Executive Assistant - National Academy of Medicine

Introduction

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine value diversity in our members, volunteers, and staff and strive for a culture of inclusion in our workplace and activities. Convening a diverse community to exchange ideas and perspectives enhances the quality of our work and increases our relevance as advisers to the nation about the most complex issues facing the nation and the world.

Requisition Number: R0002626

* Cover letter is required

About the National Academy of Medicine (NAM):
The National Academy of Medicine (NAM), established in 1970 under the name Institute of Medicine (IOM), is an independent organization of eminent professionals from diverse fields, including health and medicine; the natural, social, and behavioral sciences; and beyond. With the authority of the 1863 Congressional Charter of the National Academy of Sciences requested and signed by President Abraham Lincoln, the NAM serves alongside the National Academy of Sciences and the National Academy of Engineering as adviser to the nation and the international community.

The NAM’s mission is to advance science, inform policy, and catalyze action to achieve health for all.

About the Position:
The NAM seeks an experienced and highly motivated Executive Assistant to support the National Academy of Medicine Executive Officer (EO). Reporting to the EO, the Executive Assistant independently performs a broad variety of advanced administrative, management, and support duties for the EO, including managing an active calendar of appointments; maintaining and overseeing the currency of the EO’s priority contact data bases;

assembling necessary meeting preparatory materials; arranging travel plans, itineraries, and agendas; compiling documents for travel-related meetings; tracking expenses and completing expense reports; composing and preparing correspondence that is sometimes confidential.

The incumbent maintains the manual of NAM policies and procedures, maintaining a continuously updated on-line version, and annually prepares the updated version in hard‑copy for NAM staff distribution. In addition, the incumbent maintains and ensures compliance with an EO‑specific set of policies and procedures. The incumbent is responsible for quality control of all materials that must be reviewed and approved by the EO.

The incumbent independently anticipates problems, and resolves both routine and complex problems and inquiries, escalating those with particular complexity to the EO as needed.

The successful candidate will be driven, creative, solutions‑oriented, and have a high level of discretion, independent judgment, and tact. The ideal individual will enjoy working within an entrepreneurial, high volume environment that is mission‑ and results‑driven and has the ability to exercise good judgment in a variety of situations, with strong written and verbal communication, administrative and organizational skills, and the ability to maintain a realistic balance among multiple priorities.

The Executive Assistant will have the ability to work independently on assigned tasks and projects and must be able to work under pressure at times to handle a wide variety of activities and confidential matters with discretion.