Administrative Assistant II/Music Assistant

Location:  Territorial Headquarters, Atlanta, GA      

About this opportunity:

This position is responsible for relieving the Territorial Music & Creative Arts Education Secretary of administrative detail and performing advanced, complex, and often confidential secretarial work with a broad scope of responsibilities

 Key responsibilities:

• Plans and prepares for numerous domestic and international travel events throughout the year. This includes, but is not limited to, booking flights and hotel, and coordinating meals and ground transportation for Staff Band, Songsters, TAM, and transmission.
• Compose, prepare and/or type a wide variety of paperwork including that of a confidential, complex, and/or technical nature such as correspondence, contracts, programs, scripts, briefs, statistics, forms, invoices, documents, notices, bulletins, agendas, schedules, minutes, etc.; records minutes of meetings and distributes the same to all those concerned; ensures the accuracy, completeness, and timeliness of the same.
• Prepares and maintains the Southern Territory’s membership with the American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP), including the registration of all Southern Territory music publications.

What we are looking for in you:

• High School Diploma or G.E.D. required supplemented by administrative support courses from a technical or vocational school preferred, AND
• Four years of experience performing event planning and administrative support work in a general office. Prefer experience and/or knowledge of professional or church music OR
• Any equivalent combination of training and experience which provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities.

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions:

Physical Requirements

• Ability to meet attendance requirements.
• Ability to read, write, and communicate the English language.
• Ability to perform mathematical calculations.
• Ability to transcribe dictation and type.
• Ability to sort and file documents alphabetically and numerically.

Working Conditions:

Work is performed in a normal office environment where there are little or no physical discomforts associated with changes in weather or discomforts associated with noise, dust, dirt, and the like.

Employee Benefits

• Health, Dental and Vision Insurance
• Vacation, Sick, Personal, and Holiday Paid Time Off
• Life Insurance
• Retirement Plans and more!

Why work for us?

The Salvation Army offers a broad range of career opportunities, particularly targeted toward those motivated by our mission, to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ and to meet human needs in His name without discrimination.

The Salvation Army strives to do the “Most Good” for its employees by offering a greater sense of purpose in the work performed, by training and mentoring employees and by offering competitive compensation and benefit plans.  Whether employed as a truck driver, administrative support team member or the director of a program, our employees understand at the core of their work is the opportunity to be an integral part of an organization that is Doing the Most Good.

Additional Information:

All employees recognize The Salvation Army is a church and agree they will do nothing as an employee of The Salvation Army to undermine its religious mission.

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Application Submittal Period: 9/10/2024 – 9/16/2024

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

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