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Executive Assistant to the President

Campus Employment | Presbyterian Church in America

Covenant Theological Seminary
12330 Conway Road
St. Louis, MO 63141
https://www.covenantseminary.edu

 

Full-Time

Posted: Sep 9, 2025

Application Deadline: Oct 31, 2025

Description


Covenant Seminary seeks a full-time Executive Assistant to the President, who will have primary responsibility for providing administrative and institutional support to the President to promote the overall success of Covenant’s mission.


Skills and Qualifications


  • Passionate about Covenant Theological Seminary: its people, purpose, values, and mission.
  • Committed to a gospel-centered, personal holiness and relationships, marked by both integrity and interpersonal warmth.
  • Desires to work with and support the President in his role.
  • Maintains a calm, non-anxious presence, values, and practices confidentiality.
  • Respects the Presbyterian Church in America and is eager to engage its churches, leaders, agencies, presbyteries, and committees on behalf of the President.
  • Detail-minded, keeps appointments, and follows through on tasks.
  • Teachable, flexible, responsive, and able to view situations from multiple vantage points.
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Office’s suite of programs.

Salary: Undisclosed

Requirements


Primary Responsibilities 


  • Serve as a gracious host and, when necessary, the gatekeeper for the President, providing warm hospitality for the President and guests, including having coffee, water, snacks, and lunches as requested.
  • Manage the President’s calendar:
  • Schedule appointments with faculty, staff, board, donors, PCA leaders, and personal, if requested.
  • Schedule meeting rooms on campus as required.
  • Remind President of upcoming events, and anticipate future appointments in coordination with Development, Admissions, Student Life, Academics, and PCA committees.
  •  Assist with the President’s communication:
  • As requested, compose and edit written correspondence.
  • Follow-up with needed updates/confirmations regarding verbal decisions and/or contract signatures.
  • Maintain a timely correspondence with the PCA General Assembly and associated groups (AC, COC, NC, C&P, CMC, agencies, committees, etc.) to ensure the Seminary meets its institutional goals.
  • Maintain accurate records of institutional communications, both physical and electronic filing.
  • Keep track/records of all donor interactions involving the President, scheduling phone calls, completing mailings, and planning trips.
  • Manage the President’s travel schedule:
  • In collaboration with appropriate individuals, coordinate all travel details, including flights, rental cars,accommodations, and meeting logistics
  • Provide support documents as needed.
  • Manage the President’s office supplies and track the President’s expenditures:
  • Order supplies for the President's Office (office materials, hospitality, copy room).
  • Track expenditures for the President's Office, including monthly statements and check requests, bills, reimbursements, documenting all expenses.
  • Provide class support for courses the President teaches:
  • As needed, schedule classrooms & communicate with staff and/or students
  • As needed, follow-up with TA’s or those assisting the President
  • Provide hospitality for Doctoral Cohorts led by the President, including class set up & and clean up (coffee, snacks, drinks, etc.)
  • Meet weekly with the President for updates and coordination.


Associated Responsibilities


  • Under the direction of the President and in service to Covenant’s Board of Trustees,
  • Ensure that all Board documents (By-laws, Policy Governance Manual, Board Handbook) are up to datefor each meeting.
  • Coordinate the logistics (hotel reservations, attendance, Q/A, etc.) and distribute materials (dockets, committee reports, Board documents, etc.) needed for each regularly scheduled board meetings in September, January, April.
  • Serve as the Recording Secretary of the Board of Trustees and shall be present at all stated meetings of the board and called meetings when requested by the President.
  • Under the direction of the President, serve as the dedicated staffer to assist with the Trustee Development committee,
  • Serve as its secretary, distributing minutes, and assist coordinate its meetings .
  • Serve as hostess and coordinate logistics for trustee & advisor orientation.
  • Assist with and ensure all committee, board, and denominational processes related to the nomination of Seminary trustees and advisors occur in a timely manner.
  • Distribute, collect, and compile annual surveys related to Board evaluation.
  • Under the direction of the President, provide administrative and logistical support to Academics, Student Life, and guest speakers of the President for special Seminary celebrations, including Convocation, Baccalaureate, and Commencement.
  • Under the direction of the President, schedule and coordinate logistics for Seminary staff meetings, Advisory Council meetings & retreat, and serve as its secretary.
  • Provide administrative and logistical support to special annual functions hosted by the President, including the staff and faculty Christmas parties.


Other


  • Perform and/or manage other projects and tasks as assigned by the President.
  • On behalf of the President, facilitate a warm, engaging style with all areas of the institution—both internally and externally.

How to Apply


 To Apply: Submit a cover letter and resume to Human Resources at hrdept@covenantseminary.edu

Primary Contact: 

Email: hrdept@covenantseminary.edu

Phone: -

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