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Executive Assistant

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The Executive Assistant of Business Operations will be responsible for providing advanced administrative support to leadership including: managing meeting and travel calendar, planning travel, preparing documents for meetings with volunteers and sponsors, documenting financial activities, developing activity and informational reports, volunteer relationship management, completing logistics for meetings and work on projects as assigned.

Areas of Responsibility: 
  • Provides advanced administrative support such as calendar management, preparation for meetings, and travel coordination for field office leadership. Prepares confidential correspondence, maintains files, and manages the office and clerical systems.
  • Manages donor, volunteer and sponsor information; gathers, coordinates, and manages information and details (e.g. giving; committee/board involvement; etc.) on key volunteers and donors.
  • Manages logistics for internal and external meetings and conferences. Communicates with and coordinates vendors, caterers, service providers and other external contacts. Purchases plaques, gifts, recognition items related to leadership volunteer groups.
  • Acts as an accounting liason by processing expenses, invoices, and monitors other financial matters as assigned and in compliance with established AHA procedures.
  • Provides assistance with special event management including invitations, planning, logistics, attendee lists, etc.
  • Works independently and within a team on special nonrecurring and ongoing projects. Acts as project manager for special projects, which may include: planning and coordinating multiple presentations and disseminating information.
  • Plans and prepares weekly, periodic and special reports. Gathers, tracks, and reports data (in requested format) on a variety of Affiliate projects (e.g. Affiliate quarterly challenges).
  • Monitors and is responsible for ensuring that necessary office supplies are available.
  • Acts as a liason with building management and American Heart Association's Facilities Manager.
Educational Background: 
High School Diploma or equivalent experience.
Skills/Experience: 
  • 2-4 years of experience providing administrative support to multiple managers or executive level management.
  • Intermediate proficiency with Microsoft Office Applications: Excel, Word, PowerPoint, etc.
  • Strong written communication skills.
  • 2 years of experience preparing budget information, processing invoices, calculating expenses.

Organization Info

American Heart Association | American Stroke Association

Overview
Headquarters: 
Dallas, TX, United States
Annual Budget : 
More than $500M
Founded: 
1949
About Us
Mission: 

The American Heart Association's mission is to build healthier lives free of cardiovascular diseases and stroke, America's No. 1 and No. 5 killers.

Founded in 1924, our organization now includes more than 30 million volunteers and supporters. We fund innovative research, fight for stronger public health policies, and provide critical tools and information to save and improve lives.

Listing Stats

Post Date: 
Jan 23 2018
Active Until: 
Feb 23 2018
Hiring Organization: 
American Heart Association | American Stroke Association
industry: 
Nonprofit