Executive Assistant Intern

MISSION STATEMENT

OUR NATIONAL CONVERSATION (ONC) seeks to reduce partisanship and promote effective solutions to America’s challenges. Powered by America’s youth, we host a media outlet, produce educational materials and facilitate dialogue intended to make America a better country.

Job Description: The Executive Assistant Intern contributes to ONC’s mission of providing non-partisan news, opinions, and policy solutions by assisting the Chief Operating Officer (COO) with scheduling appointments, events and meetings, and organizing the COO’s calendar. The Executive Assistant Intern is responsible for scheduling meetings with current and potential advisors, experienced professionals, and other people within the business and educational community, setting reminders for internal meetings throughout the work week that the COO will attend, and assisting the COO with various administrative and organizational tasks throughout the week. This intern will work closely with the COO while also coordinating with the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and other directors and team leads regarding the COO’s daily schedule.  

This position is remote, with work primarily conducted over Zoom and Slack, so applicants must be comfortable coordinating in a remote environment and are expected to maintain a high level of communication. This intern must commit to at least the end of the Fall semester (December 20th, 2024). However, many people choose to extend their internship past the amount of time they initially committed to, provided their performance meets the required standards.

Benefits: Flexible schedule, college credit, professional networking, and resume-building experience.

Compensation: This is not a paid position.

Responsibilities:

• Maintaining the Chief Operating Officer’s daily schedule and calendar

• Coordinating effectively with the Chief Operating Officer (COO), Directors, Team Leads and Scheduling and Outreach Interns regarding dates/times for events and meetings to update COO’s calendar

• Maintaining contact with the COO throughout the day to coordinate the COO’s schedule and give reminders regarding daily appointments and meetings

• Coordinating with advisors, experienced professionals, and other people within the business and educational community to set meetings and appointments for COO

• Assist COO in managing email inbox

• Attend Organization-Wide team meetings every other week

• Attend weekly leadership meetings

The Executive Assistant Intern should have the following skills, education, and experience:

• Current student working towards a degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Nonprofit Management and/or related fields.

• Experience with Microsoft Outlook preferred

• Ability to maintain an organized schedule and calendar

• Responsive, consistent, and effective communicator, even during conflict

• Proficient with email and professional writing skills

• Ability to work remotely and on their own schedule in order to make deadlines

• Ability to attend the Organization-Wide meetings every other week

• Must be authorized to intern in the U.S.

• Proficient in G-Suite preferred

• Great organization skills

• Ability to keep information confidential

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.