Executive Assistant (Charles Koch Foundation)

Stand Together
Arlington, Virginia
Full-time

Stand Together is a dynamic and mission-driven organization committed to driving positive social change and empowering individuals to overcome barriers.

Join our team and be part of a collaborative community that values innovation, personal responsibility, and the power of bottom-up solutions.

Together, we will create a society that fosters opportunity, dignity, and well-being for all. Do you take pride in complex meeting scheduling and building effective working relationships with key stakeholders?

As an Executive Assistant supporting two leaders within the , you will connect task management to organizational priorities with a high degree of confidentiality, sense of urgency, and customer focus.

The team is fast paced with significant travel coordination and logistics. To be successful in this role, you will take pride in identifying and anticipating business needs, recognizing that success is determined by intentionality and your ability to execute with excellence.

You enjoy being part of a team that supports and learns from each other and finds fulfillment by helping others achieve success!The Charles Koch Foundation invests in social entrepreneurs who can transform the institutions most responsible for lifelong learning : post-secondary education, and business, empowering people to engage in work that enables virtuous cycles of mutual benefit.

Your Responsibilities Include

Calendar Management . Proactive thought partner and managing your leader’s time in a fast-paced, high volume, and ever-changing environment.

Build and maintain a deep understanding of priorities to effectively allocate the leader's time. Make judgements on time and recommendations grounded in strategic priorities to ensure smooth day-to-day engagements.

  • General administrative support . Process invoice payments, reconcile receipts and expense reports on behalf of the leaders, and book and coordinate travel, itineraries, and logistics.
  • Identify areas to increase efficiency and innovate to improve administrative processes . Collaborate with internal and external Executive Assistants 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 give.

Proactively leaning in to support highly leveraged opportunities

Knowledge and Skills You Bring to the Organization

  • 5+ years of professional experience.
  • Professional manner and strong interpersonal communication skills, written and verbal
  • 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 leader'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 Outlook’s calendar function), and PowerPoint.
  • A clear understanding of and excitement for

Standout Candidates May Also Bring

  • Proficiency with expense reporting software, such as Concur
  • Proficiency with Salesforce

What We Offer

  • A meaningful career where your work will improve the lives of millions of Americans especially the least fortunate
  • A vision-driven community of over 1,000 employees across the country who are dedicated to improving the lives of others
  • Competitive salaries and bonuses. Our salary and bonus strategies are aligned to the value you create, not a standardized bell curve
  • Generous 401K match - 6% match with immediate vesting
  • Competitive
  • Our flexible time-off policy allows all employees to take leave as needed
  • A purchasing credit card to use for business expenses
  • Mileage reimbursement for business travel separate from your commute
  • Commuter assistance plans to offset the cost of commuting into our headquarters (on-site parking or metro)
  • Opportunities for professional development and mentorship that can strengthen your effectiveness through Principle Based Management and other industry specific programs

Stand Together helps social entrepreneurs supercharge their efforts to help people improve their lives. We connect them with passionate partners and the resources necessary to make a greater difference.

Through our philanthropic community, we tackle some of the nation's biggest challenges so that every person has the opportunity to realize their extraordinary potential.

Stand Together partners with people from diverse perspectives and backgrounds including people in education, business, community non-profits, and public policy to accomplish more together than any of us could on our own.

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