Part Time Executive Assistant

Company Overview SCORE! Educational Centers is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Washington Post Company and Kaplan, Inc. Since 1992, SCORE! has helped more than 250,000 children, grades K to 10, make academic progress, improve self-confidence, and develop a love of learning. SCORE!’s program includes personal coaching, positive reinforcement and a customized curriculum that adapts to each child’s pace and learning needs. We currently operate 165 educational Centers across the country. Principle Duties and Responsibilities We're looking for an organized, articulate, assertive, detail oriented Part Time Executive Assistant for our President and Executive Vice President based in our divisional headquarters at Madison and Wacker in downtown Chicago. This is an extremely important position in our company and therefore requires a go-getter in the truest sense of the word. Administrative/Secretarial: • 5+ years of experience supporting a President, EVP, CEO, COO, CAO, CFO or the equivalent • Willingness to work about 20 hours per week • Demonstrated abilities to both lead/track multiple projects, and to maintain complete confidentiality • Ability to multi-task effectively • Highly organized personality • Experience coordinating frequently changing travel arrangements • Professional working manner • Able to work independently • Detail oriented • Excellent Word, Excel, PowerPoint, www, Palm Pilot, and Outlook skills • Excellent written and oral communication skills. A writing sample will be required. Event Planning: • Schedules and organizes complex activities such as meetings, travel, conferences and executive department activities. • Researches and organizes all logistical aspects (location, technology, transportation, meals) of off-site and on-site meetings for groups up to 500 individuals. • Provides support relating to the execution of meetings Public Relations: • Writes press releases about new center openings and other new business opportunities. • Supports PR team by coordinating interviews of spokespeople. • Monitors PR newsletters for articles of interest to the field. We offer a great, highly entrepreneurial environment, a highly-successful, fast-growing company, and an outstanding compensation and benefits package. Please visit our website for more information about our company at www.escore.com Only applications that include salary requirements will be considered. SCORE! is an equal opportunity employer
REQUIREMENTS
QUALIFICATIONS/SKILLS & KNOWLEDGE REQUIREMENTS • AA Degree required. • Must have high level of interpersonal skills to handle sensitive and confidential situations. • Position continually requires demonstrated poise, tact, diplomacy & flexibility. • Some analytical ability is required in order to gather and summarize data for reports, find solutions to various administrative problems, and prioritize work. • Work requires continual attention to detail in composing, typing and proofing materials, establishing priorities, meeting deadlines and mapping out meeting/event logistics.