Executive Assistant - Wilmington, United States - LEEP Inc

Description

About us
At L.E.E.P. (Labor, Education, Economics, and emPowerment), we believe in the transformative power of education, community support, and personal empowerment.

As a non-profit organization, our mission is to provide individuals and small businesses with the tools, resources, and unwavering support needed to catalyze positive change in their lives and communities.

Overview:
The Executive Assistant provides high-level support for executive management including heavy calendar management and successful coordination of business meetings. They serve as a liaison between the executive director and other departments within the organization. They exercise independent judgment in the resolution of administrative problems. They prioritize and manage multiple projects simultaneously with little or no supervision.


Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
The essential functions include, but are not limited to the following:

• Managing the executive director's calendar, requiring interaction with internal and external executives and assistants to schedule a variety of business meetings
• Handling incoming and outgoing phone and electronic communications on behalf of executive management; routing incoming calls to appropriate parties quickly and efficiently
• Arranging travel arrangements and reservations for executive management as needed
• Independently creating wellorganized, grammatically correct memos and reports for distribution to members of various departments
• Assisting with special events planning
• Maintaining the highest level of confidentiality
• Exercising administrative judgment; assuming responsibility for decisions, consequences, and results impacting staff, costs, and/or quality of service within the functional area
• Performing other duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications (Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities):

• Associate's degree required, Bachelor's degree preferred
• Five years or more of experience as an executive administrative assistant in a CEO/President level setting
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook
• Demonstrate interpersonal skills and proficiency in business vocabulary to effectively represent the executive and the company to outside parties
• Excellent interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills
• Excellent writing, proofreading, and editing skills

Physical Demands and Work Environment:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the functions. While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to use hands or fingers, handle or feel objects, tools, or controls. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; and reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this position include close vision, distance vision, and the ability to adjust focus. The noise level in the work environment is usually low to moderate.


Note:

Pay:
$ $27.00 per hour

Expected hours: 35 per week


Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Monday to Friday

People with a criminal record are encouraged to apply


Experience:

Microsoft Excel: 1 year (preferred)
Microsoft Powerpoint: 1 year (preferred)


Ability to Commute:

• Wilmington, DE required)

Ability to Relocate:

• Wilmington, DE 19801: Relocate before starting work (required)

Work Location:
In person