Executive Assistant to President and Park Director

Job Type: Full time, Exempt

Reports to: President and Park Director

Position Summary

The Executive Assistant is the administrative support for leadership with the oversight of daily business functions, workflows, and company projects of Discovery Green Conservancy.  

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Work with President to create, track and continually update organizational calendar
• Work with President to create and send Board newsletters and emails
• Create Board books with Board members’ contact and other pertinent information
• Assist in all prospective and existing donor correspondence on behalf of President
• Maintain all Discovery Green governance files
• Act on behalf of President, when needed, as a liaison to staff members
• Manage President’s schedule, calls and emails when needed
• Process President’s credit card receipts
• Organize and maintain all President’s files
• Take notes and update President of action items from meetings 
• Update and maintain donor and board information in donor database
• Assist with Development mailings
• Spearhead and manage donor acknowledgements

Board of Directors Management (Discovery Green Conservancy & Houston Downtown Park Corporation)

• Act as Concierge to President on behalf of Board members
• Coordinate Board meeting preparations and determine attendance
• Set-up Board meeting locations, posting requirements, catering, etc.
• Assemble Board agendas and books for meetings
• Take Board meeting minutes
• Work with the City to make sure all information and relevant filings are current

Administrative/ Office Management

• Oversee customer service via general phone line and organizational emails
• Reinforce a welcoming, kind and inclusive culture
• Maintain office equipment – Xerox printer/fax, postal machine, binding machine, laminator, cash registers; purchase and replenish supplies; contact person for repairs and orders
• Assist with training new employees in use of office machines; purchase and assign uniforms
• Inventory and stock kitchen and office supplies
• Assist with events when needed (please note: this typically requires nights and weekends)

Minimum Qualifications (Knowledge, Skills and Abilities)

• 4-year college degree from an accredited university
• Experience with Raiser’s Edge is a plus
• Ability to lift minimum 40 pounds
• Ability to multi-task, show initiative and work well with others
• Ability to manage high stress situations
• Must always exhibit professionalism
• Must represent the organization and act as an ambassador to the public
• High degree of accuracy and attention to detail
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and use good judgement
• Willingness to work in a small office environment and the ability to complete tasks with minimal direct oversight