Colorado Nonprofit Association

Executive Assistant

At Mercy Housing, we are on a mission to redefine affordable, low-income housing and create a more humane world where communities thrive, and all individuals can realize their full potential. As the largest nonprofit affordable housing provider in the nation, we build, preserve, and manage program-enriched housing across the country.

Provide administrative support to the Executive Leadership Team (ELT) and/or Senior Leadership Team (SLT). Interact regularly with internal and external personnel including senior management, board members and committees, business partners, and staff. This position is eligible for a hybrid work schedule. We encourage candidates with lived experience to apply.

Duties:

• Create, compose, and prepare correspondence on behalf of leadership. Copy and distribute information. 
• Files and maintains all correspondence/communication and information in appropriate action/file. 
• Prepares spreadsheets and presentations on behalf of leadership. 
• Maintain and manage calendars, coordinate travel and meeting arrangements, and schedule meetings and conference calls. 
• Maintain record on credit card accounts and manages expense reporting. 
• Acts as liaison with staff, management, and external business partners. 
• Provide support on projects. 

Minimum Qualifications:

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Five (5) years of experience, with increasingly responsibility, in secretarial or administrative positions.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Associate degree preferred.
• Additional experience or training in office or business management.

Knowledge and Skills:

•  Flexible, accurate, and detail oriented. 
•  Strong organization, set-up, and maintenance of filing systems.
•  Interpersonal skills and ability to interact and work cooperatively and effectively. 
•  Effective and accurate communication, orally and in writing. 
•  Work under pressure with constant interruptions and still meet deadlines.

This is a brief summary of the position and responsibilities.

Mercy Housing is a fair chance employer; while we conduct background checks for all positions, we will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.