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Department Coordinator / Executive Assistant

Kansas City, Missouri, United States · On-site

Mid level

Department Coordinator Forrest T. Jones & Company, Inc., and its affiliates (“FTJ”), provide insurance and insurance related services to clients, corporations, employers and individuals. These services includ…

Skills: Information Management, Administrative Support, Organizational Skills, Communication, Project Management

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Department Coordinator / Executive Assistant

Forrest T. Jones & Company

Kansas City, Missouri, United States • On-site

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  • Full-time
  • bachelor degree
  • Medical Insurance, Short Term Disability, Long Term Disability, Life Insurance, Dental Insurance, Vision Insurance
  • Posted 16d ago
  • ~40 hrs/week

Responsibilities

The Department Coordinator provides comprehensive information management and administrative support to department leadership. Key duties include managing schedules, coordinating travel, analyzing data, and overseeing special projects within an entrepreneurial environment.

Requirements

Candidates must possess a Bachelor's degree and at least 3 years of office management experience, preferably within the health or life insurance industry. Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and the ability to handle confidential information with discretion are required.

Full job description

 

Department Coordinator

 

Forrest T. Jones & Company, Inc., and its affiliates (“FTJ”), provide insurance and insurance related services to clients, corporations, employers and individuals. These services include providing benefits through innovative life and health insurance plans, financial services, and customized insurance products for niche markets. 

 

Position Summary

The Department Coordinator (DC) is responsible for a full range of information management support.  The DC must be creative and enjoy working within an entrepreneurial environment that is both mission and results driven.  The DC must have the ability to exercise good judgment in a professional manner in dealing with a variety of situations, possess strong communication, administrative and organizational skills along with the ability to maintain a realistic balance among multiple priorities.  The DC will have the ability to work independently on projects, from conception to completion, and must be able to work under pressure at times to handle a wide variety of activities and documents of a highly confidential nature with discretion.  May independently research and/or analyze information for sensitive/complex projects having a broad impact.

 

Expectations

  • Proven ability to handle confidential information with discretion, be adaptable to various competing demands, and demonstrate the highest level of customer/client service and response
  • Reviews and prioritizes incoming/outgoing communication and takes appropriate action as needed, schedules meetings/appointments, maintains department leadership’s schedule by planning/scheduling meetings, conferences, teleconferences and travel
  • Collaborate with staff, vendors and customers; maintain effective working relationships with all levels of management and departments
  • Compiles and analyzes data
  • Maintain time and expense reporting for Division and track as it relates to overall budget 
  • Manages and implements special projects for Division
  • Supports/assists Management Team
  • Documenting and organizing department procedures. 
  • Highly resourceful, self-directed team-player

Competencies

  • Excellent communication skills (oral, written, as well as listening)
  • Superior grammatical and punctuation skills
  • Superior time management/project skills with abilities to set priorities
  • Dynamic problem solving, adaptability, flexibility, initiative, solid judgment, work under pressure, high energy and maturity to thrive under the administrative challenges of supporting the Department.
  • Entrepreneurial self-starter attitude; Forward looking thinker, who actively seeks opportunities and proposes solutions
  • Ability to maintain professionalism while negotiating changing priorities in a fast-paced environment
  • Strong business knowledge and analysis skills 
  • Possess professional personal presentation; discretion and confidentiality skills.

Requisites

  • Bachelor’s Degree
  • 3 + years of applicable office management experience; health/life insurance experience a plus.
  • Technologically literate and expertly proficient in Personal Computer applications in Windows based product; Adobe Reader, Microsoft Office - Excel, SharePoint, PowerPoint (including charts and graphs), and Word


We offer comprehensive benefits to full-time employees including company-paid medical, STD, LTD and life insurance; plus voluntary dental, vision, life/AD&D insurance, 401(k) with company matching, generous paid time off and much more.

We encourage applicants of all ages and experience, as we do not discriminate on the basis of an applicant’s age.

ALL OFFERS OF EMPLOYMENT ARE CONTINGENT UPON PASSAGE OF A DRUG SCREEN AND BACKGROUND CHECK.

 

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InsuranceLife InsuranceHealth InsuranceOffice ManagementAdministrative SupportExecutive AssistantInformation ManagementBudget TrackingMicrosoft OfficeExcelSharePointPowerPointWordAdobe ReaderConfidentialityProject Coordination

About Forrest T. Jones & Company

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Specialty insurance solutions with personalized expertise and responsiveness.

Industry
Insurance
Company size
201-500 employees
Founded
1953
Headquarters
Kansas City, MO
LinkedIn followers
6,274

Forrest T. Jones & Company (FTJ) is an insurance agency and administrator that was established in 1953 to provide insurance products and other financial services to members of associations and other affinity groups. FTJ currently provides insurance programs to more than 80 national associations and employer groups with more than 1.5 million members. We work with more than 30 of the nation’s leading insurance companies to provide members / employees with access to high quality insurance plans—many with special features and benefits not readily available elsewhere—at favorable group rates. As the flagship of an enterprise that includes two life insurance companies, a reinsurance company, and a FINRA broker/dealer, FTJ offers an exceptional level of strength and flexibility for our association and affinity group clients. Throughout the years, FTJ has worked hand-in-hand with its clients in adding value to member and customer programs through quality insurance products. FTJ has been family owned and managed since its inception, and we pride ourselves on maintaining close, personal relationships with our clients. We strive to meet their needs in a dynamic environment by applying the latest technology, marketing expertise, and our relationships in the insurance industry to attain the best possible insurance plans for their members and support those plans with old-fashioned, high-touch personal service. The company is headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri.

Offices: 3130 Broadway, Kansas City, MO 64111, US · 1760 Reston Parkway, Suite 303, Reston, Virginia 20190, US

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About Forrest T. Jones & Company

LinkedInVisit site

Specialty insurance solutions with personalized expertise and responsiveness.

Industry
Insurance
Company size
201-500 employees
Founded
1953
Headquarters
Kansas City, MO
LinkedIn followers
6,274

Forrest T. Jones & Company (FTJ) is an insurance agency and administrator that was established in 1953 to provide insurance products and other financial services to members of associations and other affinity groups. FTJ currently provides insurance programs to more than 80 national associations and employer groups with more than 1.5 million members. We work with more than 30 of the nation’s leading insurance companies to provide members / employees with access to high quality insurance plans—many with special features and benefits not readily available elsewhere—at favorable group rates. As the flagship of an enterprise that includes two life insurance companies, a reinsurance company, and a FINRA broker/dealer, FTJ offers an exceptional level of strength and flexibility for our association and affinity group clients. Throughout the years, FTJ has worked hand-in-hand with its clients in adding value to member and customer programs through quality insurance products. FTJ has been family owned and managed since its inception, and we pride ourselves on maintaining close, personal relationships with our clients. We strive to meet their needs in a dynamic environment by applying the latest technology, marketing expertise, and our relationships in the insurance industry to attain the best possible insurance plans for their members and support those plans with old-fashioned, high-touch personal service. The company is headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri.

Offices: 3130 Broadway, Kansas City, MO 64111, US · 1760 Reston Parkway, Suite 303, Reston, Virginia 20190, US

Association Group Insurance ProgramsEmployee Group BenefitsWorksite Marketingand Third-Party Insurance AdministrationMarketingInsuranceFinancial Services
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