Administrative Assistant

This position provides administrative support to three practices in the Alexandria. This role is critical to member experience and requires a friendly, upbeat demeanor. The incumbent supports the daily operations of the practice, including, but not limited to: answering the phones, meeting/greeting members, handling/distributing postal mail and practice email, ordering supplies, utilizing Thrivent Financial computer systems and programs in support of client relations, and other administrative tasks as assigned.

Responsibilities

• Assistant reports to and is employed by multiple financial advisors.
• Position Roles/Responsibilities/Accountabilities Handles incoming telephone calls to and responds to requests for information
• Performs routine administrative duties such as maintaining office supplies and processing mail
• Prepares or coordinates the preparation of routine correspondence, reports, and special projects typically of a routine nature
• Supports projects, administration of various programs, and processing functions as needed
• Drive client/member facing activity in the practice by scheduling meetings with client/members on behalf of the practice’s Financial Advisors Update the contact management system with client/member contact and preference information
• Assist Financial Advisors in the preparation and follow up for the client/member meetings
• Provides back-up support on tasks that do not require any type of licensing or registration for other staff members, as needed
• Completes other miscellaneous tasks as assigned

Requirements

• Position Qualifications Previous administrative/secretarial experience desired
• Strong technical computer aptitude and knowledge of business tools (e.g., Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint) or ability to learn
• Ability to handle multiple tasks and maintain a high quality of work while experiencing frequent interruptions

Ability to maintain integrity of sensitive/confidential information

• Basic understanding of our products and services, and Thrivent Financial Competencies Planning/Organizing Customer Focus Communication Interpersonal Skills Teamwork and Collaboration Adaptability/Flexibility External/Internal Dependencies Must be able to work with all roles of the teams
• Must be able to represent the organization in work with external clients
• Must be able to cultivate and maintain relationships with outside organizations

Pay

This is a W2 position, compensating $20.

This position is part-time, 24 hours, 3 days a week.

As part of the recruiting/hiring/contracting process, a verification of a candidate's background will be made to complete the hiring/contracting process. In addition, fingerprints will be taken for submission to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for review against nationwide fingerprint records.