Executive Assistant to the President

Skills
ArrangingBriefingCoalitionsContextExecutive Administrative AssistanceHigh ProficiencyLGBTQ+
Role

What the job involves

The main requirements, responsibilities and hiring steps.

Requirements

  • Minimum 5 years of experience as an executive assistant chief of staff or comparable senior support role
  • Demonstrated commitment to equity justice and social change
  • Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
  • Ability to handle sensitive and confidential information with discretion and professionalism
  • Outstanding organizational skills and ability to manage competing priorities and detail heavy tasks
  • High proficiency with Microsoft 365 including Outlook Teams Teams Channels SharePoint OneDrive Google Suite and Zoom
  • Comfortable working across time zones with a nationally distributed team
  • Strong interpersonal skills and cultural competency
  • Ability to work independently exercise sound judgment and take initiative
  • Resides in the local San Francisco Bay Area and can attend in-person meetings
  • Ability to travel occasionally to support the President

Nice to have

  • Nonprofit experience
  • Civil rights background
  • Board governance familiarity
  • National footprint experience

Day to day

  • Serves as a trusted partner and operational anchor to the President in a highly confidential executive support role
  • Manages a complex calendar travel logistics correspondence and briefing materials while anticipating conflicts and priorities with sound judgment
  • Supports board governance special projects and cross departmental initiatives by coordinating meetings tracking follow up and maintaining organized records

Hiring process

  • Resume and Cover Letter