Executive Assistant to CEO

Description

• Manage the CEO’s complex calendar, prioritizing time in alignment with organizational goals and proactively identifying scheduling conflicts, competing priorities, and decision points.Serve as a central coordination point for the CEO, facilitating communication and follow-through among executive leadership, staff, Board members, and external stakeholders.

• Prepare the CEO for meetings and engagements by coordinating agendas, briefing materials, talking points, presentations, and other supporting documents.

• Coordinate meeting logistics, scheduling, travel, correspondence, and follow-up with accuracy, responsiveness, and attention to detail.

• Develop and maintain systems to track the CEO’s priorities, commitments, decisions, deadlines, correspondence, and action items, ensuring timely follow-through by the CEO and relevant stakeholders.

• Draft, edit, and refine executive communications and materials, ensuring clarity, consistency of tone, and professional polish.

• Conduct research and synthesize information to support meetings, decision-making, and organizational priorities.

• Manage select projects and special assignments on behalf of the CEO, coordinating across departments and monitoring progress through completion.

• Identify and implement opportunities to improve executive office systems, workflows, and overall efficiency.

• Exercise discretion and sound judgment when handling confidential and sensitive information.

• Provide administrative support to the Board of Directors and its committees, including calendar coordination, meeting scheduling, attendance tracking, communications, and logistics.

• Serve as a responsive point of contact for Board members, ensuring effective communication and timely follow-through.

• Prepare for Board and committee meetings by organizing and distributing materials, maintaining records and rosters, and coordinating facilities and technology.

• Support a high-quality Board member experience through onboarding, day-of assistance, timely responses, and proactive anticipation of administrative needs throughout the year.

• Coordinate CEO-led meetings, convenings, retreats, receptions, and other events in partnership with internal and external stakeholders.

• Manage end-to-end event execution, including scheduling, invitations, agendas, venues, catering, materials, technology, run-of-show, and day-of logistics.

• Capture action items and coordinate post-event follow-up to ensure commitments are tracked and completed.

• Anticipate and resolve logistical or operational issues quickly and effectively.

• Provide a professional, welcoming, and seamless experience for all participants.

Requirements

• Demonstrated experience supporting a senior executive in a fast-paced, detail-focused environment.

• Strong ability to manage complex calendars, high-volume scheduling, and changing priorities with accuracy.

• Experience coordinating travel arrangements, executive meetings, and related logistics from start to finish.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to draft clear, well-structured materials.

• Proven organizational skills with the ability to track multiple deadlines, commitments, and follow-up items simultaneously.

• Comfortable working with board members, external stakeholders, and cross-functional internal teams.

• Strong research, problem-solving, and project coordination abilities.

• High level of discretion and professionalism when handling confidential or sensitive information.

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