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This is an EXCITING time to Join the City of Richmond! We are committed to nurturing talent, fostering growth opportunities, and building strong connections within our workforce. As we continue to make strides to becoming the employer of choice, we are thrilled about the below employee benefit enhancements:

Virginia Retirement System (VRS)
Language Incentive
Referral Bonus
Tuition Assistance Program

Description

The City of Richmond is seeking a highly organized professional for the position of Executive Assistant, Principal to support the Chief Administrative Officer (CAO). This role serves as a key liaison between the CAO, internal departments, elected officials, and external stakeholders. The successful candidate will manage a wide range of executive administrative duties while overseeing office operations to ensure the efficient functioning of the CAO’s office.

Duties include but are not limited to

This position is unclassified and serves at the will of the appointing authority.

Manage the CAO’s complex calendar, including scheduling meetings, briefings, and travel arrangements.
Prepare, proofread, and edit correspondence, presentations, and reports for internal and external distribution.
Coordinate logistics for meetings and special events; take and distribute minutes as needed.
Track and assist with high-priority projects and time-sensitive tasks.
Serve as a point of contact for internal and external inquiries directed to the CAO, ensuring professionalism and discretion.
Oversee daily operations of the CAO’s office, including supply management, mail distribution, filing systems, and office equipment coordination.
Coordinate communications and activities between the CAO and department directors, City Council members and community stakeholders.
Monitor and follow up on action items assigned to departments or external entities.
Support the preparation and coordination of materials for public meetings, briefings, or media events.

Qualifications, Special Certifications and Licenses

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:

Considerable knowledge of Administration and assists the executive of the Justice Servies department in daily schedules, tasks and other company projects. Skilled in effective communication, including verbal and written communication as well as nonverbal communication, exceptional organization and attention to details, technology skills, organization, communication and time-management skills. Ability to handle multiple schedules, utilize different software for keeping records or implementing strategies that make them effective communicators.

Minimum Qualifications:

Associate's degree in a related field such as business administration
Bachelor's degree is preferred
Three years of advanced administrative support, customer service, and paraprofessional analytical work, preferably with experience supporting an organization's top executives.
An equivalent combination of training and experience (as approved by the department) may be used to meet the minimum qualifications of the classification

Preferred Qualifications:

Demonstrated and advanced experience using Microsoft Outlook to schedule meetings
Demonstrated ability to multi-task, prioritize tasks, and demonstrate exceptional dependability
Excellent verbal and written communication skills using proper grammar and punctuation

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

The City of Richmond provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

The City of Richmond is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, the City of Richmond will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided with reasonable accommodations. If you require reasonable accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) to participate in the job application and/or the interview process, please contact Jessica McKenzie, Human Resources Manager by email at Jessica.McKenzie@RVA.GOV.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruitment, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

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