Supervisor, Executive Support and Administrative Services - Kansas City, MO

Unite Private Networks (UPN) is searching for a dynamic and experienced Supervisor, Executive Support and Administrative Services.

Role Overview:

Serves as the primary support to the Executive leadership team. Coordinating with the executive team to ensure proper communication, schedule coordination and effective efficient processes, as well as assisting the executives with special projects and analysis as requested. This is a high-visibility position marked by interaction with a broad range of internal and external, high-level professionals, including various Segra employees and executives. 

This is a player-coach position in which this team will lead a team of Office Coordinators in addition to serving as the primary support to the Executive leadership team. The Office Coordinators may provide supplemental support to the Executive leadership team as directed by the Supervisor, Executive Support & Administrative Services.

Qualifications

• Education:  Bachelor's Degree/Assoc. Bachelors or relevant qualifications such as Certified Administrative Professional® (CAP®), Professional Administrative Certificate of Excellence® (PACE®), Certified Executive Administrative Professional® (CEAP®), or Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) designation preferred.

• Experience: Minimum 8-10 years’ experience as an executive assistant, preferably supporting fast-paced senior level executive(s)

• Key Competencies:
  • Must enjoy the administrative challenges of working with a diverse range of people and projects.

• Strong communication skills, including an ability to openly discuss and balance workload, and prioritize multiple tasks.
• Strong organizational skills and excellent attention to detail.
• Highly resourceful player-coach with the ability to also be extremely effective working with remote team members.
• Demonstrated ability to perform calmly under pressure.
• Exceptional ethical standards, humility, empathy, sense of humor and strong interpersonal skills.
• Handle sensitive business and people issues with tact and diplomacy and keep them confidential.
• Technologically savvy with the ability/desire to learn new tools and improve efficiencies to keep the office running smoothly.
• Excellent Microsoft Office skills are required and the ability to learn software tools to support the business.

About United Private Networks (UPN):

Unite Private Networks (UPN) provides fiber-optic communications infrastructure services to schools, governments, carriers, data centers, hospitals, and enterprise business customers. Service offerings include dark and lit fiber, private line, optical Ethernet, Internet access, FiberVoice, DDoS Protection, SD-WAN, and other customized solutions. UPN currently serves over 300 communities across 21 states, with 12,000 fiber route miles and 9,500 end customer sites. UPN is also one of the largest providers of fiber WAN services to K-12 school districts in the U.S, serving more than 250 school districts, connecting nearly 2 million students. Headquartered in the Kansas City, MO metro area, UPN has been providing customer-focused communications solutions since 1998.

Benefits Overview:

Unite Private Networks (UPN) offers a very robust benefits package to our full-time employees, some of which include:

• Medical, dental, vision insurance
• Life insurance
• 401(k) match
• Tuition and gym reimbursements
• Vacation/PTO, paid holidays, floating holidays
• Volunteer days, parental leave

Salary is commensurate upon education and experience. Qualified candidates interested in this opportunity should submit their cover letter and resume.

UPN is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.