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State of South Dakota · 1 day ago

Administrative Assistant

Pierre, SD

Full-time

Onsite

New Grad, Entry Level

$19.74/hr - $19.74/hr

The State of South Dakota is seeking an Administrative Assistant for the Animal Industry Board within the Department of Agriculture & Natural Resources. The role involves providing administrative and statistical support, managing data systems, and preparing reports related to animal health programs.

Government

No H1B

Responsibilities

Provide administrative and statistical work in gathering, compiling, tabulating, computing and editing basic data for statistical reports and studies

Establishing and maintaining filing and data systems

Preparing monthly and quarterly reports

Writing and typing correspondence

Distribute incoming mail

Answering calls and issuing permits for livestock entering the state

Work in both state and federal systems

Use technologies and tools for the transformation of raw data from public sources into meaningful and useful information in a database for analysis purposes

Perform data validation

Create reports from this data

Aggregate data from multiple sources into a database that allows for the easy interpretation of large volumes of data

Extract, transform, and load data for search ability and reporting purposes

Qualification

Microsoft Office SuiteAnimal science knowledgeAccess database developmentDatabase managementHuman relationsWritten communicationVerbal communicationOrganizational skills

Required

Commitment to service

Rigorous attention to detail

Ability to work in a team-oriented environment

Provide administrative and statistical work in gathering, compiling, tabulating, computing and editing basic data for statistical reports and studies

Establish and maintain filing and data systems

Prepare monthly and quarterly reports

Write and type correspondence

Distribute incoming mail

Answer calls and issue permits for livestock entering the state

Ability to use technologies and tools for the transformation of raw data from public sources into meaningful and useful information in a database for analysis purposes

Perform data validation

Create reports from data

Extract, transform, and load data for searchability and reporting purposes

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Strong organizational skills

Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite

Knowledge of applicable state and federal laws, rules, and regulations

Human relations sufficient to tactfully and in a business-like manner interact with persons making inquiries about Animal Health programs

Establish effective communications and maintain effective working relationships

Read and comprehend animal health program related bulletins, manuals, rules, etc

Write letters, memos, etc

Communicate orally sufficient to provide program information by telephone and in-person for data collection and reporting