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Administrative Assistant

Posted on
May 3, 2024

As an Administrative Assistant, you are responsible for managing the coordination of services to clients and visitors within the office. This role will require a positive team attitude and support for the office and front desk environment. This position will have the opportunity to become licensed in insurance and service clients.

Type
Full Time
Location
Eden Prairie
Department
Agency Services

Job details

We believe in creating a safe and open learning environment for all employees. This means employees are encouraged to be curious, deepen insurance knowledge and be challenged with new growth opportunities.

The Administrative Assistant role is an important role in our business. An Administrative Assistant is eager to learn and adapt to meet the changing needs of the organization. Christensen Group will support on-going learning opportunities, aligned with our business strategy, to allow the Administrative Assistant to grow their skills and knowledge to support our growing business. The Administrative Assistant may also take on additional responsibility and work on projects with the Leadership Team.

Core Duties and Responsibilities

  • Answer phone calls that come into our main line
  • Use systems to look up customers and transfer calls
  • Greet visitors
  • Distribute incoming mail, as well as prepare and send outgoing mail, including packages
  • Assist in scheduling conference rooms as needed
  • Support the team by scanning policies, downloading documents, and uploading documents into agency system
  • Ordering and stocking office supplies for home office and assist other offices as needed
  • Assist with printing and assembling sales and client materials as needed
  • Assist in ordering lunches
  • Assist with planning office events
  • Partner with vendors on office equipment and supplies in the market
  • Keep front reception space, kitchen, and conference room tidy
  • Assists with building communication to other tenants as needed
  • Assist with projects as determined by leadership
  • This position has the opportunity to become licensed in insurance and service clients

Job requirements

  • 2-year degree preferred or equivalent experience
  • Ability to organize and prioritize work responsibilities
  • Highly effective interpersonal skills
  • Independent and a self-starter
  • Strong communication skills, written and verbal
  • Microsoft Outlook and Excel knowledge preferred
  • Able to adapt to and lead in an environment that is fast paced and lead others through change

Who is Christensen Group?

Founded in 1952 and 100% employee-owned, Christensen Group is the largest locally owned, independent insurance and employee benefits agency in Minnesota. At Christensen Group, we treat our employees like people. We care about our clients; we care about the carrier partners and we care about one another; professionally and personally. We’re committed to understanding the businesses we serve and finding solutions that enable those businesses to grow. As an employee, that means you are constantly learning and developing through on-the-job experiences to best serve your clients.

Learn more about us

Employee owned

An important part of our compensation package is the Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP). This is one of the best retirement plans around — and is provided to all employees. Be sure to ask us all about ESOPs and we would be happy to explain the ins and outs.

On-site amenities

Most people spend the majority of their adult lives at their workplace — and we know that burning some energy is important during the day. Our new office gives you access to a fitness center, a personal trainer, a golf simulator, a raquetball court, walking treadmill desks and an event center.

Comprehensive benefits

We offer a competitive total rewards package. The benefit programs offered reflect our commitment to keeping our staff healthy and secure. We understand that your situation is unique, so our benefits package can be molded and shaped by you to fit your needs.