Executive Assistant, C-Suite (Temp-to-Perm)

Job Description

As a trusted partner to the President, you will operate as an extension of leadership—bringing clarity, structure, and forward-thinking execution to a highly dynamic environment:

• Anticipate & Align: Act as a proactive thought partner, anticipating needs and aligning priorities to drive the President’s highest-impact work
• Own Executive Time: Strategically manage and continuously recalibrate a complex, evolving calendar across time zones and competing priorities
• Navigate Ambiguity: Bring structure and clarity to shifting priorities, incomplete information, and fast-moving decisions
• Support a Remote Executive: Seamlessly coordinate across a distributed environment, ensuring connectivity, responsiveness, and effectiveness
• Drive Meeting Excellence: Prepare, synthesize, and follow through on executive meetings—including leadership, cross-functional, and Board-level engagements
• Synthesize & Simplify: Turn inputs from multiple channels into clear, actionable insights and next steps
• Manage Critical Communications: Draft, refine, and coordinate high-level communications and materials with professionalism and discretion
• Act as a Strategic Liaison: Interface with senior leaders, faculty, and external stakeholders with strong executive presence
• Identify & Solve: Proactively identify risks, gaps, and inefficiencies—and take action to resolve or escalate
• Partner Across EA Network: Collaborate closely with other Covista executive assistants to ensure seamless alignment across Chamberlain and broader enterprise priorities with Covista
• Lead Special Projects: Contribute to enterprise initiatives with agility, ownership, and a solutions-oriented mindset

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience required
• 8+ years of experience supporting senior executives, including C-suite leaders
• Proven ability to work effectively in ambiguous, fast-changing environments, bringing structure and clarity while supporting a remote executive leader
• Highly self-motivated, with the ability to operate independently and proactively drive work forward
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office (Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel, Word)
• Experience leveraging technology and AI tools to drive efficiency (preferred)