing agenda, reserving meeting rooms, assembling and summarizing information required for coverage of agenda items, preparing and distributing minutes reflecting business covered to appropriate individuals and working in collaboration with the VPAPR to ensure proper follow up steps are implemented and recorded
• Receive, screen, and as necessary, refer telephone calls to appropriate offices; help manage student workers working in the Information Desk
• Act as a collaborative partner with the VPAPR to conduct constituent research, plan strategic outreach and assist with the planning of trips and constituent visits (in-person or virtual) locally and nationwide. This will include conducting outreach communication plans with the goal of setting visits; to include, but not limited to, E mail merges in MS Word and Excel, researching and booking flights, hotels, rental cars and restaurant reservations and developing travel itineraries
• Help develop and implement post-trip follow-up processes aligned with donor engagement and solicitation strategies
• Help to review, coordinate and sometimes craft, across the division, contact reports, strategy statements and solicitation materials for constituents and academic partners
• Data entry and maintenance of donor records in Banner and other advancement databases as they come online
• Provide administrative support to other advancement teams when needed and approved by VPAPR
• Reconcile purchasing card charges and purchase orders for VPAPR
• Regular and predictable attendance is required
• Perform other related duties as assigned
  
  

• Tech savvy with a working knowledge of MS Office Suite (Word, Teams, Excel, Outlook, Power Point) and Zoom
• Ability to independently interpret a wide variety of policies and procedures
• A thorough, detail-oriented writer and editor.
• Ability to gather and analyze data and complete routine assignments independently with general instructions
• Ability to organize and manage workflows and collaboratively delegate across the division
• Ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with faculty, administrators and Advancement and Public Relations staff and managers and external stakeholders
• Characteristics and transferable skills include, but are not limited to, intellectual curiosity, tenacity, eternal optimism, an interest in people and their stories, higher education advancement and alumni engagement, an interest in the life changing impact of philanthropy and higher education on families, students and communities
• The ability to balance having fun while striving to become ever-better

Physical Demand and Working Conditions:

• Work is sedentary in nature, which at times requires exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects
• Some travel may be required

Condition of Employment: Must pass a pre-employment background check.
Electronic Application Instructions: Electronic applications should be submitted through the "Apply" link on the top of this page. Please attach the following required documents to your electronic application:

Required Documents:
Letter of Interest
Contact information for three references (blind or off list reference checks may be conducted on finalists
Please ensure that you attach all required documents even if you have applied for other positions at ENMU as the committee does not have access to those records.

ENMU is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Eastern New Mexico University does not discriminate based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected under federal, state, or local laws. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, or to perform essential job functions, please contact the office of human resources at (575) 562-2115 . New Mexico is an open records state, therefore ENMU complies with the Inspection of Public Records Act, NMSA 1978, Chapter 14, Article 2, from the Office of the New Mexico Attorney General. Requests for records should be sent to planning.analysis@enmu.edu . For any other inquires please contact Human Resources at (575) 562-2115 or e-mail ENMU.HRrecruiter@enmu.edu .