Administrative Assistant 2

ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT II, Research Laboratory of Electronics, to provide comprehensive administrative support to professors with teaching responsibilities and a large, active research groups.  Activities of the group involve interaction with students, sponsors, researchers, other faculty and RLE Headquarters (HQ) staff. Will support professors which includes making travel arrangements, managing contacts, procurement, complex calendar management, updating professor’s CV, preparing course material, preparing documents, guiding travel for students, visitors and professors, and other reimbursements, completing travel expense reports, and monitoring deadlines. Will provide administrative support for multiple programs and projects; respond to inquiries requiring an in-depth understanding of work area and MIT policies and procedures, inquiries may be complex and require additional research; take ownership of inquiries by providing explanations and instructions; ensure inquiries are addressed and resolved; compose correspondence and other documents; make editorial changes in materials, including limited rewriting, tables, and graphics; and independently checks for accuracy of content by referencing a variety of sources and researches and gather information for content; and independently replies to correspondence when appropriate; drafts work area materials such as briefings, newsletters, and other documents.