WGBH - Boston, MA
posted 4 months ago
GBH enriches people's lives through programs and services that educate, inspire, and entertain, fostering citizenship and culture, the joy of learning, and the power of diverse perspectives. At GBH, we believe in the advantages of coming together to build community, mentor and learn from colleagues, and connect more deeply with our mission. As a result, the majority of our staff are hybrid and work both from home and onsite. Our current hybrid approach requires staff to work onsite a minimum of two days each week, every Tuesday and one other day, to be determined by their business unit. Hybrid staff are also welcome to come in additional days each week or may be asked to come in on other days by their manager. This Executive Assistant (EA) position will support a GBH Executive who oversees a large and varied portfolio of multi-platform content of programming. This EA will perform diverse strategic administrative functions requiring initiative and sound decision-making with the goal of achieving clear communication, efficient office operations, and effective assistance to the GBH Executive. GBH is seeking a highly detail-oriented, experienced, and talented administrative professional who thrives as a self-starter and problem solver. This challenging and fast-paced position will require regular contact with GBH production staff, Board members, foundation leaders, and key representatives of our public media communities (PBS, CPB, NPR, etc.). Trustworthiness, discretion, poise, confidentiality, flexibility, and a solutions-based approach to addressing problems are required. They must be an excellent communicator (written and verbal), have superior interpersonal skills, expert computer skills, and use sound independent judgment to keep projects on track. They must be able to work independently and proactively on multiple, concurrent deadlines with limited direction and execute assignments with a sense of urgency. The ideal EA candidate must be able to interact diplomatically with a wide range of people in a collaborative fashion, exude grace under pressure, and professionally represent the GBH Executive and our organization.