Acumen Solutions Inc.

Executive Assistant to the CEO

New York City · Exec · Full-time

Sponsorship not specified$78k-$83kDetected 104 days ago

Project ManagementExcelLogisticsResearchLeadershipCommunicationOrganizational SkillsMicrosoft Office

About the role

The CEO operates at the intersection of global investing, philanthropy, moral leadership, and systems change.
But this is more than an administrative role.

Manage high-volume communications with discernment, helping prioritize, draft, and respond as appropriate to ensure clarity, timeliness, and efficiency.
Maintain real-time awareness of the CEO's movements and evolving needs while traveling, proactively adjusting plans to ensure continuity and effectiveness.
Design and manage a dynamic, complex schedule that reflects the CEO's highest priorities and Acumen's broader organizational needs
Acumen, an international nonprofit working to solve problems of poverty, is looking for an Executive Assistant to support the CEO.
Acumen is a global force of entrepreneurs, investors, philanthropists, and social innovators working together to build a world based on dignity.
We invest in transformational companies, build sustainable markets, and prepare leaders with the tools they need to create a more just and inclusive future.

It requires strong judgment, emotional intelligence, discretion, anticipation, and the ability to protect focus in an environment of constant motion and competing demands.
The person in this role must be able to make sound decisions, remain calm under pressure, and bring maturity, discipline, and humanity to highly visible work.

ability to understand the players, their needs, their timelines, and treat them with dignity.
Ability to remain calm when plans change or go awry.
Ability to anticipate needs and identify challenges before they arise. Ability to solve for them or communicate barriers up the line.
Mastery of tech apps including Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Gmail, and Zoom.
Permanent authorization to work in the United States.
Excellent project management
Excellent verbal and written communication
crisp, clear, kind.
Actual compensation will vary based on various factors including but not limited to experience.
Acumen has equal pay, so pay is determined through comparison to a cohort of employees in the market at the same level of accountability.

The salary range for this role is $78,000 to $83,000 USD and is eligible for overtime plus a performance-based bonus.

We were founded by Jacqueline Novogratz on the radical idea that business, when cultivated with moral imagination, can break the cycle of poverty.

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