New Hanover County is seeking an Executive Aide to join the County Manager's Office. Working under the general direction of the County Manager, the Executive Aide will perform a wide variety of highly responsible, complex, and diverse activities while providing administrative, analytical, and technical support to the Manager. The ideal candidate will be a professional with outstanding planning, communications and customer service skills. The ability to be flexible and be comfortable handling shifting priorities and projects is vital in this role.

Specific duties include:

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  Managing the agenda process for Board of Commissioners meetings to include notifying staff of agenda deadlines; receiving and reviewing information submitted for accuracy and ensuring they are properly uploaded into an electronic system; assisting with the creation of items as necessary; distributing agenda items to leadership and coordinating a review process; making updates to items; preparing final agenda item packets for distribution to senior leaders and officials; publishing agenda timely for availability to the general public.
• Providing executive support by relieving the county manager of routine administrative tasks to include screening calls, mail, and email and initiating appropriate action/response; composing, typing, editing or proofreading correspondence; keeping the county manager informed of significant matters, messages, documentation, or other information; and conducting special projects as directed.
• Performing special projects at the request of the county manager that may require critical thinking, complex analyses, presenting data, and making recommendations.
• Responding to inquiries by finding answers to questions and/or referring queries to the appropriate department or employee; follows up to ensure matters have been appropriately resolved.
• Coordinating calendar activities to include scheduling appointments, meetings, conferences, hearings, or other activities; updating calendar on a regular basis and notifying parties involved about changes; and distributing event calendars as required.
• Arranging travel/conference registrations and reservations to include preparation of itineraries, expense reports, and other related documents.
• Planning, coordinating, and participating in various events including seminars, meetings, and luncheons; may be required to take minutes and distribute them to participants.
• Assisting the county manager with various special projects, as directed.
• Performing other duties of a similar nature or level.
• Performing work during emergency/disaster situations.

New Hanover County offers:

• Employer paid 401k contributions;
• Retirement plan through the NC Retirement system;
• Flex time and telework availability, depending on your position;
• Paid sick and personal leave + 13 paid holidays per year;
• Paid parental leave;
• Paid community services leave to give back to our community;
• Education leave to obtain a degree within your line of work;
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance + many other insurance options;
• Onsite, employer-paid health and wellness center;
• Professional development trainings & leadership initiatives;
• Opportunities to make a difference in your community;
• And so much more!

Master’s Degree in Public Administration or a related field; or a Bachelor’s Degree in Public Administration or a related field and demonstrated experience to work independently performing complex technical, analytical, and administrative support at a management level.

Knowledge of business English, spelling and punctuation, ability to prepare documents and compose letters, etc.; office practices and procedures; mathematics/statistics; and the department's and county's policies, procedures and practices. Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with employees and the public; organize and prioritize work and projects; access, input, and retrieves information from a computer; and communicate using speaking, hearing and visual skills.

• Valid NC Driver License