Why You Want To Work Here:
This is a great opportunity for someone looking for a position that would allow for autonomy and increased responsibility over time. We care about our members, and you are able to interact with them daily and be the face of the organization, interacting with C-Suite executives and leaders from business across the country. The Administrative Assistant manages the corporate front desk, answers all incoming phone calls, and assists the HR and Events Operations teams.
Responsibilities of the Administrative Assistant:
- Ensure personnel coverage of telephones and front desk
- Answer phones and retrieve voicemails; direct calls for staff
- Maintain general email account and forward emails to proper departments
- Receive incoming guests and team members
- Open, sort, date stamp, and scan/distribute mail and courier packages. Oversee outgoing mail functions including interoffice mail
- Stuff, postmark and mail various items with guidance from various departments: vendor payments, HR related mail to team members etc.
- Maintain a clean office environment including conference room, reception area, copy room, and kitchen
- Monitor and maintain office supplies, copiers/printers/postage machine supplies, kitchen inventory, and conference room inventory
- Order the catering / food for various meetings
- Assist with updates to company spreadsheets and PowerPoint presentations
- Perform other general office and administrative duties as needed
Requirements of the Administrative Assistant:
- 1-3 years of previous administrative/ receptionist experience in an office environment
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Office (including Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint)
- Strong customer service focus (internal and external)
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Excellent verbal communication skills
- Strong writing, punctuation, and grammar skills
- Organized with excellent attention to detail
Administrative Assistant
Arlington, VA
$55k + Benefits
Full-time, M-F