McGraw-Hill Jobshttp://mcgraw-hill.jobs2012-05-23 17:14:44.733790USAChicagoTitle: ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT Location: US-IL-Chicago Standard & Poor's is seeking an Administrative Assistant for the Chicago Office. Standard & Poor's, a subsidiary of The McGraw-Hill Companies (NYSE:MHP) is the world's foremost provider of credit ratings. With offices in 23 countries, Standard & Poor's is an important part of the world's financial infrastructure and has played a leading role for 150 years in providing investors with information and independent benchmarks for their investment and financial decisions. For more information, visit http://www.sandp.com andwww.understandingratings.com This position reports to the Office Manager. Key responsibilities include but are not limited to the following: * Assist with managing daily schedules for multiple people within organization. * Coordinate meetings, including scheduling and setting up conference rooms, securing proper equipment, arranging for video conferencing, sending reminders and arranging catering. * Assist in preparing a variety of documents, letters and emails in draft and final form utilizing software programs such as Microsoft PowerPoint, Word and Excel. * Provide assistance with proofreading and editing documents prior to distribution. * Mail distribution, electronic filing and scan documents as required. * Use intranet to gather information to support initiatives. Prepare Branded reports using specialized program. * Perform other duties as required. Qualifications include but are not limited to the following: * Possess excellent organizational and communication (oral and written) skills mandatory; * This is a highly visible position which interacts with individuals at all levels within the organization; * Professional phone manner and demeanor and excellent interpersonal skills are necessary; * Must be able to work in a fast-paced team environment demonstrate the ability to and to work independently, as well as work on projects as required * Must have high level of interpersonal skills to handle sensitive and confidential situations. Position continually requires demonstrated poise, tact and diplomacy * Proficient in XP Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, Internet * Ability to learn new software as necessary * Ability to multi-task and prioritize work as needed * Work requires continual attention to detail in composing, typing and proofing materials, establishing priorities and meeting deadlines. Must be able to work in a fast-paced environment with demonstrated ability to juggle multiple competing tasks and demands. * Bachelor's degree preferred * Relevant work experience as an Administrative Assistant is required, preferably in the Financial Services Industry * Ability to handle confidential information necessary to protect the company * Permanent Work Authorization for the United States The McGraw-Hill Companies is an equal opportunity employer. Only electronic job submissions will be considered for employment. For special accommodation due to disability, please visit the FAQs on our Career Site found here. * Job Type: Administrative Support2012-05-22 03:41:03United StatesMcGraw-HillIllinois24669ILChicago, IL28853290http://mcgraw-hill.jobs/xml/28853290/jobSGPSingaporeTitle: EXECUTIVE ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT Location: SG-Singapore Responsibilities * Oversee and update calendar for the VPs/MDs and schedule all necessary meetings * Arrange domestic/international travel itineraries and coordinate travel and meeting plans for the departments * Prepare monthly Travel & Entertainment expenses for 3 VPs/MDs * Prepare monthly Procurement expenses * Manage Procurement cards for 3 business units comprised of 15 separate cost * Prepare, update and maintain documents, memos, PowerPoint presentations, contact lists, directories, files * Handle and respond to correspondence and phone calls * Handle photocopying, printing, mail and document distribution, etc. * Open and prioritize mail * Order supplies and equipment for department * Frequent interaction with S&P capital IQ and McGraw-Hill senior executives * Administration of PMP, vacation and attendance records * Function as the backup for 2 additional MDs in the absence of their administrative assistants * Handle urgent situations for the VP/MDs and their direct reports * Focus on confidentiality of material in Compliance environment * Responsibility for 10-15 request per month on the corporate facilities website * Coordinates all moves to the new office and provide all logistics related to the move * Handle changes and signatures for the quarterly management representation letters across the business unit * 5 - 7 years broad range experience at the Executive Administrative Level * Ability to track and manage numerous statements of work (SOWs) and interact with business unit controllers and project leaders to track and report results * Possess excellent