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Department of Ecology Program Manager's Assistant (Administrative Assistant 5) in Lacey, Washington
Keeping Washington Clean and Evergreen
The Climate Pollution Reduction Program (CPRP) is looking to fill the *Program Manager's Administrative Assistant (Administrative Assistant 5) *position. This position will be located at our Headquarters Building in Lacey, WA{rel="nofollow"}. Upon hire, you must live within a commutable distance from the duty station. Ecology's newest environmental program is growing and hiring a diverse array of mission-focused professionals to help advance our climate-related work. You'll play an essential role in developing this prominent, high visibility program. Do you possess superb organizational skills, a knack for developing and documenting new policies and procedures, stellar customer service, and the ability to be flexible, reliable, and detail-oriented? If so, you would be a great fit for this position, where you will provide direct administrative support for the Climate Pollution Reduction Program Manager and leadership team. You'll provide independent, high-level, confidential administrative assistance including: calendar management, facilitating internal and external meetings, drafting correspondence, memos and reports, assisting with recruitment, hiring and onboarding new staff. Additionally, you'll support the Program Manager with project management, ensuring deadlines are met, performing research, compiling data, and responding to requests from various interested parties within and outside of the Department of Ecology. You'll be an integral part of the administrative team, furthering administrative initiatives, and developing standards and procedures to help ensure program adherence to policies. Additionally, you will supervise a Forms and Records Analyst, responsible for providing records and office support. You will oversee their work assignments, offer coaching and performance management, and provide problem solving support.
If you're interested in growing and developing your career, this could be the perfect fit for you! The Climate Pollution Reduction Program (CPRP) mission is to implement policies and programs to reduce carbon emissions in the state of Washington so that the state meets its statutory greenhouse gas emission limits. The CPRP focuses long term, requiring creative and strategic decision making for implementation to achieve broad statewide and interstate success reducing carbon emissions in the state of Washington so residents have a healthy environment and climate. Tele-work options for this position: *This position will be eligible to tele-work up to three days per week. *Applicants with questions about position location options, tele-work, and flexible schedules are encouraged to reach out to the contact person listed below in "other information." Schedules are dependent upon position needs and are subject to change.
Application Timeline: This position will remain open until filled, we will review applications on March 13, 2024. In order to be considered, please submit an application on or before March 12, 2024. If your application isn't received by this date, it may not be considered. The agency reserves the right to make a Hire any time after the initial screening date.
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