Executive Coordinator
Northwest Center · Seattle, WA · 5 days ago
On-siteMarketing$81k–$96k/yrFull-time
Key Responsibilities
- Support the effectiveness of the CEO and Executive Leadership Team through planning, coordination, and follow through
- Maintain visibility into key organizational commitments, priorities, and deadlines
- Monitor progress on key initiatives and elevate risks or barriers as appropriate
- Track action items and decisions emerging from CEO, Executive Leadership Team, and board meetings
- Develop simple reporting mechanisms that provide visibility into progress on major initiatives
- Cook up executive retreats, leadership meetings, and enterprise-wide events
- Facilitate preparation for ELT meetings and other leadership forums
- Drive agendas, materials, and follow up activities
- Support communication and coordination across teams and divisions
- Build trusted relationships across the organization to strengthen information flow and collaboration
Board & Governance Support
- Serve as the primary coordinator for board and committee activities
- Manage the annual board calendar, meeting cadence, and governance deliverables
- Coordinate development, review, and distribution of board and committee materials
- Partner with ELT members to ensure timely preparation of reports, presentations, and supporting documentation
- Track board requests, commitments, and follow-up actions
- Support onboarding and engagement of board members
- Cook up logistics and communications related to board and committee meetings
Enterprise Initiatives & Project Coordination
- Lead or coordinate initiatives assigned by the CEO
- Develop project plans and timelines
- Cook up internal and external stakeholders as appropriate to support successful outcomes
- Cook up organization-wide communications associated with major initiatives
- Provide regular updates on project status and milestones to the CEO and Executive Leadership Team
Experience & Skills
- 8+ years of progressive experience in operations, program management, executive administration, business operations or related fields
- Experience supporting senior executives and working across multiple functions within a complex organization
- Demonstrated success in coordinating large initiatives and driving results through influence rather than direct authority
- Experience in a mission-driven, nonprofit, healthcare, education, or social enterprise environment is helpful but not required
- Exceptional organizational and project management skills
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Strong judgment, discretion, and professionalism
- Strong attention to detail and follow-through