organizational and communication (oral and written) skills is mandatory. This is a highly visible position which interacts with individuals at all levels within the organization * Ability to learn , implement and teach other assistants on how to use the new Concur T&E * Ability to manage request to hire for a business unit, including tracking and reporting throughout the approval process * Prepare monthly capital expenditure reports when necessary * Professional phone manner and demeanor and excellent interpersonal skills are necessary * Must be able to work in a fast-paced team environment and to work independently, as well as work on projects as required * Must have high level of interpersonal skills to handle sensitive and confidential situations. Position continually requires demonstrated poise, tact and diplomacy * Proficient in XP Word, Excel, Lotus Notes, Outlook, PowerPoint and Internet * Ability to perform basic financial research on CapitalIQ platform * Possess familiarity with foreign currency conversions is a plus * Ability to multi-task and prioritize work as needed; work requires continual attention to detail in composing, typing and proofing materials, establishing priorities and meeting deadlines; must be able to work in a fast-paced environment with demonstrated ability to juggle multiple competing tasks and demands * Self-starter/independent worker; capable of working with daily minimal supervision * Knowledge of Standard & Poor’s terminology and documents is a plus About the Company Standard & Poor's, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, is the world's foremost provider of financial market intelligence, including independent credit ratings, indices, risk evaluation, investment research and data. With approximately 7,500 employees, including wholly owned affiliates, located in 21 countries, Standard & Poor's is an essential part of the world's financial infrastructure and has played a leading role for 150 years in providing investors with the independent benchmarks they need to feel more confident about their investment and financial decisions. Any interest? Please visit our website atwww.standardandpoors.comand search requisition 24859 Only shortlisted candidates will be notified. Job Type: Administrative Support2012-05-21 04:34:19SingaporeMcGraw-HillNone24859NoneSingapore, SGP28826271http://mcgraw-hill.jobs/xml/28826271/jobAUSMelbourneTitle: Contract & Database Assistant Location: AU-Melbourne An opportunity exists to join Standard & Poor’s as a Contract & Database Assistant for a 7 month fixed term contract. In this role you will work closely within a dynamic Asia Pacific regional team as the contract and database expert. To be successful in this role you will have sound experience dealing with contract databases, you will be an autonomous worker who is process orientated with strong attention to detail. Do Not Click "Apply" -Applications will only be accepted through our careers website:http://www.standardandpoors.com/about-sp/careers/en/au Job Reference Number:120000005D Responsibilities: * Manage the intake, formatting and administration of licensing and related contracts for the Asia Pacific region in accordance with global processes and requirements. * Assist members of the Asia Pacific Sales Team with contract process issues, training on matters relating to the contracts process and database. * Maintenance of the contract database, and provide administrative support to department personnel. * Assist the Australian Sales Team by coordinating the return of fully-executed contracts to external Australian clients. Required: * Experience in contract administration and contract management databases * Solid understanding of Microsoft Office (specifically Excel and Word) and Adobe. * Process oriented mind-set * Attention to detail is a must! * Strong interpersonal and communication skills * Ability to influence others and build relationships with colleagues within international teams Preferred: * Tertiary qualified in a business, finance or data management discipline * Experience working with legal agreements About the Company Standard & Poor's, a part of The McGraw-Hill Companies, is the world's foremost provider of credit ratings. With offices in 23 countries, Standard & Poor's is an important part of the world's financial infrastructure and has played a leading role for 150 years in providing investors with information and independent benchmarks for their investment and financial decisions. For more information, visithttp://www.standardandpoors.com/. How To Apply: DoNotClick "Apply" -Applications will only be accepted through our careers website:http://www.standardandpoors.com/about-sp/careers/en/au Job Reference Number:120000005D Please note that applications will only be accepted by submitting a CV and cover letter via our careers website. Successful candidates need to have current, permanent Australian working rights and will be required to complete police and credit checks. Job Type: