The North Dakota Association of Rural Electric Cooperatives (NDAREC) in Mandan, N.D., is accepting applications for a full-time Administrative Specialist.

NDAREC offers:

• Competitive salary of $56,000 to $68,000 DOE, along with sick and vacation leave.
• Excellent benefits including health insurance with a health savings account contribution, dental and vision insurance, life and accident insurance, short- and long-term disability, a generous 401(k) plan and several others.
• Exceptional association culture that is connected, rewarding, flexible, collaborative, challenging, fun and purpose-driven.
• High quality, newly renovated, work environment with private offices, collaborative workspaces, updated technology and an onsite workout room.

Primary responsibilities:

• Provide association-wide operational, technical and administrative support, which requires occasional irregular business hours, including nights, weekends and holidays.
• Work on multiple assignments, projects and business documents for different service areas and meet various deadlines.
• Perform administrative duties, including routing visitors, answering the telephone, recordkeeping, taking meeting minutes, maintaining lists and databases, organizing and ordering supplies, handling mail, and arranging travel and accommodations.
• Prepare materials, packets and mailings for a variety of projects, seminars and meetings.
• Coordinate events and meetings, including all logistics, such as scheduling, RSVPs, catering, audio visual, hosting, setup and tear down.
• Supports digital platforms such as event management (Cvent), e-newsletters (Constant Contact), mobile app (Clowder), and website.

Competencies:

• Strong planning, organization and time management skills.
• Fluent in Microsoft Office tools, especially Outlook, Word and Excel, and overall computer literacy to manage other platforms and handle tasks efficiently.
• Tech savvy and the ability to learn new or updated software.
• Keen attention to detail.
• A team player with effective interpersonal and communication skills.
• Able to work independently, reliably and on multiple projects.
• Knowledge, or ability to quickly acquire familiarity, of the roles and functions of the association departments.
• Flexible and adaptable in various situations and comfortable interacting with different stakeholders.

Experience and education:

• Require an Associate Degree or high-school diploma/G.E.D. and 3 years of experience in a related role.
• Prefer an Associate Degree in Applied Science/Administrative Assistant or equivalent of 5 years of experience in administrative, business or communications support roles, or an equivalent of 5 years education and experience.

About ND Association of Rural Electric Cooperatives

Vision: Helping member cooperatives enrich the lives of their members and communities. Mission: Provide member cooperatives a complete package of quality services in communications, government relations, education, safety training, professional and economic development. The North Dakota Association of Rural Electric Cooperatives (NDAREC) is the trade association for the state's 17 distribution and five generation and transmission co-ops. It was created when co-ops across North Dakota joined together to boost rural electrification efforts that would improve the quality of life for rural people.

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