Executive Assistant - $55 - 62k

Our client

Our client is a business consulting firm of approximately 100 employees conveniently located in northwest Washington, DC, convenient to three metro stops.?

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Our client advises philanthropic organizations, trade associations, foundations, societies and related entities on all financial?issues including?exempt filings, compliance,?technology,?personnel?and more.?

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Your opportunity

The Executive Assistant is available as the current Executive Assistant is being promoted?to a new position.? The two previous Executive Assistants are now Executive Directors of client organizations.

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Duties of the position

Scheduling and travel planning are?major tasks for this Executive Assistant.? The partner travels locally and throughout the country, and has a host of meetings with partners, managers and clients when he is in town.? Schedules can be rather dynamic, and materials needed for each meeting go without saying.

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Writing, editing and proofreading is essential.? It is not uncommon for this executive to prepare a draft, hand it to his Executive Assistant to prepare in final form, quickly and professionally.

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Communicating on behalf of the executive, including reading and responding to emails, triaging and prioritizing calls, handling the details and briefing the partner on the outcome.? Preparing engagement letters, proposals and routine correspondence round out the day.?

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Education, Skills and Experience Required

While a college degree or college course work would be a plus,?our client will accept?experience in lieu of a degree.?

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The Executive Assistant must be detail oriented, multi-tasking,?and unflappable.??MS-Office?Skills, particularly in MS-Word, Excel and Outlook required.? PowerPoint or other presentation software?a?real plus.

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The candidate must also have at least five years of experience supporting mid to senior level executives in a professional office setting. ?

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