Administrative Support2012-05-18 03:53:24AustraliaMcGraw-HillNone120000005DNoneMelbourne, AUS28784288http://mcgraw-hill.jobs/xml/28784288/jobUSASan FranciscoTitle: Analytical Support Unit Coordinator Location: US-CA-San Francisco Standard & Poor's is the world's premier provider of investment research, market indices, credit ratings, financial data, and fixed income research and analysis. With more than 10,000 employees and offices in nearly two-dozen countries, S&P is valued by investors and financial decision-makers everywhere for its analytical independence, market expertise and thought leadership. For 150 years Standard & Poor's has been an integral part of the global economic infrastructure. Its operations provide essential information to nearly every segment of the global financial community, creating the tools, analysis and research needed to make informed investment decisions. Analytical Support Unit (ASU) Coordinator - San Francisco US Public Finance processes over 17,000 rating actions in a year. These actions are released within a short timeframe, thus the ASU Coordinator is critical for gathering rating action information and ensuring accurate setup. The ASU Coordinator’s role is to assist the analytical team with administrative tasks throughout the rating process and support analysts’ compliance with required processes and procedures. In addition, the ASU Coordinator collects, verifies and enters various corporate or technical data in CORE/Workflow Manager and other databases, Main responsibilities: • Work as a team to support timely rating action processing; Monitor rating requests, create and/or populate WFM jobs, and generate high quality rating letters. • Support the error correction process by receiving error correction requests, creating templates, initiating jobs in WFM and ensuring proper signoff. • Serve as the Records Management and Ratings Document Repository (RDR) experts for the business. Produce and distribute bi-weekly metric tracking of Official Business Records (OBR) upload for RPM jobs; Proactively manage compliance by alerting analysts to pending due dates and proactively address potential non-compliant activity of OBR upload for RPM jobs. Support ongoing records management activities, tracking and compliance. Conduct scanning, printing, filing and archiving as required • Work with analysts to address any problems identified by Quality and provide feedback to Quality regarding implementation and practical considerations of policy compliance. Support information gathering for audits / reviews as required. Participate on other ad-hoc projects related to quality/compliance/audit matters. Support documentation of all compliance, policies and procedure related training. • Provide back-up to all other ASU coordinators whenever needed • Attend all compliance, policies and procedure related trainings • Support ad hoc analytical activity, such as e-Ratings • Assist analyst in Issuer correspondence as needed • The ASU Specialist should well-organized and detail-oriented. • They should have strong verbal and written communication skills with a particular focus on customer service orientation; they should be assertive in order to ensure compliance • The ability to effectively prioritize is a key competency required from the ASU Specialist • Prior exposure to an analytical environment and an understanding of the rating process is required • Solid, demonstrable administration support experience required Job Type: Administrative Support2012-05-04 04:26:00United StatesMcGraw-HillCalifornia24559CASan Francisco, CA28426870http://mcgraw-hill.jobs/xml/28426870/jobUSANew YorkTitle: Marketing Intern Location: US-NY-New YorkTheHumanities, Social Sciences & Languages(HSSL) Imprint has an opening for a dynamicMarketing Internin theNew York, NYoffice. With the guidance of a full-time associate, responsibilities may include: • Assist coordinators and managers in day-to-day administrative duties • Support the production and design of promotional materials and sales tools • Support the sales staff through strategic problem solving and implementing special sales efforts • Support the planning, design, and implementation of assigned conferences including the national sales meeting • Assist in the development and implementation of assigned marketing plans and campaigns • Assist on promtional strategy for social media * Successful completion of Freshman Year * Must be enrolled in a matriculated undergraduate program * Marketing experience helpful * Strong skill in: Microsoft office application suite (Word, Powerpoint, Excel, and Outlook) * Ability to prioritize work load * Must be detail-oriented and well organized * Ability to communicate effectively at all levels, both internally as well as with customers and authors About the Company McGraw-Hill Higher Education(MHHE) is a part of McGraw-Hill Education. MHHE is a leading technological innovator, as well as a provider of traditional learning materials, to the higher education