Address:  1700 W. Washington St., Phoenix, AZ, 85007

Salary: $40,000 

Grade: 15

The Arizona State Treasurer's Office is seeking an ambitious and highly motivated professional Administrative Assistant to provide professional administrative support to the executive staff and special projects as requested by the executive team.

This position may offer the ability to work remotely, within Arizona, based upon the department's business needs and continual meeting of expected performance measures.

• Managing Executive’s calendar, which includes coordinating and scheduling meetings, events, conferences, and other appointments
• Organizing and responding to emails and voicemails
• Answering phones
• Compiling data and preparing reports and agendas
• Serves as the Secretary of meetings
• Organizing events and travel information
• Assisting the Executive Team as support staff for events
• Archiving and retaining documents

The successful candidate will demonstrate the following:

• Knowledge of the principles and practices of administration and management.
• Knowledge of general office practices, including techniques for screening and sorting incoming correspondence, visitors, and telephone calls.
• Ability to multi-task using effective time management and organization.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Attention to detail with a high degree of accuracy.
• Research and problem-solving skills.
• Provide professional customer service to all including constituents and state and local officials.
• Experienced in Microsoft Office applications, including but not limited to Excel, Word, and Outlook
• Ability to apply professional discretion in all aspects of job duties.
• Ability to work independently.
• Ability to be proactive and anticipate needs.

The ideal candidate for the position will have a minimum of 1 year’s administrative experience in the government sector or private sector.

Candidates for this position will be required to submit to a criminal history investigation.

All newly hired State employees are subject to and must successfully complete the Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification Program (E-Verify).

The Arizona Department of Administration offers a comprehensive benefits package to include:

Sick leave
Vacation with 10 paid holidays per year
Paid Parental Leave-Up to 12 weeks per year paid leave for newborn or newly-placed foster/adopted child (pilot program).
Health and dental insurance
Retirement plan
Life insurance and long-term disability insurance
Optional employee benefits include short-term disability insurance, deferred compensation plans, and supplemental life insurance

By providing the option of a full-time or part-time remote work schedule, employees enjoy improved work/life balance, report higher job satisfaction, and are more productive. Remote work is a management option and not an employee entitlement or right. An agency may terminate a remote work agreement at its discretion.

Learn more about the Paid Parental Leave pilot program here. For a complete list of benefits provided by The State of Arizona, please visit our benefits page

All State of Arizona employees are required to participate in the Arizona State Retirement System (ASRS).

If you have any questions please feel free to contact Treasury Human Resources at 602-542-7875 for assistance. The State of Arizona is an Equal Opportunity/Reasonable Accommodation Employer.