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Job Description
Job Summary
Job Summary:
The purpose of this position is to provide expert-level administrative support to both the Project Management and Recreation & Parks Departments. This is accomplished by maintaining daily appointments and schedules, receiving phone calls and emails, preparing and monitoring the budget, maintaining financial records, providing necessary departmental reports, and maintaining files in an organized fashion. This is a dynamic dual-department role that requires a blend of financial expertise and creative problem-solving. From assisting with impactful capital projects to assisting with the daily operations of community programming and events, the Senior Administrative Assistant ensures that both departments operate at peak performance. The position will report to the Executive Director of City Projects & Recreation Services and be the primary point of contact for internal staff and external stakeholders. The ideal candidate is a motivated professional who is a team player, highly organized, technically proficient, and able to learn new programs quickly.
FLSA Status: Non-Exempt
Hiring salary range: $49,836.00 - $52,332.80/ Annually, depending on qualifications
Full salary range: $ 49,836.00 -$77,272.00/ Annually
Examples of Duties- Prepares, reviews, and processes project bid documents, Requests for Qualifications (RFQ), Requests for Proposals (RFP), service agreements, and contracts for park developments;
- Monitors project timelines, schedules, and budgets, assisting in the development of project status reports and summary documents for monthly meetings;
- Assists with the Capital Improvement Program (CIP) by compiling documentation for contract awards, amendments, and construction, as well as tracking project expenses;
- Manages park reservations, facility rentals, and special use permits, ensuring that appropriate agreements are obtained and information is distributed to maintenance staff;
- Assists with distribution of brochures, flyers, and website updates (e.g., Spring/Summer activity guides);
- Coordinates calendar and schedules events for Leadership Staff;
- Oversees payroll processes for both departments;
- Manages departmental contracts, including routing for signatures and filing;
- Receives phone calls and electronic mail and responds accordingly;
- Communicates with staff and other various departments;
- Prepares meeting materials;
- Serves as a liaison with other departments;
- Assists with the development of the annual budget for both departments;
- Completes purchasing processes by receiving, processing, inputting, and printing purchase requisitions;
- Analyzes travel expense reports, petty cash requests, invoices, receipts, and checks requests;
- Maintains documents by organizing a filing system for designated paperwork;
- Assists with gathering information requested pertaining to specific documents;
- Assists with the management of Rectrac, the departmental software for registration and reservations;
- Provides customer service to the public and other departmental staff daily;
- Keeps track of all financial records;
- Completes responsibilities monthly for the Recreation & Parks Commission, including but not limited to; drafting meeting agendas, completing monthly report, recording of minutes at each meeting, manage website material related to the Commission.
- Drafts various department memos.
- Perform all other duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications
Required Education and Experience- High School Diploma or GED, supplemented by course work in office systems technology or related field; and
- Three (3) years of progressively responsible secretarial experience
- An Associate's Degree or higher in business administration or a closely related field; and
- Two years of progressively responsible secretarial experience.
Knowledge of:- Administrative and clerical procedures including managing financial data, stenography, and transcription.
- The structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
- Principles and processes for providing high quality customer services.
- Microsoft Office 365.
Skilled in:- Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
- Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
- Talking to others to convey information effectively
- Managing one's own time and productivity.
Ability to:- Provide varied, responsible, and often confidential assistance to leadership staff.
- Listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
- Read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
- Operate assigned equipment, including computer equipment and various software packages.
- Work cooperatively with City officials, other employees, and the general public.
Special Requirements- Must currently possess a valid driver's license (Note: A valid driver's license is a current driver's license that is not revoked, suspended, or subject to limited restoration or conditional operation privileges).
- Certified as a North Carolina Notary Public (required within 90 days of hire)
The City of Greenville offers a comprehensive benefits package to all regular full-time employees including vacation, holiday, and sick leave as well as medical, dental, vision, life and short-term disability insurance. Employees in designated part-time positions may participate in some of the benefit programs offered to regular full-time employees.
Visit the City of Greenville Human Resources Website for a more in depth summary of our benefits.
Closing Date/Time: 3/9/2026 11:59 PM Eastern -
ABOUT THE COMPANY
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Some places have what it takes to help write the story of your life, to help you create and live your life to the fullest: opportunities, people and experiences that open minds and doors; activities that enrich and entertain. Places so welcoming that you feel you’re in the presence of family and friends, and that everywhere you turn, you find yourself in good company.
As the hub of eastern North Carolina, Greenville is that place.
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Walking through the streets of Greenville, you see it has its share of art galleries, museums and festivals that delight; or, close by, the campus of East Carolina University calls to art and culture lovers with its worldly offering of musical concerts, theatrical and dance productions, travel films and lectures. For students with the fire of the future shining in their eyes, ready to turn their dreams loose, the campus calls to them in another voice.
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True, in some parts of the world, when you say the word “hub” people think “crowded”, “faceless”, “too noisy to hear myself think”. But we’re different.
There are crowds … parades down Evans Street. An annual Halloween street party. Students streaming to classes. Participants at major meeting or conferences. Or onlookers gathered down at the Extreme Park or Five Points Plaza to watch BMX bike pros practicing for an event.
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