Senior Executive Assistant

Overview:

This position requires a high level of judgment and the ability to prioritize tasks while ensuring efficient time management.

Responsibilities:

• Coordinate work with other staff as needed; play a key role in the coordination of staff efforts both within and outside the department.
• Provide coordination, monitoring, and communication of projects and programs managed by the Executive’s staff.
• Assist in activities and processes including project planning, intake, prioritization, initiation, execution, and training; as well as in fostering collaboration of end-users and key stakeholders.
• Serve as a primary point of contact between the Executive’s governance groups, including helping to coordinate the work of the different groups and providing administrative support for governance meetings.
• Assist the Executive in the development of presentations and white papers for internal and external audiences.
• Determine priority of matters of attention for the Executive; redirect matters to staff to handle, or handle matters personally, as appropriate.
• Keep the Executive advised of time-sensitive and priority issues, ensuring appropriate follow-up.
• Routinely perform a wide variety of support duties.
• Handle printing, mail/overnight packages, copying, filing, and email/messages.
• Sort and triage mail; maintain e-mail and other address directories.
• Compose and prepare letters relating to routine correspondence for the Executive’s signature.
• Schedule departmental meetings; assist in the preparation and distribution of meeting agendas and materials.
• Transcribe source material, prepare documents, reports, tables and charts; distribute as appropriate.
• Prepare, reconcile, and submit expense reports.
• Maintain paper and electronic filing systems.
• Maintain confidential and sensitive information.
• Attend meetings and take notes of discussion; prepare the initial draft of minutes and summaries.
• Complete a variety of special projects including creating PowerPoint presentations, financial spreadsheets, special reports, and agenda material.
• Other additional and/or alternative duties as assigned from time to time, including supporting other departments or Executives as needed.

Qualifications:

• Possess excellent computer literacy with the ability to function in FAA multi-system software applications including Microsoft Office Suite, Adobe, and SharePoint.
• Federal experience in a technical or managerial business in relation to functional responsibilities.
• Excellent customer service and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent organizational skills, strong attention to detail, and demonstrated professionalism.
• Outstanding interpersonal and customer service skills.
• Strong communication skills both verbal and written.
• Highly responsive to requested needs.
• Ability to prioritize work and multi-task.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment.
• Ability to work independently without supervision.
• Ability to work with confidential and proprietary information using utmost discretion.
• Exhibits sound judgment with the ability to prioritize and make decisions.
• Energetic and eager to tackle new projects and ideas.
• Comfortable interacting with high-level executives.
• A team player capable of cultivating productive working relationships across the organization.
• Resourceful, can-do attitude.
• Thrives in a fast-paced environment.

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree and fifteen (15) years of relevant experience.
• Bachelor’s degree must be in management, business, accounting, finance, economics, or related technical discipline.
• A detail-oriented self-starter with prior experience in the IT services industry or with a technology team.

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Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.