Senior Executive Assistant

Tawani Enterprises, Inc

$75K — $95K *
Business Services
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in a business-related field preferred
  • 7+ years of executive administrative support experience
  • Highly detail-oriented and organized
  • Exceptional communication skills (verbal and written)
  • Expert level proficiency in Microsoft Office products
  • 3+ years in project oversight or personnel management
  • Business acumen and experience managing business operations.

Responsibilities

  • Manage complex schedules and coordinate meetings across time zones
  • Maintain subscriptions, organization memberships, and licenses
  • Oversee and collaborate with another executive assistant
  • Act as the primary gatekeeper for the executive's communications
  • Coordinate all travel arrangements for the Chairwoman
  • Prepare reports and presentations and conduct research
  • Handle sensitive information with the utmost confidentiality.

Benefits

  • Paid time off
  • 401K
  • Medical, dental, and vision coverage
Full Job Description
POSITION SUMMARY:
The Executive Assistant to the Chairwoman is the personal assistant to the principal, providing personalized administrative support in a well-organized and timely manner.

ESSENTIAL POSITION QUALIFICATIONS:
  • Bachelor's degree (minimum) - business related field preferred
  • 7+ years experience in specific executive administrative support capacity
  • Extremely detail oriented and organized
  • Exceptional organizational abilities, proactive problem-solving, adaptability, and strong verbal/written communication.
  • Advanced to Expert level abilities with Microsoft Office products
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills
  • A minimum of 3 years' experience with project oversight and/or supervisory/personnel management
  • Business acumen, i.e. experience owning or running a business
ASSIGNED RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES

Calendar, Meeting, and Professional Management:
  • Managing complex schedules, coordinating across time zones, and arranging meetings.
  • Manage and maintain subscriptions, organization memberships, and licenses
Management
  • Ability to manage and collaborate with another executive assistant
  • Comfortable with someone reporting directly to this role
Communication:
  • Professionally handling emails, screening phone calls, and serving as the primary gatekeeper for the executive.
  • Process mail and respond to routine correspondence
  • Able to take comprehensive messages when not available
  • Liaison between Chairwoman, organization and family, household staff, etc.
  • Compose thank you notes to all guests
  • Compose letters for distribution and gifts
  • Mailing books to various friends, family, and colleagues
  • Coordinate staff birthday gifts
  • Coordinate personal donations, correspond with organization, and maintain calendar for annual donations
  • Maintain all contracts
Travel & Logistics:
  • Coordinate all travel arrangements and special events with an eye to comfort/convenience as well as cost
  • Organizing comprehensive travel itineraries and managing expense reports.
  • Candidate must be open to travel with the executive if needed
  • Provide concierge services to the Chairwoman
Strategic and Technical Support:
  • Preparing reports, presentations, conducting research, and overseeing special projects.
  • Advanced to Expert level abilities with Microsoft Office products to include MS Word, Excel,
  • Access, Outlook, PowerPoint: intermediate to advanced abilities with Intuit products
Confidentiality:
  • Managing sensitive company, personal, and personnel information with discretion
  • Maintain private files
  • Scanning documents as necessary
OTHER DUTIES INCLUDE:
  • Flexible
  • Process special orders
  • Provide organization the Chairwoman's office
  • Perform additional duties as assigned by the Chairwoman
  • Understands reporting structure of the individual and organization
  • Previous family office executive experience is a plus
  • Perform additional duties as assigned by the Chairwoman
Benefits (Full-time Employees):
  • Paid time off
  • 401K
  • Medical, dental, and vision coverage
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