Job Responsibilities
- Maintain complex and detailed calendars while adhering to client confidentiality regulations
- Handle heavy call volumes from both external clients and internal colleagues/management
- Organize all aspects for offsite conferences and external events, including catering and transportation. Manage the coordination and logistics of both internal and external meetings and events (including meeting room reservations, event organization/follow-up, RSVP tracking, ticket allocation)
- Arrange and coordinate complicated domestic travel arrangements (air, hotel accommodations and ground accommodation)
- Process invoices, T&E expense claims and sponsorship requests for assigned team members, ensuring all policies are followed and items are processed within provided guidelines. Act as a subject matter expert for policies and procedures
- Assist with staff on-boarding and off-boarding, which includes partnering with team members for equipment setup and system access
- Produce high quality emails and messages to individuals at all levels of the organization
- Maintain current organizational charts and Executive Bio’s
- Assist in editing spreadsheets and presentations, including printing and binding, for client meetings
- Work efficiently with the fellow assistants in positive partnership to support each other including sharing tasks for entire office
- Handle regular activities without prompting, and proactively advise of any issues or delays. Assist with overflow, ad-hoc projects and other day-to-day tasks as assigned
Required qualifications, capabilities and skills
- At least five years of administrative experience, ideally supporting at the Managing Director level (or equivalent) or above
- Advanced ability to organize
- Discretion and good judgment in confidential situations, and proven experience interacting with senior management
- Strong interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills
- Strong ability to multi-task and prioritize
- Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office and Concur
- Excellent telephone etiquette and ability to manage competing priorities i.e., calendar management
- Excellent written and oral communication with both external clients and internal colleagues is a must
Preferred qualifications, capabilities and skills