Administrative Assistant II (Airport Office of Business Opportunities)

Salary\: $47,424 - $71,110

Position Grade\: 208G

Department\: Airport

Job Type\: Full-Time (Permanent)

Examination Number\: EX1823

Location\: St. Louis Lambert International Airport

(Employees assigned to St. Louis Lambert International Airport may be eligible for a commuting allowance of $180.00 bi-weekly.)

Incumbents in this position are responsible for performing administrative, business, programmatic and support activities for the Airport’s Office of Business Opportunities (OBO). Duties may include\: drafting a wide variety of reports, letters, memoranda, and other documents; responding to and resolving complaints; compiling and evaluating information used in the development of statistical, budget, and financial reports, Requests for Proposals, contracts, grants, etc.; analyzing and monitoring budget accounts; reviewing and approving vouchers and requisitions; representing their department at meetings; and serving as a liaison to other City departments.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities\:

● Assist with budgeting, payroll, billing/invoicing, and other financial inquiries.

● Assist with DBA/ACDBE compliance documents, posting of public notices and communications.

● Act as point of contact for internal departments and stakeholders.

● Assist with coordination of department events, training, and informational meetings with clients.

● Assist with any assigned special projects.

● Performs other duties as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities\:

● Data Utilization\: Requires the ability to perform mid-level data analysis including the ability to audit, deduce, assess, conclude and appraise. Requires discretion in determining and referencing such established criteria to define consequences and develop alternatives.

● Human Interaction\: Requires the ability to persuade, convince and train others. Ability to advise and provide interpretation regarding the application of policies, procedures and standards to specific situations. Ability to provide guidance, assistance and/or interpretation to others, such as coworkers, other department personnel, executives, and the public on how to apply policies, procedures and standards to specific situations.

● Equipment, Machinery, Tools and Materials Use\: Requires the ability to operate, maneuver and/or provide simple but continuous adjustment on equipment, machinery and tools such as a computer, typewriter, calculator, copy and fax machines, and/or materials used in performing essential functions.

● Verbal Aptitude\: Requires the ability to utilize a variety of advisory data and information such as financial and statistical reports, budgets, statutes, procedures, guidelines and non-routine correspondence.

● Mathematical Aptitude\: Requires the ability to perform addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division; calculate decimals and percentages; perform basic algebra and descriptive statistics.

● Functional Reasoning\: Requires the ability to exercise independent judgment to apply facts and principles for developing approaches and techniques to problem resolution. Requires the ability to apply principles of rational systems. Ability to interpret instructions furnished in written, oral, diagrammatic or schedule form.

● Situational Reasoning\: Requires the ability to exercise the judgment, decisiveness and creativity required in situations involving the evaluation of information against sensory, judgmental and/or subjective criteria, as opposed to criteria that are clearly measurable or verifiable.

● Environmental Factors\: Work is normally performed in an office environment under generally safe and comfortable conditions where exposure to irate individuals poses a very limited risk of injury.

● Physical Requirements\: Tasks involve the ability to exert light physical effort in sedentary to light work and extended periods of visual concentration at a keyboard or workstation.

● Sensory Requirements\: Requires the ability to recognize and identify individual characteristics of colors, shapes, and sounds associated with job-related objects, materials and tasks.

Other Requirements\:

● A ten year background investigation will be conducted in accordance with FAA regulations for positions at St. Louis Lambert International Airport.