NY Executive Assistant
The Nature Conservancy
Position Profile
NY Executive Assistant
Have you ever asked yourself, “How can I help?” or “How can I make a difference?”, but you don’t know where to go or have the time to do it? Welcome to The Nature Conservancy. You have found the solution and now you can pointedly make a difference every day!
By joining our New York team, you will become part of a group that is a force to be reckoned with; a force for nature, a force for people, and a force for our planet. We are making a difference every day through our boots on the ground conservation work, voices in public policy advocacy, and teaching minds in local cities and communities. Our science community consists of a group of a women and men who are leading the industry on multiple fronts and who expertly bring strategy and action together.
To help advance our work in New York, we need an Executive Assistant who will provide a high standard of direct administrative support to the Executive Director of The Nature Conservancy in New York. The Executive Assistant also supports the NY Executive Team’s meetings, retreats, and initiatives. The Executive Team is comprised of the The Nature Conservancy in New York’s conservation, development, marketing & communications, finance & operations and people / HR leaders. The Executive Assistant, supporting the New York Executive Director, is in the middle of a results-oriented, collaborative, high energy, values-focused, and high impact team.
The successful candidate will act independently within broad program goals to prioritize tasks and exercise independent judgment. We appreciate a collaborative, inclusive approach and encourage innovative ideas and actions.
The ideal candidate will have a background and track record that includes:
· Bachelor’s degree and 3 years related experience or equivalent combination;
· Experience generating reports, and analyzing and interpreting data;
· Experience managing the schedule and contacts of a senior leader;
· Experience with database management;
· Experience working across departments;
· Multi-lingual skills and multi-cultural or cross-cultural experience appreciated.
If you are interested in doing work you can believe in, want to work in a collaborative environment, and like a great benefits package, please visit http://www.nature.org/careers and search for job ID #50542 in the keyword search. Applications must be made online. Submit your application by 11:59 PM EST on November 30, 2021, to be considered. The location for this position is New York City, NY.
The Nature Conservancy is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Our commitment to diversity includes the recognition that our conservation mission is best advanced by the leadership and contributions of diverse people of all genders, backgrounds, beliefs and culture. Recruiting and mentoring staff to create an inclusive organization that reflects our global character is a priority and we encourage applicants from all cultures, races, colors, religions, sexes, national or regional origins, ages, disability status, sexual orientations, gender identities, military or veteran status or other status protected by law.