Seattle Parks and Recreation · 10 hours ago
Administrative Staff Assistant - Environmental Education
Seattle Parks and Recreation is a national leader in providing innovative services and programs to enhance the quality of life for residents. The Administrative Staff Assistant for Environmental Education will support the ESEE unit by managing program budgets, conducting research, and overseeing office operations while ensuring excellent customer service and equity in programming.
Government Administration
Responsibilities
Monitor and manage the unit's program budgets; authorize line-item expenditures; maintain accurate records of expenditures; and prepare financial status reports
Work with the Business Service Center (BSC) to create new contracts, import data to do analysis, adapt software to best fit for program data collection
Develop, coordinate, prepare and submit the annual budget for the unit, including budgets with the Associated Recreation Council’s advisory councils
Conduct research and data collection on special assignments and projects; coordinate the unit's response to inquiries and proposals from other sections of the department or other departments
Collect and analyze outcome assessment data and prepare evaluative and year end reports
Coordinate and direct a variety of office management functions and activities such as preparing purchase request for supplies and equipment; and develop and implement office procedures
Write and manage grants and contracts
Perform other related duties of a comparable level/type as assigned
Qualification
Required
Requires one year of experience in administrative analysis, budget administration or preparation, office management, personnel administration, program administration, as staff assistant, or in a closely related field
Bachelor's degree in business or public administration, or another closely related field (or a combination of education and/or training and/or experience that provides an equivalent background required to perform the work of the class)
Preferred
One year of experience in budget administration
One year directing a variety of office management functions and activities
One year of experience in administrative analysis
Two years' experience writing, receiving and managing grants
Advanced software knowledge in Excel and use of pivot tables
Background in data analysis using databases such as MS Access
Experience writing contracts, partnership agreements and program reports
Knowledge of environmental and/or experiential education programming
Certificate or training in program evaluation
Benefits
Vacation time
12 paid holidays
Sick leave
Medical, dental, vision, life and long-term disability insurance for employees and their dependents
Company
Seattle Parks and Recreation
Seattle Parks and Recreation provides welcoming and safe opportunities to play, learn, contemplate and build community, and promotes responsible stewardship of the land.