Executive Assistants handle a wide range of administrative and executive support related tasks and work independently with little supervision. They work with staff (at all levels) in a fast paced environment, sometimes under pressure, remaining flexible, proactive, resourceful and efficient, with a high level of integrity and confidentiality.
The role involves maintaining appointment schedules by planning and scheduling meetings, conferences, teleconferences, and travel. Coordinating time by reading, researching and routing correspondence, drafting letters and documents. They also prepare and submit expense reports and produce information by transcribing, formatting, inputting, editing, retrieving, copying and transmitting text, data, and graphics.
Collecting and analyzing information to prepare reports and prep executives for meetings. They provide historical reference by developing and using filing and retrieval systems and potentially recording meeting discussions.