State of Connecticut Executive Branch

Executive Secretary (3594SE)

$31.08-$42.49 Hourly / $2,486.17-$3,398.59 BiWeekly /
$64,889.00-$88,703.00 Yearly

PURPOSE OF JOB CLASS (NATURE OF WORK)

Acts as personal secretary and provides office management to the administrative head and/or to each undersecretary or deputy to such head of a department or institution as authorized by Section 5-198(11) of the Connecticut General Statutes.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED

Works under the supervision of an employee of higher grade as stated above.

SUPERVISION EXERCISED

May supervise clerical or assigned office staff.

EXAMPLES OF DUTIES

  • Acts as confidential secretary to an executive; 
  • Relieves superior of administrative details through interaction with the public and routine contacts with other state executives; 
  • Complies and coordinates data for action by superior; 
  • Takes and transcribes confidential correspondence from supervisor or at meetings and/or hearings; 
  • Types a wide variety of correspondence, notes, memorandums, drafts, transcripts, charts and forms following proper format; 
  • Prepares own letters or reports and advises superior of appropriate action taken on routine matters; 
  • Schedules appointments and arranges meetings; 
  • Acts as receptionist;
  • Maintains and checks records and files; 
  • Performs special assignments, studies and routine administrative functions as specifically directed; 
  • Screens incoming correspondence, refers to appropriate staff and follows up to insure timely response; 
  • May supervise a clerical staff assigning work and following up to insure completion; 
  • May transmit to or request information from agency staff for agency head; 
  • Performs related duties as required.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILL AND ABILITY

  • Considerable knowledge of
    • office administration and management; 
    • functions, procedures, programs and regulations of relevant organizational unit; 
    • English grammar, spelling and punctuation; 
  • Considerable interpersonal skills; 
  • Ability to
    • interact effectively with supervisor, co-workers and general public; 
    • work independently on administrative tasks and make decisions within framework of departmental policies;
    • follow complex instructions; 
    • take accurate and complex dictation; 
  • Supervisory ability.

APPOINTMENT

Incumbents in this class shall be appointed in accordance with Section 5-198(11) of the Connecticut General Statutes.

COMPENSATION GUIDELINES

Compensation shall be commensurate with skill level and assigned responsibilities. Appointment rate requires approval by the Department of Administrative Services.

JOB CLASS DESIGNATION

Unclassified

OCCUPATIONAL GROUP

(05)-Clerical/Secretarial

BARGAINING UNIT

(03)-CONFIDENTIAL

EEO

(6)-Administrative Support

SALARY INFORMATION

SE 01

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

As defined by Sec. 5-196 of the Connecticut General Statutes, a job class is a position or group of positions that share general characteristics and are categorized under a single title for administrative purposes. As such, a job class is not meant to be all-inclusive of every task and/or responsibility. 

CANCELLATION CLAUSE

This replaces the existing specification for the class of Executive Secretary in Salary Group SE 01 approved effective June 14, 2013. (Revised to modernize format and add Acknowledgement section) Final No. 23-232

EFFECTIVE DATE

09/15/2023

ADDENDUM

Incumbents in this class may perform a broad range of duties which require varying levels of skills and experience, depending on the particular assignment.

Compensation of each position within the established salary range shall be based upon the incumbent's skill level, qualifications and nature of assigned duties.

Examples of ADVANCED skill level and assigned duties:

DUTIES
  • Incumbents in this class will perform a full range of secretarial functions and administrative activities which require an advanced level of accountability, problem solving and interpersonal contacts including:
    • Plans, organizes and coordinates the full range of office support activities such as: - arranges large meetings or conferences involving complex coordination of resources and schedules - composes non-routine correspondence - represents the executive by explaining and interpreting departmental statutes and regulations, procedures and program services to a broad range of customers;
    • Supervises clerical staff within or outside of immediate office;
    • Makes administrative decisions.
SKILLS
  • Incumbents in this class bring a depth of experience to the job including:
    • Proficiency in the use of word processors, personal computers and/or other automated equipment;
    • High level interpersonal skills;
    • Office management experience;
    • Ability to function independently in an office environment;
    • Skill in reviewing processes and/or procedures and recommending and implementing changes when needed.
CLASS: 3594SE; EST: 1/6/1995; REV: 9/15/2023;