Catholic Charities of Tennessee, Inc.

Administrative Assistant/Office Manager

Catholic Charities has an opening for the position of Administrative Assistant/Office Manager for the Tennessee Office for Refugees Department.  This position is full-time, 8AM to 4:30PM, based at the St. Mary Villa office of Catholic Charities of Tennessee at 30 White Bridge Road in West Nashville.

Responsible for managing administrative and financial tasks for the department to include:  tracking, reconciling and reporting upon department and program expenditures; processing employee paperwork; maintaining administrative, financial and programmatic files and records; entering data received from statewide VOLAG and partner organizations

Education/Experience:

• High School diploma

• Four years of administrative experience

• Prefer experience working in a nonprofit and/or with grant funding

• Knowledge of the field of refugee resettlement helpful

Other Skills or Requirements:

• Proficient with Microsoft Office applications, internet research and a high comfort level in working with computer systems

• Effective interpersonal skills

• Strong verbal and written communication

• Strong organizational skills

• Must be very detail oriented, provide excellent customer service, and have personal integrity

• Must exercise good judgment, courtesy, and tact in dealing with the public.

• Ability to plan and organize work

• Ability to perform a variety of difficult and responsible clerical tasks

• Must be cordial in working under pressure and/or meeting deadlines

• Handle confidential information with extreme professionalism

• Ability to follow tasks through to completion

• Must be able to work well as a team and independently with minimal direction

• Must have good general health and demonstrate emotional stability and maturity

Competitive salary with excellent benefits package.  Please e-mail cover letter (detailing how candidate meets posted minimum requirements) with salary history and resume to: Holly Johnson, Department Director, at hjohnson@cctenn.org

POSTING DATE:  May 2, 2008

DATE AVAILABLE:   Immediately

Catholic Charities of Tennessee, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer.