Administrative Specialist I | Albany, NY

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  • Location: Albany, NY

  • Company: Research Foundation For Mental Hygiene

administrative support to staff within the office. The Office of Internal and External Affairs is extremely active with a broad range of responsibilities. This position requires an independent individual comfortable with decision-making who can work autonomously with little or no review of work.

Incumbents should have outstanding interpersonal communication skills because of exposure to the public, and media and agency inquiries; flexibility and the ability to function efficiently with multi-tasking in a fast-paced environment are critical; good writing, proofreading, and formatting skills; experience with internet research and graphic design; photography and video skills; proficient

computer skills; excellent organization skills; and experience working in a team setting. Responsibilities include but are not limited to: Assisting with execution of media and marketing strategies for the agency.

Preparing and compiling reports, including executive team reports highlighting daily/weekly news clips and annual reports on division projects and activities. Assist in development of Power Point presentations, speeches, podcast episodes, video clips & talking points. Assist in development and production of marketing materials such as brochures, posters, and giveaways. Develop and execute marketing focus group testing and prepare recommendations. Assembling and coordinating

invitations and briefing materials for press events, meetings, conferences.

Arrange conferences and agency presence at public events including the NYS Fair. Coordinate agency presence at public events and assemble shipments of brochures and agency themed items. Process agency requests for communications services and track work to ensure timely completion. Prepare and keep track of correspondence and answer questions from staff, the public, elected and appointed officials. Manage office mail, emails, and phone calls, responding as appropriate or routing to appropriate staff. Provide other support including as related to making travel arrangements and reconciling associated expenses; compiling and tracking purchase orders and invoice payments; assisting with scheduling of meetings and calendar management; and taking notes at meeting and distributing to team members.

Minimum Qualifications: A bachelor's degree and two years of experience in providing professional administrative, and staff support through oversight of an organization or program area activities; OR An associate's degree and four years of full-time experience described above; OR Six years of full-time experience described above. Location: 1450 Western Ave. Albany, NY 12203 Salary: Commensurate with experience To Apply: Submit an application through our website at rfmh.

/jobs/. Please note only applications submitted through our website will be considered. The Mission of the Research Foundation for Mental Hygiene, Inc. (RFMH) is to promote the mental health of all New Yorkers, with a focus on providing hope and supporting recovery for adults with serious mental illness and children with serious emotional disturbances. Applicants with lived mental health experience are encouraged to apply. RFMH is deeply committed to supporting underserved individuals, organizations, and communities.

To this end, RFMH is focused on implementing activities and initiatives to reduce disparities in access, quality, and treatment outcomes for underserved populations. A critical component of these efforts is ensuring that RFMH is a diverse and inclusive workplace where all employees' unique attributes and skills are valued and utilized to support the mission of the Agency. RFMH is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. The Research Foundation is a private not-for-profit corporation and is not an agency or instrumentality of the State of New York. Employees of the Research Foundation are not state employees, do not participate in any state retirement system, and do not receive state fringe benefits.

Excellent Benefits Package. Employer/Minority/Women/Disabled/Veteran Employer. VEVRAA 41 CFR 60-300.5(a) compliant. Job Posted by Applicant Pro

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