Executive Assistant To Executive Leadership

Full Time Job
Position Summary: 
This position coordinates scheduling, processes reports, makes travel arrangements, maintains calendars and provides other administrative support to a very busy senior executive.  The Executive Assistant must have the ability to multi-task in a fast paced, high energy environment, anticipate needs and workflow, and communicate seamlessly with other executives and staff members.  We or she will maintain a high level of confidentiality at all times due to matters of significance and trust.

Philadelphia 76ers, L.P. is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Responsibilities
include, but are not limited to the following:
• Exercising discretion to act as gatekeeper, including managing calendars to schedule both internal and external meetings, answering and filtering incoming calls and screening incoming emails and information.
• Preparing and editing outgoing correspondence regarding matters of significance, to include email messages, memos, etc.
• Performing confidential administrative responsibilities.
• Handling special requests as directed which may include purchasing gifts, tickets to games, etc.
• Interacting regularly with ownership and senior management.
• Arranging travel itineraries.
• Confirming conference rooms and/or locations, attendees, and times for meetings.
• Performing other duties as assigned.

Qualifications
(educational, experience and basic knowledge requirements):
• Bachelor Degree preferred
• Must have 7-10 years of experience assisting a C-Suite level executive.               
• Previous Basketball Operations experience preferred 
• Be able to identify problems, their sources, and their potential solutions while continuing to successfully conduct day-to-day operations without interruption
• Have a strong command of reasoned, measured decision-making based upon analyzing the pros and cons of each potential decision to be made
• Be a strategic and critical thinker who is dynamic, forward thinking, extremely analytical and well organized
• Be able to maintain confidentiality and use upmost discretion when privy to sensitive information
• Possess outstanding problem solving capabilities to address and resolve issues that face a growing enterprise
• Have the ability to demonstrate uncompromised judgment and discretion with regard to interpersonal relationships
• Results and bottom-line oriented yet will possess sensitivity towards people and values
• Possess a strong research background and be an ''out-of-the-box-thinker''
• Have the ability to rise to the challenge and provide the hard work necessary to succeed
• Self-confident, resilient and possess a high-energy level and enthusiasm
• Have well-developed interpersonal skills and the ability to relate to a wide variety of audiences, demonstrating strong communication skills
• Is comfortable with engaging in a variety of different communicative modes (verbal, non-verbal, and written) and being attuned to others through strong active listening skills
• Have a strong sense of self-awareness and emotional intelligence
• Must be flexible & reliable team player, both within own department and within company as a whole
• Possess a strong ability to manage one's own time and prioritize tasks
• Flexible hours required, including nights, weekends, and holidays 
• Bilingual Spanish abilities in reading, writing, and speaking strongly preferred

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