The Assistant to the Director at the Block Museum organizes and coordinates the activities of the Director's office and serves as the first point of contact for museum constituencies with the Director's office. This individual serves as the director's proxy with staff. He/she will follow-up on staff assignments to ensure timely completion of projects and requests and provide director updates. Serves as on-duty staff manager for after-hours special events.

Qualifications Required:

• A bachelor's degree or the equivalent combination of education, training and experience from which comparable skills and abilities may be acquired;
• Experience in calendar management - plans, organizes and schedules in an efficient, productive manner
• Ability to assess priority among various responsibilities
• Experience in travel booking and scheduling
• Experience in corporate card reconciling and reimbursement
• Ability to represent the Museum professionally and cordially with a variety of diverse constituencies, including faculty, supporters, national and international visiting scholars, museum professionals;
• Experience in project management;
• Works effectively in an environment in which the parameters may change daily; adjusts behavior to meet the needs of different people and situations;

Software Required:

MS Office suite 2013 (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook).

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