Executive Assistant to COO

ijm; Virginia (MN); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

International Justice Mission (IJM) seeks an Executive Assistant to support the Chief Operating Officer (COO) and the Global Business Operations division. The role provides day-to-day coordination, calendar management, meeting support, travel arrangements, conference calls, and expense reporting to keep leaders focused on strategic priorities.

Based in the Washington, DC area with a hybrid schedule (onsite Tuesdays & Thursdays), this position requires current authorization to work in the United

Qualifications

• Executive Assistant to support the COO and Global Business Operations division by providing day to day coordination and administrative support.
• Responsibilities include calendar management, meeting support, travel arrangements, arranging conference calls, and expense reporting.
• Based in the Washington, DC area with hybrid schedule (onsite Tuesdays & Thursdays). Requires authorization to work in the United States.

Responsibilities

• Take minutes during division meetings and schedule follow-ups as necessary; record next steps and delegate tasks.
• Organize team meetings to ensure updates on progress, staffing, needs and deadlines; foster morale and unity.
• Maintain the COO's calendar and prioritize meetings; prepare briefing materials for deadlines.
• Manage COO's email inbox, draft correspondence, and track requests; assist with budget and travel arrangements.
• Provide support with national and international travel logistics; assist onboarding of new hires and interns.

Job description

Who We Are

International Justice Mission (IJM) is the global leader in protecting vulnerable people from violence around the world. Our team of over 1,200 professionals are at work worldwide in over 30 offices. Together we are on a mission to rescue millions, protect half a billion, and make justice unstoppable.

We are a global community that cares for one another. We believe that the way we work is as important as the results we achieve. We provide professional excellence with joy and celebration to all those we serve.

The Need

For over 25 years, IJM has pioneered the work to protect vulnerable people from violence. 9 out of 9 times in the last decade, IJM's Justice System Strengthening Projects have reduced slavery and violence between 50 and 85% for very large populations of people in poverty. As we grow to expand our impact to protect 500 million people from violence, we are seeking an Executive Assistant to support the Chief Operating Officer (COO) and the Global Business Operations (GBO) division by providing day to day coordination and administrative support, ensuring leaders focus their time and efforts on GBO's strategic priorities. This position is responsible for handling information requests and performing administrative functions such as calendar management, meeting support, travel arrangements, arranging conference calls, and expense reporting to ensure GBO leaders spend their work time and resources on non-administrative tasks. This position will represent the priorities and strategy of the division with internal and external stakeholders and serve as a strong partner to the COO through daily interaction and collaboration to establish shared goals, determine priorities, manage tasks, and generate clear and consistent communication.

This position is based in the Washington, DC area and is available to be hybrid (onsite Tuesdays & Thursdays). It reports to the Chief Operating Officer and requires current authorization to work in the United States. Visa sponsorship is not available for this position, now or in the future.

Responsibilities

Networking & Partnership

• Build cross-functional relationships and serve as a contributing member of the executive leadership administrative team by attending meetings and retreats and serving on related project teams;
• As appropriate, convene and lead operations administrative team to achieve seamless, integrated operations service;

Communication

• Assist in managing the GBO department SharePoint Intranet and related operations communications and information repository platforms;
• Organize divisional meetings to ensure updates are communicated on project progress, staffing, department needs and deadlines, as well as to foster team morale and unity;
• Serve as a point of contact for the GBO division within and outside of GBO by dispersing communication to both internal and external stakeholders on GBO processes, rollouts, initiatives and policies;
• Communicate organizational deadlines to GBO and help ensure GBO meets deadlines assigned outside and within GBO;
• Serve as the primary point of contact for the COO internally and externally, communicating questions and concerns appropriately to the COO;
• Draft memos and presentations for the COO;

Events and Logistics

• Plan and execute GBO social rhythms, including monthly and quarterly events and activities;

Clerical and Administration

• Take minutes during GBO division meetings, schedule follow-ups as necessary, record next steps and delegate responsibility of tasks;
• Organize team meetings to ensure updates are communicated on project progress, staffing, department needs and deadlines, as well as to foster team morale and unity;
• Maintain awareness of GBO and GLT schedules or any major conflicts while coordinating cross-departmental meetings;
• Provide daily support to the COO as necessary;
• Equip the COO to participate fully in meetings through comprehensive preparation and timely briefing;
• Attend certain meetings with the COO and follow up appropriately when necessary;
• Maintain the COO's calendar based on agreed upon priorities including scheduling time for essential tasks and queuing up regular tradeoff discussions with the COO;
• Monitor the COO's email inbox by drafting correspondence on behalf of the COO, flagging significant pieces of communication to ensure timely follow-up, and tracking requests;
• Prepare materials to enable the COO to meet important deadlines;
• Assist the COO in effectively creating and managing the GBO budget;
• Provide support to the COO for national and international travel, including hotels, flights, per diem, etc.;
• Assist the COO in managing and tracking divisional and cross-functional projects, ensuring all COO deadlines are met within communicated timelines;
• Advance action items for the COO's meetings;
• Complete expense reports and payment requests in a timely manner for the COO;
• Assist the COO in facilitating the engagement and onboarding of new GBO hires and interns/fellows;
• Complete minor adm