Nassau County Work Values

Daily Duties at Nassau County :

Managed legislative office of elected official representing a district of 40,000 residents. Provided administrative support to legislator including extensive calendar management utilizing Microsoft Outlook. Managed all executive correspondence, both external and inter-departmental. Provided personal assistance as requested running errands,shopping, correspondence and fundraising during non business hours. Managed day to day opertions of office including scheduling, planning and preparing notices and mailings for legislative hearings, town hall meetings, community service events, i.e., mammogram screenings, flu shots, tax grievance, etc. Trained and supervised staff including one full time assistant and a summer intern program. Ordered and maintained office supply inventory. Managed IT issues with IT department. Facilitated comprehensive constituent support for wide range of quality of life issues. Composed and proofed content for press releases, district newsletters, informational brochures, legislator's county web-page, including bio. Maintained schedule for recurring mailings. Prepared legislative back up materials for biweekly sessions. Scheduled and organized special hearings including scheduling guest speakers, preparing agendas and session materials. Designed Power Point presentations for community meetings. Maintained extensive databases using Microsoft Excel. Prepared and filed time sensitive financial disclosure reports for the legislator and our staff. Performed special projects as assigned. Researched internet for topics pertaining to proposed legislation under consideration. Interfaced with and liason to all levels of county government, elected officials at the local, state and federal level, as well as school superintendents, non profits and law enforcement. Coordinated the project phase of the Community Revitalization Project fund, researching costs, working with vendors and

What they like about Nassau County :

You give high priority to hiring firms with prestige. Market reputation and prestige of a firm may be determined through on-line research, and conversations with individuals working in your target industry. Note that firms "in the public eye" receive a great deal more critical publicity and attention than those operating with more anonymity. So as you assess your employment opportunities, be sure to seek out the positive aspects of the firm's reputation in addition to noting negative publicity the company may have received.

Tags

Database Management, Microsoft Office Suite, Event planning, Calendar Management, Office Manager, Chief of Staff, Legislative Assistant, Administrative Coordinator, Expense Reports, Travel Arrangement, Client Relations, Customer Service, Government Relations, Executive Correspondence, Public Relations/Press Releases, Newletter/Community Mailings, Internet Research, Collaborations with Cross Functional Teams

Skills

Software Implementation, Requirements Analysis & Specification, Administrative Support, Event and meeting planning, Organizational , Acrobat Professional, Microsoft Office Suite, Blackberry

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