Senior Executive Assistant

TAWANI Enterprises, Inc

  • Chicago, IL
  • 30+ days ago
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    Skills

    • Administrative Skillsunmatched
    • Business Skillsunmatched
    • Calendar Managementunmatched
    • Communication Skillsunmatched
    • Contract Managementunmatched
    • Detail Orientedunmatched
    • Event Managementunmatched
    • Executive Assistant Skills unmatched
    • Expense Managementunmatched
    • Expense Reportsunmatched
    • File Maintenanceunmatched
    • Fundingunmatched
    • Logisticsunmatched
    • Mail Processingunmatched
    • Microsoft Excelunmatched
    • Microsoft Officeunmatched
    • Microsoft Outlookunmatched
    • Microsoft PowerPointunmatched
    • Microsoft Product Familyunmatched
    • Microsoft Wordunmatched
    • Organizational Skillsunmatched
    • People Managementunmatched
    • Plan Meetingsunmatched
    • Presentation/Verbal Skillsunmatched
    • Problem Solving Skillsunmatched
    • Project Trackingunmatched
    • Reporting Skillsunmatched
    • Research Skillsunmatched
    • Schedule Developmentunmatched
    • Technical Strategyunmatched
    • Technical Supportunmatched
    • Telephone Skillsunmatched
    • Time Managementunmatched
    • Travel Planningunmatched
    • Willing to Travelunmatched
    • Writing Skillsunmatched

    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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    Numbers & Facts

    LocationChicago, IL

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