market. Our professional publishing operations provide essential information and expert guidance in business, education, consumer, medical, scientific, and technical fields. McGraw-Hill Educationis leading the charge to empower students and prepare professionals by launching the next generation of educational tools and resources. We created Planet Turtle, a K-3 social network for children and brought GradeGuru to life; a learning platform launched by the Higher Education Group which brings traditional study groups to the social web. Our award winning product, Acuity® InFormative Assessment™, delivers instructional resources to prepare students for district and state exams. McGraw-Hill's acclaimed suite of Access-branded digital learning platforms literally placed surgical procedures in the hands of doctors through the ingenious use of the iPhone. Award winning Connect is a web-based, assignment and assessment platform. It provides a new learning experience that meets the needs of students and instructors today. Be a part of the exciting developments that are bringing knowledge and technology together and help us create a smarter, better world. McGraw-Hill Education is a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies. The McGraw-Hill Companies(NYSE: MHP) is a Fortune500 corporation with over 20,000 global employees and over 10,000 U.S. employees. Around the world, McGraw-Hill provides people with the information and insights they need to adapt and grow in changing times. Our business spans the fields of financial services, education, and business information with leading brand names such as Standard & Poor's, McGraw-Hill Education, Platts, and J.D. Power & Associates. By working together with our customers and partners, these brands are laying the foundation for a smarter, better world. The McGraw-Hill Companies is an equal opportunity employer. Only electronic job submissions will be considered for employment. For special accommodation due to disability, please email webmaster -at- mcgraw-hill.com and your request will be forwarded to the appropriate individual Job Type: Administrative Support2012-04-25 04:40:13United StatesMcGraw-HillNew York24499NYNew York, NY28167736http://mcgraw-hill.jobs/xml/28167736/jobUSANew YorkTitle: Intern Location: US-NY-New York TheHumanities, Social Sciences & Languages(HSSL) Imprint has an opening for anInternlocated in ourNew Yorkoffice. Responsibilities: • Assist the office of the General Manager with the project pipeline for the HSSL segment, publishing systems accuracy, event planning, and budget management. • Monitor the flow of information among the Publishing Team, management, editorial, marketing, sales, production, design, and other functional areas. • Rotate to work with the individual HSSL product teams as necessary--assist in market development activities, support editorial teams with the development and launch of products, prepare and submit manuscripts in tandem with project managers and development editors to ensure timely publications (e.g., checking final manuscript format against guidelines, checking page counts and art grids, verifying and obtaining permissions, etc.), analyze and evaluate competing texts. • Perform office support duties: update systems and tracking grids to ensure data accuracy, submit invoices, order supplies, maintain project files, manage correspondence with in-house team and publishing partners, and monitor operating budgets. * Completed Freshman year<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /> * Must be enrolled in a matriculated undergraduate program with a minimum GPA of 3.0 * Strong analytical and critical thinking skills * Excellent communication skills (verbal and written) * Excellent organization skills * Proficient in using Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, and web browsers About the Company McGraw-Hill Higher Education(MHHE) is a part of McGraw-Hill Education. MHHE is a leading technological innovator, as well as a provider of traditional learning materials, to the higher education market. Our professional publishing operations provide essential information and expert guidance in business, education, consumer, medical, scientific, and technical fields. McGraw-Hill Education, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, is a leading innovator in the development of teaching and learning solutions for the 21st century. Through a comprehensive range of traditional and digital education content and tools, McGraw-Hill Education empowers and prepares professionals and students of all ages to connect, learn and succeed in the global economy. McGraw-Hill Education has offices in 33 countries and publishes in more than 65 languages. The McGraw-Hill Companies(NYSE: MHP) is a Fortune500 corporation with over 20,000 global employees and over 10,000 U.S. employees. Around the world, McGraw-Hill provides people with the information and insights they need to adapt and grow in changing times. Our business spans