(Hybrid) Special Assistant, Administration

• Bachelor’s degree
• A minimum of five (5) years of experience involving work in higher education, work in legal field/law office, or equivalent complex and regulated environment.  
• Strong record of responsibility and experience in administrative support which evidences the knowledge, skills, and abilities listed above.
• Experience in a legal or regulatory environment is preferred.  
• Any equivalent combination of related education and/or experience will be considered.
• All qualifications must be met by the time of employment.

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

• Strong commitment to ethics and integrity
• Excellent organizational skills, including exemplary ability to simultaneously process multiple tasks, meet deadlines, communicate with multiple people and constituencies at the same time;
• Demonstrated ability handling highly confidential and sensitive matters.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively and efficiently handle multiple, simultaneous, and complex tasks and projects
• Demonstrated ability to conduct research and utilize critical analysis skills
• Demonstrated excellent writing skills, and the ability to gather and organize large quantities of information to present a succinct presentation of complex issues and to independently draft and prepare clear and concise correspondence, memoranda, reports and comprehensive meeting agendas, in final form, requiring collection of materials from a variety of sources
• Demonstrated ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with a variety of individuals and departments, as well as external stakeholders and regulating authorities 
• Ability to rapidly acquire and continually update and understand the policies and procedures of the University, the State and other regulatory bodies.
• Ability to learn and master the paperless Board materials portal to create, organize, upload and manage materials, as well as other digital resources for the Board.
• Ability to maintain and update the WVU BOG website utilizing appropriate software and protocols
• Ability to work independently with discretion and judgement