Executive Assistant to the CEO

Executive Assistant To The CEO

YWCA Utah is hiring an Executive Assistant to the CEO. This role is for someone who is organized, creative, reliable, and adaptableand who wants to grow alongside a mission-driven leadership team. You'll be working in close partnership with the CEO and leadership collective, supporting governance, operations, and big-picture strategy. Training will be available, and what matters most is your passion, drive, and desire to learn, grow, be mentored, and make change.

Since 1906 YWCA Utah has been a voice for women, a force for change, and a place for hope. Our enduring belief is that better lives for women all women will lead to stronger families and communities. YWCA is Utah's most comprehensive provider of family violence services; our programs include walk-in services and a crisis line, emergency shelter, transitional housing, children's programs, and a vast array of supportive services. In addition to our work in the area of family violence, the YWCA also reaches out broadly into the community with offerings for every woman, including a nationally accredited child care and early education center, leadership opportunities for women at all life stages, and opportunities to participate more fully in civic life.

YWCA Utah is dedicated to eliminating racism, empowering women, and promoting peace, justice, freedom, and dignity for all.

Benefits include paid parental leave, vacation, sick, and bereavement time, health, dental, vision, voluntary life, accident, and hospital indemnity insurance, 15 paid holidays, employer retirement contribution, professional development, and a free employee assistance program.

The Executive Assistant to the CEO plays a critical role in advancing YWCA Utah's mission by ensuring the effectiveness of the CEO and leadership team. This role requires high-level administrative support, proactive problem-solving, and strategic foresight. The Executive Assistant serves as a trusted partner to the CEO, manages board governance processes, and ensures the flow of communication across the organization and with external stakeholders. This position demands reliability, confidentiality, flexibility, creativity, and strong technical and organizational skills.

Essential job functions include managing the CEO's calendar, email, travel, meetings, and daily priorities; supporting the Senior Executive Assistant with board of directors and committee meetings; providing logistical and administrative support to the leadership collective; collecting and analyzing data to support CEO decision-making and reporting; and ensuring processes are organized, efficient, and forward-thinking.

Competencies and essential skills include reliability and dependability, communication, technology proficiency, organization and planning, creativity and flexibility, board and governance knowledge, judgment and initiative, and commitment to mission.

Qualifications include a bachelor's degree or an equivalent combination of education and professional experience, at least three years of administrative, project management, or related experience, proficiency in Microsoft 365, and experience in data collection, organization, and analysis.

Work is generally performed in a safe office environment. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit for long periods of time and use a computer and phone. The employee may also walk and stand for extended periods and perform repetitive wrist, hand, and finger movements. Occasional travel is required to attend conferences, trainings, or board and partner events. The employee may rarely be required to lift up to 30 pounds.

YWCA Utah is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and strongly encourage applications from candidates of color, LGBTQ+ individuals, people with disabilities, and others from historically underrepresented communities.