Job Description
Reporting to the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), the Executive Secretary (ES) will provide a high level of support to the Chief Executive Officer (CEO). The ES will have high visibility and high interactions with board members and committees that require highly polished and professional interactions. The position is also responsible for complex scheduling and coordination around organization-wide initiatives.
Key responsibilities/outcomes (include but are not limited to):
● Comprehensive calendar management for all activities for the CEO with a focus on time management through a deep understanding of priorities and a high level of detail on meeting logistics.
● Answering phone calls, transferring high prioritized calls to the CEO, giving information to callers, taking messages, or transferring calls to appropriate individuals.
● Serve as a participating member of the Executive Office team, including managing team agendas and coordinating follow-up items.
● Coordinate Senior Management Team meetings, gather agendas, assign note-taking, and track follow-up.
● Lead and support efforts to maximize the Executive Office's use of technology, software, digital tools to promote teamwork, communications, and efficient operations.
● Managing Emails, letters, and other types of Executive Office messages.
● Reporting Emails, letters, and messages to the CEO and providing abstracts of them.
● Track and manage requests for internal and external Executive Office communications.
● Respond to internal and external requests for time with the CEO.
● Coordinate extensive and often complex domestic and international travel arrangements.
● Manage internal system requests from the Senior Management Team that require CEO approval.
● Complex coordination and project management for a high volume of briefing documents for external and internal meetings.
● Translate English documents and be prepared to play the role of an interpreter in meetings.
● Prepare and develop status reports as required by management.
● Ensure proper filing of documents.