the fields of financial services, education, and business information with leading brand names such as Standard & Poor's, McGraw-Hill Education, Platts, and J.D. Power & Associates. By working together with our customers and partners, these brands are laying the foundation for a smarter, better world. The McGraw-Hill Companies is an equal opportunity employer. Only electronic job submissions will be considered for employment. For special accommodation due to disability, please email webmaster -at- mcgraw-hill.com and your request will be forwarded to the appropriate individual. Job Type: Administrative Support2012-04-24 05:03:59United StatesMcGraw-HillNew York24409NYNew York, NY28094150http://mcgraw-hill.jobs/xml/28094150/jobUSADallasTitle: Office Manager, S&P Dallas Location: US-TX-Dallas Standard & Poor's, a subsidiary of The McGraw-Hill Companies (NYSE:MHP) is the world's foremost provider of credit ratings. With offices in 23 countries, Standard & Poor's is an important part of the world's financial infrastructure and has played a leading role for 150 years in providing investors with information and independent benchmarks for their investment and financial decisions. A credit rating is Standard & Poor's opinion on the general creditworthiness of an obligor, or the creditworthiness of an obligor with respect to a particular debt security or other financial obligation. Over the years credit ratings have achieved wide investor acceptance as convenient tools for differentiating credit quality. Today Standard & Poor’s strives to provide investors who want to make better informed investment decisions with market intelligence in the form of credit ratings, indices, investment research and risk evaluations and solutions. For more information, visithttp://www.sandp.com S&P’s Dallas office is seeking an Office Manager. Key responsibilities include, but are not limited to the following: Facilities management-space planning and design Facilities management-purchasing, inventory control Facilities management-records storage Human Resource Management-manage office support staff including job design, hiring, development, performance evaluation, salary administration, motivation, counseling, disciplining, discharging, Human Resource Management-manage work flow and resource allocation to support the analytical support and office management functions. External events planning and management: selects venues, coordinates with events planning and marketing to plan, manage and record external events, supports conference attendance by staff including registration, providing the booth and collateral materials Qualifications include but are not limited the following: • At least 10 years experience in an office environment demonstrating managerial skills and experience. • HS diploma; some college preferred • Excellent interpersonal skills as well as organizational skills • Can work wit minor supervision, self motivated • Proven leadership, operational, consensus-building, relationship, problem-solving and planning skills • Performs analytical support functions as needed by the businesses • Performs Client Business Manager support functions as needed • Coordinates with other regional offices and supports the Dallas Regional Office Head • Manages one administrative assistants and a receptionist • Responsible for regular procurements of office supplies and other items and services as required by the office. The McGraw-Hill Companies is an equal opportunity employer. Only electronic job submissions will be considered for employment. For special accommodation due to disability, please visit the FAQs on our Career Site found here. Job Type: Administrative Support2012-04-18 05:37:28United StatesMcGraw-HillTexas23498TXDallas, TX27973413http://mcgraw-hill.jobs/xml/27973413/jobCHNBeijingTitle: OFFICE ASSISTANT Location: CN-Beijing The office assistant coordinator will base in<?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" />Beijing. The successful candidate will work with the team of CFS, in charge of the administration and office working, to provide the office service to colleagues .<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /> Responsibilities: * Answering phone calls, receiving and sending mails, letters, and couriers; * Documents filing: distribution and filling. * Travel tickets reservation and Hotel booking. * Office materials & equipments management. * Managing showroom, ensure company’s sample books integrality. Qualifications:<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /> * Bachelor degree with 1 years related working experience. * Good communication and coordination skills. * Fluent in English in both writing and reading. * Proficiency in MS office application, including Word, Excel, Access, Outlook; * Service-oriented and a good team player with independent working ability. Job Type: Administrative Support2012-04-07 08:41:11ChinaMcGraw-HillNone23676NoneBeijing, CHN27724911http://mcgraw-hill.jobs/xml/27724911/job