Administrative Assistant
Content + Source + Freshness • 16 Dec 2025 • 95% confidence
Offer value
High value due to strong organization backing, attractive salary, and opportunities for skill development in a diverse and professional environment.
- Attractive salary range of $53,565–$58,922 per year
- Strong backing from Massachusetts School Building Authority
- Excellent opportunity for professional development
Pros
- Competitive salary range for the role
- Strong support for career development and training
- Opportunities to work on high-impact projects within capital planning
Cons
- Potential high workload due to project demands
- May require overtime or adaptability to shifting priorities
- Dependence on office culture may limit some remote flexibility
Who it's for
Mid-level to Senior • Onsite
Good fit
- Mid-level administrative professionals seeking impactful roles
- Candidates with project management support experience
- Individuals interested in the educational sector's administrative functions
Not recommended for
- Candidates without administrative background
- Those who prefer non-governmental environments
- Professionals looking for remote-only positions
Motivation fit
Key skills
About the job
• Provide proactive administrative and project support for the Director and Deputy Director of Capital Planning including supporting the overall program and project work of the Capital Planning Department.
• Support the Capital Planning Department with administrative needs including, but not limited to, onboarding new employees, tracking staff forms and applications, and preparing and editing documents.
• Organize and schedule meetings including preparation for external events and Board meetings as assigned by the Director and Deputy Director of Capital Planning.
Requirements
- Associates Degree. College degree preferred.
- Minimum two plus years related office-based administrative work experience including calendar management experience.
- Strong computer skills. Experience with Microsoft Office software applications, including Excel, Word, PowerPoint SharePoint, Outlook, and Teams.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including telephone skills
- Professional interpersonal style; ability to interact and build with a diverse range of people
- Superb proactive organizational skills
- Ability to work on several different, unrelated tasks at the same time
- Ability to work under the pressure of tight deadlines
- Comfort level with ‘managing up’ regarding scheduling and other pertinent areas
- Ability to make decisions about how to prioritize and organize own work
- Ability to be reliable and punctual
- Exhibit a ‘can-do’ attitude and flexible work style approach
- Ability and willingness to proactively research and/or solve issue.
- Patience and flexibility to meet demands of a constantly changing schedule
- Ability to maintain confidentiality at every level
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Hard Skills
- calendar management
- administrative support
- document preparation
- editing documents
- project support
- onboarding
- task prioritization
- confidentiality
Soft Skills
- verbal communication
- written communication
- interpersonal skills
- organizational skills
- flexibility
- reliability
- decision making
- problem solving
- patience
- can-do attitude
Certifications & Qualifications
- Associates Degree
