The Equal Opportunity Schools® organization (EOS) is a growth stage, education-reform not-for-profit that changes lives and narrows the achievement gap by collaborating with superintendents and principals to address an inequity in our schools: under-enrollment in the best academic programs – especially of students who are Latino, African-American, or low-income. EOS identifies these “missing students” – who we have shown can succeed at the highest academic levels within their schools – and works to transition them into the best, college-bound classes. Because our mission is to find all two-thirds of a million “missing students” within the decade, EOS seeks to hire candidates who have the skills to succeed on a rapidly growing, continuously improving, high-impact, mission-driven team.

Job Opportunity

The Executive Assistant will assume as much of the CEO’s responsibilities as s/he demonstrates readiness for, and in working with the CEO will be exposed to high-level school, district, foundation, and non-profit leaders, and will be exposed to early-stage organizational leadership, growth, and strategic challenges, as well as the educational reform space more broadly. The EA will support the leadership team on special projects.

Responsibilities

The Executive Assistant will be responsible for:

Facilitating meetings through scheduling, planning, set-up, and minute taking
Supporting business development with grant proposal writing, research, reporting, and other key special projects as needed
Managing the CEO’s calendaring and travel needs
Providing administrative support to EOS staff including answering the phone, ordering food for staff meetings, sorting mail, greeting guests, ordering supplies
Assisting the office manager with light bookkeeping responsibilities

Qualifications

Demonstrated ability to thrive in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial workplace
Quick learner who instinctively seeks resources and information to make decisions
Independent worker and team-player who can achieve targets proactively and under pressure
Exceptional communication skills (written and oral)
Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail and follow-through
Adaptable and comfortable in a role where priorities, roles and timelines are often changing
Strong interpersonal skills including courtesy, patience and empathy
Sense of humor and the ability to maintain calm under pressure
Proficiency with Word, Excel and PowerPoint
Personal commitment to the Equal Opportunity Schools’ mission & passion for education reform
Bachelor’s degree and 5+ years in similar position at the senior or executive level

How to apply

Interested applicants should submit a resume and a cover letter describing the importance of the issue of missing students to the applicant and how their skills and experiences are well-matched to this role to Jobs@EOSchools.org