Administrative Assistant

Routine Duties

• Relieves an executive of Administrative detail
• Affords liaison between executive's office and the governor's office, departmental staff, and other state departments and agencies, local and federal agencies, and community organizations and groups
• Attends legislative functions and meetings to gather information
• Handles complaints and requests from members of the legislature and other departments, citizens, and employees
• Attends receptions, luncheons, dinners, and other gatherings to perform personal contact duties

Supervisory Duties

• Sets up and coordinates staff training sessions
• Evaluates the work of assigned clerical and other staff
• Makes recommendations on personnel actions such as employment, promotion, demotion, transfer, retention, and increases for exceptional performance

Administrative Duties

• Prepares routine and non-routine correspondence
• Assembles information for speeches, staff meetings, and other purposes
• Takes minutes at staff meetings
• Planners and executes travel arrangements
• Keeps expense accounts
• Orders office supplies as needed