Executive Assistant

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Executive Assistant with Portland Trail Blazers in Portland, OR

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As employees of the Portland Trail Blazers at the Rose Quarter, we bring people together to create extraordinary moments and lasting memories through the power of sports and entertainment. Our organization has an opportunity and responsibility to positively impact our staff, players, fans, and community. As such, we are committed to advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion within our organization and our community, which includes:

Providing a safe and welcoming environment that champions differences and embraces the respectful open expression of ideas that are free from hateful, racist, profane, violent or harassing behaviors or comments.
Ensuring that our policies, practices and programs consider and seek to address societal inequities that disproportionately impact specific groups.
Utilizing our platform and resources to positively impact people throughout our community who have been undeserved.
Cultivating a staff that reflects the community we serve and an inclusive culture where multiple perspectives are valued.

We ask that you join us in this journey, and that you continue to advance this work within your own sphere of influence. We are all in this together - after all, we are all part of Rip City.

To support our pursuit, we are looking for an Executive Assistant who creates the extraordinary while performing many administrative tasks supporting two of our senior leaders within our People & Culture and Social Responsibility departments.

In case you aren't familiar, our People & Culture team partners with the business on a variety of initiatives that support the wellness and development of our staff. Our Social Responsibility department is responsible for engaging and connecting people, primarily youth, with the Trail Blazers, and for advancing diversity, equity and inclusion throughout the organization.

In this role, you will be in frequent communication with senior leaders both inside and outside our organization. You are the Executive Assistant for us if you are self-directed, professional, assertive, incredibly organized, and a rock-star at prioritization.

You will be responsible for:

Providing day to day administrative support to both our SVP of People & Culture and VP of Social Responsibility.
Maintaining schedules and actively guiding leaders throughout the day to ensure preparation for upcoming meetings and events.
Prioritizing and scheduling each executive's day.
Assisting with department budgets and reconciliations.
Providing expense support for our internal reimbursement process.
Scheduling travel, planning itineraries and coordinating logistics for executives and associates for any offsite conferences, meetings or events.
Attending applicable department meetings and taking minutes if needed.
Providing project support or performing other tasks as needed.

You are qualified if:

You have earned a degree or equivalent and have a minimum of 3 years' administrative support experience.
You have experience supporting multiple executives or department heads is a plus.
You possess thorough knowledge of MS Office Suite and it's applications.
You are an effective communicator both verbally and in writing.
You enjoy learning and grasp new concepts quickly.
You love creating order in sometimes ambiguous situations or tasks.
You can be available outside of normal business hours to support leaders during events, games, and/or travel - the occasional night and weekend comes with the industry.
You focus on getting results while meeting deadlines in a dynamic environment.
You have a keen attention to detail and are dedicated to strong communication and follow through.
You have a sixth sense for identifying needs and flexing your problem-solving skills to address those needs.
You possess strong character, integrity, flexibility, enthusiasm, sense of humor, and perseverance.
You appreciate the importance of upholding a strict level of confidentiality.

If you are passionate about making a positive impact and consider yourself a grade-A administrative professional, then take the next step and apply to our Executive Assistant position!

Offers of employment will be conditioned on an individualized assessment of background check results after a conditional offer is made.

We are an equal opportunity employer committed to being champions of diversity in our organization and community.

Job Questions:

How did you hear about this job?

Are you at least 18 years of age?

Why are you interested in this position?

We want to make sure this position is a great match for you and our organization. What is your salary expectation for this position?

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