Job title: Administrative Assistant 3
Company: Montana State Government
Job description: Job Duties:
- Administrative Management
Creates and manages calendars to ensure meetings with internal and external partners is up to date and assists with preparation of meeting materials.
Attend Bureau staff meetings, takes notes and identifies needs for follow up on action items.
Responsible for designing forms for fishing contests, scientific collector permits, commercial hatcheries and others.
Manages logistics of trainings and training materials for various division programs.
- Information Management
Utilizes the Automated Licensing System for researching historical activity related to private ponds, commercial ponds, fish transports, etc. and other related division needs.
Web publishing.
Reviews specific data requests made by staff, the public, and other agencies, and prepares concise and understandable summary reports/analysis as requested.
Maintains all the central paper files for the division in conjunction with the program supervisor.
- Administrative Support Services
Answers incoming calls to the division, takes messages and transfers calls as appropriate. Calls of critical importance are immediately brought to the attention of the management staff.
Promptly distributes and/or emails requested informational materials, documents and reports. Relays pertinent information to appropriate staff for follow-up contacts or assistance.
Makes travel arrangements via vehicle, airfare and/or hotel reservations.
Purchase office supplies and equipment for both large events and daily office needs.
Helps coordinate Division information and activities with regional FWP offices.
Prepares vouchers for vendor payments and maintains invoice files. Handles credit card verification and payments.Special Information:
- This position provides high level administrative support for the day-to-day complex operations of Fish, Wildlife, and Parks through the utilization of both general and specific knowledge of the innerworkings of the department.
- Duties include planning and organizing administrative processes for committees, meetings, working groups, contact and communication with state, local and federal partners involved in work in Montana.
- The position must be able to interpret state and department laws, regulations, rules, and policies, and effectively communicate this information to the public in a courteous and professional manner.
- Relies on experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals. The incumbent also completes varied administrative tasks for our internal customers in support of the various programs of the Administrative Support Operations Division as directed.
- Reviews correspondence and requests for information and action and disseminates to appropriate staff. Prepares routine draft correspondence and takes minutes for staff meetings. Tracks and assigns correspondence requiring response by the Division and follows up to ensure deadlines are met.
- This position is varied and regularly assists numerous staff with both complex and simplistic tasks including handling angry customers, reconciling complex federal grants payments and inputting data associated with such, interpreting state laws relating to purchasing or public involvement, or auditing per diem reimbursements for various boards and citizen groups that provide support to the division. This position mu have knowledge of, understand and provide direction to customers in responding to a variety of cultural and natural resource agencies.
QualificationsThe knowledge skills and abilities of this position are normally attained through 2-year job-related college or vocational training and at least 3 years of job-related experience. Other combinations of education and experience will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Coursework in fisheries, recreation, statistics, mathematics, sociology, or computer science would be helpful.
Expected salary:
Location: Montana
Job date: Sat, 12 Apr 2025 00:38:39 GMT
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