Job Details
A legal services organization in Washington DC is looking to add a new Executive Assistant to their growing staff.
Responsibilities:
The Executive Assistant will:
- Complex calendar management and gatekeeping
- Determining and following appropriate protocols for interactions with contacts
- Preparing daily and weekly agendas
- Preparing or ensuring the preparation of meeting agendas, materials, and talking points
- Ensuring timely, pro-active communication with the security team
- Booking travel
- Recording and processing expenses
- Correspondence and research
- Document management and filing
- Assisting with Board meeting preparations and day-of staffing
- Special projects and other duties as assigned
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree from competitive US college or equivalent
- Minimum five years' experience supporting a C-level executive
- Commitment to the organization's mission
- Superior writing and interpersonal communication skills
- Demonstrated capacity to exercise judgment, strict confidentiality, and discretion
- Ability to match the fast-paced working style, make decisions and changes quickly
- Maintain a positive, open disposition, even in the face of stressful circumstances
- Ability to multitask, remain extremely organized, and manage the multiple moving parts that constitute the job