Executive Assistant - Long Island City, United States - Kommissary

Kommissary

Verified Company

Long Island City, United States

3 weeks ago

Posted by:

Mark Lane

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Description

Job Title:
Executive Assistant

Reports to:
Director of Operations

Location:
LIC, NY and other Boroughs as needed

Position Summary:

Kommissary is a social enterprise on a mission to spread joy through food.

We produce and deliver high volumes of meals spanning a diverse array of cuisines to every demographic in New York City.

You'll love this role if you're incredibly organized, detail oriented and have a drive for "getting things done" You have a "no job too small" mentality with an ability to effectively and professionally interface with Kommissary team members and clients.

We are a proud minority owned business that celebrates diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Responsibilities:

Completes a broad variety of administrative tasks for the Director of Operations and other senior members of the team.
Utilizes creative problemsolving skills to solve challenging requirements. Manages the calendar and inbound and outbound calls. Able to schedule and manage Zoom and other remote communications platforms.
Provides superior client service with internal and external clients displaying a proactive, "can do" attitude when meeting individuals, answering telephone calls, and acting on behalf of the Director of Operations on various requests.
Acts as the gatekeeper prioritizing conflicting needs. Handles matters confidentially, expeditiously, proactively and independently and follows through on tasks until successful completion. Suggests new processes/procedures to expedite projects and daytoday workflow.
Works with the Director of Operations to plan, coordinate and ensure his schedule and tasks are followed and completed. Triages incoming requests and inquiries and, whenever possible, redirects them to other individuals or departments and ensures they are followed through to completion.
As a representative of the Director of Operations, offers a collegial and collaborative work style to all interactions. Fosters open and frequent communication with team to ensure expeditious support. Provides a bridge for smooth communication between the department and other internal teams; demonstrating leadership to maintain credibility, trust and support.
Works closely and effectively with the team to keep them well informed of upcoming commitments and responsibilities, following up appropriately. Acts as a "barometer," having a sense for the issues taking place in the environment and keeping those that need to know updated. Thinks strategically, and sees the "big picture," in order to successfully prioritize competing demands and recognize impact of decisions on firm operations and client matters.
Prioritizes conflicting needs; handles matters expeditiously, proactively, and followsthrough on projects to successful completion, often with deadline pressures.
Proficient with Google Suite, Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint and can implement edits to documents in those programs.

Qualifications:

Strong organizational skills that reflect ability to perform and prioritize multiple tasks seamlessly with excellent attention to detail.
Very strong interpersonal skills and the ability to build relationships with stakeholders, including partners, senior leadership, and internal/external clients.
Expert level written and verbal communication skills.
Demonstrated proactive approaches to problemsolving with strong decisionmaking capability.
Emotional maturity.
Highly resourceful teamplayer, with the ability to also be extremely effective independently.
Proven ability to handle confidential information with discretion, be adaptable to various competing demands, and demonstrate the highest level of customer/client service and response.
Demonstrated ability to achieve high performance goals and meet deadlines in a fastpaced environment.
Forward looking thinker, who actively seeks opportunities and proposes solutions.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:

Bachelor's degree required.
Bilingual (English and Spanish).
Five to seven years of experience supporting C-Level Executives.
Experience and interest in operations.
Proficient in Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, and Power Point), Adobe Acrobat, and Social Media web platforms.
Strong organizational skills that reflect ability to seamlessly perform and prioritize multiple tasks with excellent attention to detail.
Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to build relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
Expert communication skills.
Proactive approach to problemsolving and strong decisionmaking capability.

Physical Demands:

Generally, presents standard office environment. This position requires on-site presence as an essential function of the role.

Consistent and predictable on-site presence is required for ongoing business continuity, professional development and effective collaboration with colleagues and management.

For this position, an on-site presence