{"id":41536,"date":"2017-06-22T17:10:18","date_gmt":"2017-06-22T21:10:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/?p=41536"},"modified":"2017-06-22T17:11:02","modified_gmt":"2017-06-22T21:11:02","slug":"41536","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/2017\/06\/22\/41536\/","title":{"rendered":"Job: Administrative Assistant &#8211; Halcyon (Washington, D.C.)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Posted by\u00a0<strong>Sydney Sparrow.<\/strong><\/em><em>\u00a0<span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff\" href=\"https:\/\/groups.google.com\/forum\/?hl=en&amp;fromgroups#%21forum\/jetwitjobs\">Click here<\/a><\/span>\u00a0to join\u00a0the\u00a0<span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff\" href=\"https:\/\/groups.google.com\/forum\/?hl=en&amp;fromgroups#%21forum\/jetwitjobs\">JETwit Jobs Google Group<\/a><\/span>\u00a0and receive job listings\u00a0even sooner\u00a0by email.<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\"><em><b>P<\/b><b>osition: <\/b>Administrative Assistant<\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000\"><em><strong>Posted by: <\/strong>Halcyon<\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000\"><em><strong>Locati<\/strong><strong>on: <\/strong>Washington, D.C.<\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000\"><em><strong>Contract:<\/strong>\u00a0Full-Time<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">Halcyon, a non-profit in Georgetown, currently has openings for a full-time Administrative Assistant to the Founder and CEO.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\"><span style=\"font-weight: 600\">About Halcyon:<\/span>\u00a0Halcyon seeks and celebrates creativity in all forms and galvanizes creative individuals aspiring to promote social good. We bring together diverse groups of changemakers in art and social enterprise and provide a safe haven for their bold ideas to take flight. Halcyon offers an ecosystem of advocacy that encourages socially engaged creatives to learn, freely experiment, sometimes fail, and advance their talents and visions. In doing so, we foster new pathways to knowledge and resources and help innovators transform their inspiration into impact.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>About the Position:\u00a0<\/strong>Manage all scheduling requests and provide administrative support for the office, personal, and philanthropic endeavors of both the Founder and the CEO. <\/span>Job<span style=\"color: #000000\"> requires incredible organizational skills for an ever-changing business calendar and complex schedule. The Administrative Assistant will be engaged in every aspect of day-to-day life, making discretion and confidentiality vital. Superior client relationship management and incredible customer service skills are a must.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>Essential Responsibilities:\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Office administration, and maintenance of busy, ever-changing calendars for both the Founder and the CEO to include but not limited to: scheduling of all meetings, arranging lunches and conference calls<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Orchestrate and set-up of executive luncheons occurring at Halcyon<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Field phone calls on behalf of Halcyon, redirect calls as appropriate<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Provide reception support for Halcyon<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Greet and offer hospitality to guests of both the Founder and the CEO<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Manage and coordinate travel itineraries both domestic and abroad<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Serve as a gatekeeper for both the Founder and the CEO alongside the Chief of Staff<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Additional general and personal assistant duties as requested<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Assist in the execution of special requests, both business and personal<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Assist with database organization on behalf of both the Founder and CEO<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Support members of the Halcyon team with the annual Halcyon Awards Gala<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Other tasks as assigned based on prioritized workload and timelines<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Weekly check-ins with Chief of Staff to discuss scheduling priorities regarding key organizational and external players\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>Minimum Education Required<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000\">Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science degree<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>Minimum Experience Required<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000\">Minimum two years\u2019 experience as an administrative assistant or assistant, preferably to director or C-level executive\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>Skills and Abilities<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Embody Halcyon\u2019s values; nimbleness, humility, risk-tolerance, nurturing, and optimism<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Solid knowledge of generally accepted business and social practices and protocols<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Excellent social skills for communication with donors, sponsors, volunteers, and professional colleagues<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Exceptional organizational skills and dedication to responsibilities, prioritization, and efficiency<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Team player with an optimistic, can-do attitude and good sense of humor<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Superb communication skills, both written and verbal; fluency in English is required, Japanese language fluency is a plus<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Excellent communication and grammatical skills for corresponding with high-level clientele<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Flexible multi-tasker<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Proficient in PC and PC software; experience with Mac and database software a plus<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Professional and approachable manner; use of utmost discretion at all times<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Willingness to adapt to an ever-changing, often high-speed environment<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">If this position seems like a fit, please submit a resume and cover letter to<\/span>\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:inquiry@halcyonhouse.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">inquiry@halcyonhouse.org<\/a>\u00a0<span style=\"color: #000000\">and\u00a0we will respond promptly.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Posted by\u00a0Sydney Sparrow.\u00a0Click here\u00a0to join\u00a0the\u00a0JETwit Jobs Google Group\u00a0and receive job listings\u00a0even sooner\u00a0by email. Position: Administrative Assistant Posted by: Halcyon Location: Washington, D.C. Contract:\u00a0Full-Time Halcyon, a non-profit in Georgetown, currently has openings for a full-time Administrative Assistant to the Founder and CEO. About Halcyon:\u00a0Halcyon seeks and celebrates creativity in all forms and galvanizes creative individuals aspiring [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":141,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-41536","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-jobs"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/skZ7m-41536","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41536","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/141"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=41536"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41536\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":41538,"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41536\/revisions\/41538"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=41536"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=41536"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=41536"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}