Administrative Specialist

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Administrative Specialist
Anticipated Starting Salary: $46,000

The State Corporation Commission’s (SCC) Bureau of Insurance (BOI) is seeking an Administrative Specialist to join our Financial Regulation Division (FRD). The Administrative Specialist position will be responsible for providing administrative support to FRD staff, consumers, and industry personnel. This position offers a hybrid work schedule (some in-office and telework days each week) and training opportunities.

Essential functions of the Administrative Specialist position include:
  • Answer phone calls from consumers and industry personnel, which may involve providing requested documentation and/or answering complicated questions and transferring calls to appropriate staff member as needed.
  • Assist in the distribution of insurance company public documents.
  • Monitor division email inboxes and respond accordingly to requests.
  • Manage and maintain files and records.
  • Sort and distribute incoming mail to FRD staff.
  • Prepare a wide variety of documents in support of FRD staff including letters, memorandums and schedules.
  • Prepare documentation including editing, formatting, and proofreading.
  • Update BOI systems with insurance related information.
  • Distribute monthly listing of insurers licensed in Virginia.
  • Prepare and pull together information for weekly and monthly reports for leadership.
  • Order supplies and coordinate visitor parking requests as needed.
  • Perform related duties as assigned.

Please Note: SCC only accepts applications received through its career center site. Applications submitted through Virginia Jobs site directly will not be considered.
For more information and to apply for this position directly on the SCC Career Center website, click the Additional Detail button on this page.
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