Executive Assistant & Donor Communications Assistant

About Leadership Institute

The Leadership Institute creates strong conservative leaders for America, helps them gain positions of influence, and teaches them how to use their positions of leadership to keep America grounded in our founding principles. Led by the legendary Morton C. Blackwell, since 1979 the Leadership Institute has trained more than 250,000 conservatives how to defend freedom in America.

About the Role

The Leadership Institute is searching for an organized, detail-oriented, and dependable individual to join the Development team. This person will work closely with the Vice President for Growth and the Chief of Staff to manage donor communication, strategic prioritization, and department scheduling on behalf of the Vice President. This role is a great opportunity for an individual looking to transition into a donor communications or strategy role. The ideal candidate will have at least two years of experience as Executive Assistant in communications, strong communication and writing skills, and the ability to prioritize Director requests. The role reports to the Chief of Staff. This role is based in the Leadership Institute headquarters in Arlington, VA. Salary commensurate with experience.

Responsibilities

• • Work closely with the Vice President and Chief of Staff as the primary owner of the Vice President's outbound communication, including weekly major donor updates and project communication.

• • Take notes during meetings between donors and the Vice President and draft follow-up communications, including thank you notes, meeting memos, and donor letters in accordance with organization standards.

• • Work closely with the Chief of Staff to prepare daily notes, news briefings, agendas, and research items for the Vice President.

• • Meet with the Vice President regularly to discuss requests, review the daily agenda, and troubleshoot any potential scheduling conflicts to make sure important engagements are included.

• • Manage the schedules of the Vice President and office staff including meetings, events, conferences, travel planning, interviews, and appearances.

• • Review all incoming meeting requests, invitations, etc. via phone, mail and email and collect any necessary background information to effectively relay requests to the Vice President and Chief of Staff.

• • Conduct research on donors and other areas needed.

Additional Comments

Interested candidates should submit a cover letter and a resume.  Submissions that do not include a cover letter will not be considered.

Benefits

• • Health Insurance

• • Dental Insurance

• • Vision Insurance

• • Life Insurance

• • Paid time off

• • Retirement Plan

• • Ongoing training investment