Senior Administrative Assistant, Stand Together Music, Sports and Entertainment

Stand Together•Arlington, VA

11d•$60,000 - $90,000•Onsite

About The Position

Stand Together is a philanthropic community that helps Americaâ€™s boldest changemakers tackle the root causes of our countryâ€™s biggest problems. We are looking for a skilled Sr. Administrative Assistant to join our Stand Together Music, Sports, and Entertainment (STMSE) team. STMSE is a collaborative, mission-driven group committed to creating meaningful, long-term value across multiple strategies within the Stand Together community. This role is essential in providing high-level support to multiple principals within the team, ensuring seamless operations and effective coordination across multiple strategic initiatives. In this role, you will become a trusted business partner with a strong understanding of your leaderâ€™s portfolio and priorities. As a strategic thinker, you align day-to-day execution with broader organizational goals, operating with discretion, urgency, and a strong attention to detail. You proactively anticipate needs, recognizing that success is driven by thoughtful planning and exceptional follow-through. You thrive in a collaborative team environment, take pride in supporting others, and find fulfillment in enabling those around you to succeed. The role will be based in person at our Ballston, VA office.

Requirements

3+ years of professional experience in a support or administrative capacity.
Professional manner and strong interpersonal communication skills.
Excellent organizational skills with sharp attention to detail and the ability to think ahead, problem solve, engage proactively, and take initiative.
Have a collaborative approach to work; give and receive feedback respectfully.
Ability to think strategically about the principal's time as an allocation of resources.
Demonstrate a high level of confidentiality, sense of judgment, and ability to improvise and creatively problem-solve while maintaining composure.
Ability to provide articulate and concise oral and written communications.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, Outlook (including expertise with Outlookâ€™s calendar function), and PowerPoint.
Enthusiasm to contribute to Stand Together's vision and principled approach to solving problems, and a commitment to stewarding our culture, which champions values including transformation and innovation, entrepreneurialism, humility, and respect.

Nice To Haves

Proficiency with expense reporting software, such as Concur.
Experience supporting remote leaders across time zones.

Responsibilities

Calendar management. Build and maintain a deep understanding of priorities to effectively allocate the leader's time. Prioritize a high volume of inquiries and requests while troubleshooting conflicts for your team. Make judgements on time and recommendations grounded in strategic priorities to ensure smooth day-to-day engagements.
Meeting preparation and follow up. Assemble meeting agendas, coordinate and track action items.
Deep organizational knowledge. Possess in-depth knowledge of the organizationâ€™s operations, priorities, and key stakeholders to effectively provide strategic executive support.
General administrative support. Book and coordinate travel, itineraries, and logistics as well as process invoice payments, reconcile receipts and expense reports on behalf of the leaders.
Identify areas to increase efficiency and innovate to improve administrative processes. Collaborate with internal and external Administrative Professionals to understand prioritization and make trade-offs. Identify and learn new tools and techniques to elevate the level of support and partnership the administrative team can provide.