Section 1: General Information
Job Title: Executive Assistant I
Function: General Administration
FLSA status: Exempt
Division: CPD
Location: NYO (Hudson Yards)
Section 2: Job Summary
This position is responsible for providing highly diverse administrative support. Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
· Heavy calendar scheduling, draft agendas & meeting minutes, proofreading, & monthly T&E reports
· Arrange travel itineraries, visa applications (when required), car services, and expat family travel for yearly home visits
· Coordinating meetings including the management of attendees, booking location and time, arranging meals and any A/V materials; strong knowledge of Microsoft TEAMS
- Create and manage POs
- Office management: restocking supplies and managing the product closet
- The ability to deal with people at all levels both internally and externally is critical
- Excellent time management skills
- Special project work
Section 3: Job Requirements:
· Bachelor's degree
· 3-5 years executive assistant experience
· Possess a high degree of professionalism, extremely strong organizational and interpersonal skills, and the ability to deal with all levels of internal and external senior management in a professional manner
· High degree of confidentiality and the ability to manage sensitive information
· Excellent PC skills - MS Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint
· Strong verbal and written skills and the ability to effectively manage multiple tasks while maintaining priorities
· Fluency in French or other foreign language is a plus
Section 4: Judgment and Decision Making:
This position will require intermittent supervision. Incumbent must be able to apply judgment and decision making skills to all responsibilities while ensuring the optimal function of the office.
Section 5: Essential Physical Requirements (i.e. lifting, bending, climbing, driving equipment)
Section 6: Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Tasks, Duties & Responsibilities | % of time spent |
1. Phone, managing calendar(s) and meetings. Arranging travel and T&E. | 70% |
2. Organizing meetings and presentation materials | 25% |
3. Adhoc projects as assigned by the manager | 5% |
Section 7: Required Competencies
Competencies |
1. Leads with Human Sensitivity – Demonstrates respect, develops others (i.e. explains strategic objectives and the meaning of projects; manages senior/junior members as needed) and enriches team dynamics (i.e. motivates the team to work with diverse personalities and cultures) |
2. Displays Sensitivity to Our “Métier” – Focuses on quality, continues to build personal knowledge of the beauty business and understanding of beauty. |
3. Demonstrates Entrepreneurship – Takes initiative (i.e. demonstrates resourcefulness), focuses on customers, improves performance (i.e. improves work processes to save time and resources) and develops a vision. |
4. Innovates – Shows curiosity, imagines creative solutions generating business value, promotes team creativity. |
5. Achieves Results with Integrity – Conveys energy, focuses on results, deliverables and follow-through (i.e. accelerates multiple tasks to meet deadlines) and acts with integrity. |
6. Manages Complexity – Reasons from multiple perspectives (i.e. analyzes issues by combining listening, observation, reasoning and common sense) and makes decisions (i.e. finds solutions when facing dilemmas). |
7. Interacts Effectively – Listens and communicates effectively (i.e. presents confidently and convinces others) and actively networks. |
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and take pride in a diverse environment. We do not discriminate in recruitment, hiring, training, promotion or other employment practices for reasons of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, marital or veteran status, medical condition or disability, or any other legally protected status.
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