Executive Assistant

Background:
Ashoka’s mission is to create a competitive, entrepreneurial, and globally integrated citizen sector and to develop the profession of social entrepreneurship. Since 1981, Ashoka has identified, invested, and brought together more than 2000 leading social entrepreneurs in more than 62 countries around the world.

In the present political and social state in many of the countries of the Arab World, Ashoka is well placed to help leading social entrepreneurs step forward with leadership and ideas for a more open, developed, and promising future.

Ashoka’s roll-out plan in Egypt and the Arab world has built on the methodology we have developed and refined while launching 70 other countries, including the Arab World Regional Office in 2003.

Compensation: Stipend for a one year term

Reports To: Ashoka Regional Director (RD)

Office hours:
9 am to 5 pm (unless assigned to stay later fulfilling work requirements)

Working days:
Five working days from Sunday till Thursday where Friday and Saturday are off (unless assigned to attend on weekends fulfilling work requirements)

Tasks:
General tasks: The Executive Assistant provides continuous unconditional support to the RD in helping her achieve her objectives and goals, especially, when she is outside the office due to work travels or other activities. This post calls for flexibility, excellent interpersonal skills, project coordination experience, and the ability to work well with all levels of internal management and staff, as well as outside partners.

Specific tasks:
1. Correspondence:

a. Coordinate and follow-up on all correspondence between the RD and Ashoka Global, other Ashoka country offices, partners, other external parties and the staff of the office.

b. Send out specific RD's emails to appropriate Ashoka Arab World staff members, as requested by the RD.

c. Type and send out specific correspondence to appropriate internal and external audiences, only as requested by the Regional Director.

2. Scheduling: Schedule and coordinate the RD’s appointments and meetings in collaboration with the Executive Secretary.

3. Communication: Draft under the direction of the RD, emails, letters, presentations, etc (as requested by her), to donors, partners, external parties, Ashoka Global, and others.

4. Meetings: Take notes on and follow up with action items after all meetings of RD

5. Research: Prepare research briefs on potential investors and partners, Fellows, and various other topics under direction of the Regional Director and as requested by her.

6. Traveling: Handle the Regional Director's travel logistics, travel reports, per diems, etc, in collaboration with the Administration officer and the Executive Secretary.

7. Filing: Organize the Regional Director's files in hard and soft copies. Also, file the Regional Director's personal things. Organize and update the files on the RD's computer and laptop and ensure that all proposals, reports and other important documents are on her computer, laptop and flashdrives.

8. Perform other tasks assigned by the Regional Director.

Qualifications:
Education: B.A. in a relevant field
Experience: 2 years of relevant field experience is required

Required Skills:
• Excellent writing skills
• Excellent communication (written and oral) skills
• Proficiency in Microsoft applications including Word, Excel, Power Point, etc
• Strong conceptual and analytical skills
• Excellent organization and problem-solving skills
• Ability to multitask
• Great attention to detail

The Person:
• Must be creative within her/his scope of work and very resourceful in problem solving
• Must understand Ashoka’s vision and work.
• Must demonstrate her/his commitment with social change.
• Must be a deeply trustworthy person.
• Must be service-oriented and flexible.
• Must be detail-oriented and able to manage multiple high-priority tasks at once.
• Must be a team player with a high level of commitment.
• Must maintain cooperative working relationships and interact with others in a helpful, courteous and friendly manner.
• Must demonstrate sensitivity to, and respect for, a diverse population and be able to work with persons of different cultural and ethnic backgrounds across all areas of the world.

Work Conditions:
• Applicant must be willing to work in the office 70% of the time, and in the field 30% of the time.
• We work normal office hours (9 a.m. until 5 p.m., five days a week) 50-60% of the time.
• We work until 6 or 7 p.m. at least 20 % of the time.
• During major events, we work until 8 or 9 p.m. (25 % of the time)
• Sometimes, we work during holidays, if necessary. (10% of the time)

Send your RESUME and COVER LETTER to Ashoka Arab World Office at recruiting@ashoka-arab.org