to CEOs responsibilities, which can include:
- Providing administrative support such as answering phones, scheduling meetings, and greeting guests
- Coordinating meetings, conference calls, and other events
- Processing expense reports, ordering supplies, and preparing expense reports
- Tracking company assets, such as equipment and inventory, and maintaining records of purchases and sales
- Interacting with external parties such as vendors, contractors, customers, or members of the media on behalf of the executive
- Screening and scheduling telephone calls, taking messages, and forwarding them to the appropriate person
- Maintaining an executives calendar and arranging meetings and appointments
- Managing travel arrangements, including booking flights and hotels, arranging transportation, and handling baggage
- Answering incoming calls and emails and routing them to the appropriate person within an organization.
Executive assistants to CEOs qualifications, which can include:
Strong ability to execute work with a diversity, equity, and inclusion lens.
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Significant executive support experience, including supporting C-level
executives. Nonprofit board experience is highly preferred.
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Expert proficiency with Microsoft Office and desktop publishing
software; ability to design and edit graphic presentations and
materials.
• Technical proficiency and problem-solving skills
related to: IT infrastructure; IT support and troubleshooting; and
cloud-based environments (web-based applications).
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Exceptional organizational skills and impeccable attention to detail.
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High degree of professionalism in dealing with diverse groups of
people, including Board members, senior executives, staff, community
leaders, donors, and funded partners.
• Make appropriate, informed decisions regarding priorities and available time.
• Ability to complete a high volume of tasks and projects with little or no guidance.
• Ability to react with appropriate levels of urgency to situations and events that require quick response or turnaround.
• Able to maintain a high level of integrity and discretion in handling confidential information.
• Excellent judgment is essential.
• Ability to switch gears at a moments notice