February 17: Job Openings, Diocese of Oakland

Week of February 17, 2009

Administrative Assistant – Office of Communications, Chancery, Oakland
In conjunction with the Bishop and the mission of the Diocese of Oakland, the Administrative Assistant supports the work of the Office of Communications to promulgate the Bishop’s mission to all internal and external constituencies.

Duties and responsibilities include providing confidential and administrative support to the Director; assisting in creating support systems for new department; having excellent written and oral communication skills; drafting content (e-mail, web, print) as needed; assisting and managing production of Administrative Weekly, media materials, web materials and publications using outside vendors; assisting managing internal compliance with communication policies (web, media, etc.); monitoring department budget; providing highly professional responses to internal and external requests for information. This is a new position in a new department and other duties will continue to be defined

Requirements include candidate having a Bachelor’s degree; a minimum of 3-5 years of related office experience; and knowledge of Microsoft Office, general spreadsheet and data base management, computer graphics software, and general office skills. Candidate is also required to be a Catholic with knowledge of the Church and who supports, lives and communicates the Church’s teachings as needed.

It is preferred that candidate have training or course work in web/computer-related information technology; five years of direct administrative support experience in a communications environment;
skills in advanced applications of office and graphics management software; and fluency in written, or at minimum, spoken Spanish.

Position Rating – N-9 with full Diocesan Benefits.

Position is open until filled.

Please send letter of intent and resume to
Penny Pendola, Ed.D. Director
Diocese of Oakland
Department Of Human Resources
2121 Harrison Street, Suite 100
Oakland, CA 94612
510-267-8359, FAX 510-763-8055
e-mail, ppendola@oakdiocese.org