Executive Assistant at WGU

Compensation

$75,200 – $112,700/yr

Location: Salt Lake City, Utah
Type: Full-time
Level: not_specified

Description

The Executive Assistant (EA), People & Talent (P&T) at Western Governors University (WGU) supports the Senior Vice President (SVP) and Vice President (VP) of People & Talent. This full-time, in-office position involves coordinating multiple P&T projects, acting as a liaison between executives and employees, preparing executive communications, managing budgets, and leveraging Microsoft 365 tools. The role requires extensive knowledge of executive administrative operations, advanced proficiency in Microsoft 365, superior communication skills, and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment.

Required Skills

Microsoft 365
AI-powered tools
Budget Management
Expense Management
Calendar Design
MS Office

Additional Information

Required Previous Experiences: Extensive knowledge of modern executive administrative operations, calendar design, travel, and expense management in a distributed work environment.
Advanced proficiency in Microsoft 365 (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Teams) with practical experience importing, verifying and presenting data via reports and visual graphs.
Superior written, verbal and active listening skills, with the proven ability to articulate complex concepts and draft executive communications representing the SVP/VP.
Exceptional maturity personal leadership., and sound judgement when handling sensitive, highly confidential employee and enterprise matters.
Thrives in high-energy, fast-paced environments. Comfortably adapts to change, shifts gears, prioritizes under tight deadlines and acts decisively without having the complete picture.
Highly organized with exceptional attention to detail, time management, and a strong sense of accountability to follow tasks through to completion.
Ability to empathize with individuals when approached for help in different situational circumstances.
Ability to work with confidential information and to apply maturity and discretion in daily operational role.
Strong interpersonal skills to build trust and work seamlessly across P&T, cross-department teams, and stakeholders.
Comprehensive thinker – can infer and identify the many potential items and actions relating to a project or request – digs deep when needed – assimilates new information quickly.
Preferred Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent experience) in human resources or business-related field.
Human resources experience.