Sr. Administrative Assistant (Music, Sports, and Entertainment)

Stand Together is a philanthropic community that helps America’s boldest changemakers tackle the root causes of our country’s biggest problems, from education to the economy, broken communities, and toxic division, among dozens of other pressing issues. We provide our partners with access to resources including funding, thought leadership, a network of peers, and a playbook for applying proven principles to transform lives and society. 

We are looking for a Sr. Administrative Assistant to join our quick-moving, dynamic administrative team. We need a quick thinking collaborator to support team leaders and position them to spend their time in the highest leveraged ways. Our goals are significant, and our organization moves quickly.  We will tap into your problem-solving and organizational skills every day and look to you to help your principals and team make good decisions about where their time is spent and keep the momentum forward.

• Provide calendar management. Prioritize a high volume of inquiries and requests while troubleshooting conflicts for principals and the broader team. Make judgements on time and recommendations grounded in strategic priorities and with a win-win mentality to ensure smooth day-to-day engagements.
• Provide general administrative support. This includes processing invoice payments, reconciling receipts and expense reports on behalf of the leaders, in addition to other duties as needed.
• Identify areas to increase efficiency and innovate to improve administrative processes. Keep an eye out for opportunities to help the administrative team support the organization’s goals more effectively. Identify and learn new tools or techniques to elevate the level of support and partnership the team gives.
• The role will be based in-person in the Ballston, VA office.

• 3+ years of professional experience in a support or administrative capacity
• Experience in a high volume scheduling environment, strongly preferred
• Astute attention to detail and drive to take initiative
• Track record of follow-up and follow-through; high degree of reliability
• Extremely organized, self-disciplined, and professional in demeanor
• A clear understanding of and excitement for Stand Together’s mission
• High degree of confidentiality, sound judgment, ability to think on your feet and problem solve while maintaining composure 
• Articulate and concise oral and written communication skills 
• Proficient in MS Office Suite including Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 

• Proficiency with expense reporting software, such as Concur.

Our Values: Working at Stand Together is different from many other organizations. Our culture is deeply rooted in Principle Based Management® (PBM®), a framework guided by the principles that drive human progress, such as dignity, openness, and bottom-up empowerment. PBM® empowers our employees to be entrepreneurial, to innovate, and to continually drive transformation.   

We believe diversity fuels creativity, broadens knowledge, and helps drive success, and that is why we’re proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and strive to treat all employees and applicants with honesty, dignity, respect and sensitivity.