Salary Range:
$60,000.00 To 80,000.00 Annually
Position Summary
Western Resource Advocates (WRA) is hiring an enthusiastic and proactive problem solver to join our team as the Senior Executive Assistant. The Senior Executive Assistant will be instrumental in ensuring the high performance and prioritization of responsibilities for WRA’s President and will act as the manager of the president’s time, so priorities are achieved. This position will offer other support for WRA’s Executive Leadership Team, which consists of the Vice Presidents of Development and Communications, Finance and Administration, Policy and Programs, and Equity and Culture. Responsibilities will include scheduling, day-to-day administrative tasks, travel and event planning, drafting communication materials, and a variety of other interdisciplinary and special projects to support the work of the President and Executive Leadership Team. The Senior Executive Assistant will juggle competing priorities, act quickly on immediate requests, manage ever-changing calendars, and foresee and resolve issues proactively. This position will coordinate our administrative, development, communications, equity and culture, government affairs, and program teams. The Senior Executive Assistant will also work closely with our Board of Directors to advance the organization’s goals and objectives.
About Western Resource Advocates
WRA fights climate change and its impacts to sustain the environment, economy, and people of the West. We respect the different needs of diverse people and partner with them to develop a shared vision for progress—one that advances communities while protecting biodiversity.
Our team of policy experts, scientists, economists, and attorneys has a 30-year history of working where decisions are made, sweating the details, creating evidence-based solutions, and holding decision makers accountable. This on the ground work with policymakers and other advocates advances clean energy, protects air, land, water, and wildlife—and sustains the lives and livelihoods of the West.
Location
The position can work in a hybrid remote and in-office setting from the Boulder-Denver metropolitan area; or can be based in WRA’s Boulder or Denver office. If hybrid, position requires 1-2 days per week, on average, working from WRA’s Boulder and/or Denver office.
Responsibilities And Activities
SCHEDULING, CALENDAR MANAGEMENT, AND ADMINISTRATION
MEETING PREPARATION
BOARD OF DIRECTORS SUPPORT
INTERNAL COORDINATION AND COMMUNICATION
TRAVEL
Required Qualifications
Any equivalent combination of education, training, and experience, which provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the essential functions of this position, will be considered. For example, the requisite experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities would include:
Physical Requirements
Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Some travel is required.
Salary And Benefits
The salary range is $60,000-$80,000 annually; salary depends on relevant experience and new staff rarely start at the top of the range. WRA’s excellent benefits package includes a 401(k) retirement plan with up to 5% matching and health, dental, vision, and life & disability insurance with 100% of premiums paid by WRA. Annually, staff receive seventeen days paid vacation leave to start, twelve paid sick days, one paid volunteer day, twelve paid holidays, and WRA is closed for Winter Break between Christmas Day and New Year’s Day for additional paid time off. Employees are eligible for up to twelve weeks of parental leave, and after five years, staff are eligible for up to twelve weeks of paid sabbatical leave. Colorado staff receive a RTD Ecopass. Position is full-time exempt.
Deadline To Apply: Open Until Filled with priority review beginning on Monday, May 6, 2024.
Diversity and inclusion are a critical component of our business strategy, mission and vision. We welcome candidates from an array of backgrounds and experiences to join our team. Learn more about our commitment here: https://wraoldsite.wpengine.com/#commitment-to-diversity.
Western Resource Advocates is an equal opportunity employer (EOE) and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national or ethnic origin, age, disability, marital status, amnesty, or veteran status.
Apply To Be WRA’s Senior Executive Assistant!
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Salary Range:
$60,000.00 To 80,000.00 Annually
Position Summary
Western Resource Advocates (WRA) is hiring an enthusiastic and proactive problem solver to join our team as the Senior Executive Assistant. The Senior Executive Assistant will be…
The salary range is $60,000-$80,000 annually; salary depends on relevant experience and new staff rarely start at the top of the range. WRA’s excellent benefits package includes a 401(k) retirement plan with up to 5% matching and health, dental, vision, and life & disability insurance with 100% of premiums paid by WRA. Annually, staff receive seventeen days paid vacation leave to start, twelve paid sick days, one paid volunteer day, twelve paid holidays, and WRA is closed for Winter Break between Christmas Day and New Year’s Day for additional paid time off. Employees are eligible for up to twelve weeks of parental leave, and after five years, staff are eligible for up to twelve weeks of paid sabbatical leave. Colorado staff receive a RTD EcoPass. Position is full-time exempt.
The salary range is $60,000-$80,000 annually; salary depends on relevant experience and new staff rarely start at the top of the range. WRA’s excellent benefits package includes a 401(k…
Apply To Be WRA’s Senior Executive Assistant!
Deadline To Apply: Open Until Filled with priority review beginning on Monday, May 6, 2024.
Apply To Be WRA’s Senior Executive Assistant!
Deadline To Apply: Open Until Filled with priority review beginning on Monday, May 6, 2024.