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Executive Assistant

County Welfare Directors Association
Post Date
October 10, 2025
Closing Date
October 31, 2025
Salary
$75,000 to $105,000 DOE
Description

CWDA is recruiting for an Executive Assistant. The Executive Assistant is a confidential position that performs senior-level professional and administrative work in support of the Executive Director, CWDA staff, as well as CWDA board members. This position has lead responsibility for a full range of meeting scheduling and planning, calendar scheduling, contract administration and office management logistics, and requires the exercise of independent judgment and discretion. CWDA is a small office staffed by approximately twelve full-time employees.

See full Job Description here: executive_assistant.pdf

Those interested in applying for this position should submit a letter of interest and resume by Friday, October 31 to Traci Metcalf at tmetcalf@cwda.org.

 

Qualifications

ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS:

  • Professional and personable demeanor; ability to work independently
  • Proficiency with Office Suite, especially Outlook, Word, Excel, and Power Point
  • Ability to calendar and set up meetings for multiple staff
  • Experience with meeting logistics and planning, including agenda development and minutes
  • Ability to prepare business correspondence
  • Self-starter; ability to thrive in a dynamic, high-energy, fast-paced work environment
  • Excellent customer service and soft skills
  • Ability to use a physical and online multiline phone system and transfer calls appropriately
  • Team oriented with a focus on collaboration and diplomacy
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills; ability to edit and proofread for errors in spelling, punctuation, and grammar
  • Proficiency with virtual meeting platforms; Zoom and Teams
  • Basic office knowledge such as electronically and physically filing, printing, copying, organizing, and compiling documents
  • Ability to prioritize work and manage time effectively to accomplish multiple tasks by deadlines
  • Detail oriented, organized, and tidy

DESIREABLE QUALIFICATIONS:

  • Bachelor’s degree or higher
  • Two or more years’ experience in the public, non-profit, and/or legislative sector
  • Experience with conference/event planning
  • Experience with contract management
  • Website maintenance experience