Executive Assistant - Corporate Engagement

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The Good Food Institute

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💰 Venture Round on 2018-08

Description

• The Good Food Institute (GFI) is a nonprofit think tank working to make the global food system better for the planet, people, and animals. • Empower the team leading the good food charge across the private sector. • Supporting members of the Corporate Engagement Leadership Team by providing administrative support. • Scheduling and organizing internal team meetings, supporting facilitation, and taking notes. • Serving as the team’s Salesforce power user. • Coordinating weekly, monthly, and annual reporting for the department. • Managing all general inquiries to the department. • Contributing to the development of presentations. • Maintaining and updating the department calendar. • Supporting the team retreat and offsite meeting planning and execution. • Providing administrative and accounting support. • Supporting departmental hiring by pre-screening applications. • Maintaining the departmental Google drive and conducting periodic cleanups and content reorganization. • Identifying opportunities for process/system improvement.

Requirements

• A minimum of four years’ administrative assistant work experience, with experience directly supporting team leaders strongly preferred • Excellent written and verbal communication skills. • Demonstrated strong judgment. • Strong attention to detail and a high degree of organization and efficiency. • Self-motivated with the ability to work well independently, remain calm under pressure, manage multiple projects simultaneously, and meet deadlines. • A friendly, positive, client/customer service-oriented, can-do attitude. • Proficiency in Google Workspace, MS Word, PowerPoint, and MS Excel. • A Salesforce power user with expert-level experience using the platform, including creating reports and dashboards, data management, cleaning up contacts, and providing user support. • Experience with Asana or similar project management tools. • Ability and enthusiasm to learn software and systems. • A commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion and to building an inclusive workplace where everyone feels like they belong. • Comfort working remotely and in a rapidly growing and evolving organization. • Strong support for GFI’s philosophy and mission; demonstrated interest in plant-based & other alt proteins, public health, environmentalism, climate change, animal protection, or hunger relief. • A commitment to GFI’s values: believe change is possible, do the most good we can, share knowledge freely, act on evidence, and invite everyone to the table.

Benefits

• Working from home • Full medical coverage • Optional dental and vision packages • A 401(k) plan with employer match • Flexible holiday and vacation plans • Lifestyle spending account • Opportunity for advancement • Respectful managers • Supportive colleagues