Contract Administrative Assistant

Administrative Assistant

Location: Burnsville, MN (Onsite)
Schedule: Full-Time | Monday-Friday | Regular business hours
Pay Rate: $22-$27 per hour

Long term contract with opportunity to extend and become temp-to-hire.

About the Role

Beacon Hill’s client is seeking a reliable and highly organized Administrative Assistant to support business operations and special projects. This role plays a key part in coordinating administrative activities, managing project-related tasks, and providing day‑to‑day office support to leadership and staff.

Key Responsibilities

• Coordinate, organize, and execute assigned projects from initiation through completion
• Collect, organize, and analyze information to support reports, projects, and operational activities
• Track project progress, maintain status updates, and communicate timelines and changes to stakeholders
• Review project needs, identify issues or risks, and escalate findings as appropriate
• Adjust schedules and priorities to ensure deadlines and deliverables are met
• Resolve problems independently and follow tasks through to completion
• Provide general administrative and office support as needed across the organization

Required Qualifications

• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities at once
• Highly self‑motivated with a proactive, ownership‑driven mindset
• Detail‑oriented with the ability to anticipate needs and plan ahead
• Excellent time management and planning capabilities

Core Competencies

• Professional interpersonal skills with the ability to work effectively at all organizational levels
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving abilities
• Clear and effective written and verbal communication skills
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, with the ability to learn additional internal systems
• General understanding of organizational goals and business operations

Education & Experience

• High school diploma required
• 5+ years of administrative, office, or related professional experience