Senior Executive Assistant

Tawani Enterprises • Chicago, IL

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About The Position

The Executive Assistant to the President and Chief Executive Officer is the personal assistant to the principal, providing personalized administrative support in a well-organized and timely manner.

Requirements

• 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
• Flexible

Nice To Haves

• Previous family office executive experience is a plus

Responsibilities

• Managing complex schedules, coordinating across time zones, and arranging meetings.
• Manage and maintain CEO subscriptions, organization memberships, and licenses
• Ability to manage and collaborate with another executive assistant
• Comfortable with someone reporting directly to this role
• 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 CEO 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 CEO contracts
• Coordinate all CEO 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 CEO
• 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
• Managing sensitive company, personal, and personnel information with discretion
• Maintain CEO private files
• Scanning documents as necessary
• Process special orders for CEO
• Provide organization for CEO office
• Perform additional duties as assigned by the CEO
• Understands reporting structure of the individual and organization
• Perform additional duties as assigned by the CEO

Benefits

• Paid time off
• 401K
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Executive