Full Time Position Available: Administrative Assistant, Offices of Communications and Finance

February 10, 2012

The Diocese of Ohio is now offering a full-time position split between two offices: Communications and Finance, reporting to the Director of Communications and the CFO.  The applicant must be able to communicate effectively with diocesan and local parish offices, and provide administrative support for the Director of Communications and the CFO.

Duties include:

Excellent communication skills:

• Have strong interpersonal skills with ability to relate to a wide range of people
• Demonstrate good writing and verbal skills
• Assist with press releases, maintain and update press contacts, and place advertisements with newspapers
• Maintain publicity files
• Train staff to use website and database, and Adobe Acrobat Pro X

 General

• Manage multiple tasks and be able to prioritize effectively
• Possess excellent administrative skills and be highly organized
• Answer phones
• Maintain office files
• Enter data
• Gather information, lay out, send to the printer, and mail out the yearly diocesan journal, convention handbook, and directory
• Collect materials for bi-monthly diocesan mailings, including making copies, printing labels and organizing other staff for mailing
• Maintain records and assist with logistics for annual Bishop’s Bike Ride

Website (Joomla-based)

• Maintain and add content with regular updates, including Facebook page and Twitter
• Provide some basic design work
• Upload documents and pictures
• Add articles to Finance Office page
• Provide support for staff and end users
• Add contacts and calendar listings
• Send out bulletin email from website and update addresses
• Create online registration forms for events

The ideal candidate will have

• Two+ years experience as an Administrative Assistant
• Excellent computer skills, including:
  • MS Word,
  • Photoshop
  • Excel
  • Familiarity with websites, Facebook, Twitter
  • Filemaker or similar database
  • Adobe Acrobat Pro X
  • Outlook

Prefer: knowledge of or willingness to learn: Adobe Indesign, Illustrator,  and WebEx or other audio/visual communications.

The Episcopal Diocese of Ohio is made up of 88 churches in the northern part of the state. This position is full time (35 hours per week). Competitive salary and benefits. Office is located in downtown Cleveland.

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