{"schemaVersion":"jobsearcher.job.v1","id":"438daba3c7ad1b4df3cd4557","url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/438daba3c7ad1b4df3cd4557","canonicalUrl":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/438daba3c7ad1b4df3cd4557","title":"Executive Assistant","description":"Executive Assistant\r\nAs an Executive Assistant, you will serve as a trusted support for at least one Executive Leadership Team Member(s), including but not limited to the Chief People and Culture Officer (HR) at Blackbaud. This is a key role to help maximize executive effectiveness through thoughtful calendar management, proactive communication, operational coordination, meeting preparation, event support, and polished stakeholder engagement. This highly visible role requires strong judgment, agility, discretion, and the ability to represent Blackbaud's brand with professionalism and warmth when engaging with clients, executives, senior leaders, employees, and external partners.\r\nThis role is based in Charleston, South Carolina and follows a hybrid work model. To best support executive schedules, customer visits, leadership meetings, company events, and other in-person engagements, the successful candidate will work onsite a minimum of three days per week.\r\nWhat you'll do:\r\nUnderstand the strategic objectives of the business and how the Executive's time, focus, and presence need to align with them.\r\nManage the Executive's calendar and coordinate internal and external meetings, events, travel, and key business engagements with thoughtful prioritization, accuracy, and preparation.\r\nServe as a professional, highly visible representative of Blackbaud when supporting executive meetings, customer visits, leadership events, and interactions with clients, senior leaders, employees, visitors, and external stakeholders.\r\nPrepare read-ahead materials, daily and weekly briefings, meeting notes, agendas, and follow-up items to help the Executive stay organized and prepared.\r\nHelp manage and prioritize the Executive's daily workload, including emerging issues, key priorities, administrative needs, and time-sensitive requests.\r\nArrange travel and logistics for all Executive engagements, including reservations, transportation, accommodation, itineraries, and related details.\r\nComplete and submit expense reports in a timely manner and in accordance with company policies.\r\nCommunicate with internal and external stakeholders on behalf of the Executive as directed, using sound judgment, discretion, and professionalism.\r\nOversee the Executive's correspondence as directed, including drafting, editing, proofreading, and preparing communications with a high level of accuracy.\r\nConduct research and assist with the preparation of reports, presentations, meeting materials, and executive-level communications.\r\nSupport the planning and execution of team celebrations, engagement activities, leadership meetings, employee experiences, company events, and organization-wide initiatives that may require additional in-person coverage.\r\nCollaborate closely with other Executive Assistants, Facilities, IT, Communications, Events, and business partners to drive efficient execution and shared ownership of tasks.\r\nLeverage AI tools, including Microsoft Copilot, Claude, or equivalent platforms, to improve productivity, streamline administrative work, summarize information, prepare materials, and identify more efficient ways of working.\r\nMake recommendations to improve operations, executive support processes, office workflows, and overall team effectiveness within established guidelines.\r\nOther duties as assigned.\r\nWhat you'll bring:\r\nA minimum of 5 years of experience as an Executive Assistant, Executive Administrative Assistant, or similar senior administrative support role, with 10 or more years preferred.\r\nExperience providing seamless support to a C-suite or senior-level executive in a fast paced business environment, with the ability to anticipate administrative, operational, and logistical 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effectively across stakeholders and maintaining proactive, transparent communication that ensures no surprises for executive leaders.\r\nProven ability to partner professionally with customers, executives, senior leaders, board members, employees, external partners, and assistants to drive shared outcomes.\r\nDetail-oriented, intellectually curious, and able to demonstrate sound business acumen.\r\nStrong problem-solving and project management skills with an efficient, results-oriented, and can-do approach.\r\nProactive and positive communication style, with strong oral and written communication skills.\r\nAbility to proofread and edit documents, presentations, and correspondence with a high level of accuracy.\r\nStrong executive presence and ability to represent Blackbaud's brand with warmth, confidence, discretion, and professionalism.\r\nPrior experience with Microsoft products including Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel, Word, Teams, and OneNote required.\r\nExperience with Workday, 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Guided by our Intelligence for Good vision, we're building a culture where innovation, trust, and human expertise come together to help organizations make a greater difference in the world.\r\nBlackbaud is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and is committed to maintaining a diverse and inclusive work environment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, physical or mental disability, age, veteran status or any other basis protected by federal, state, or local law.\r\nThe starting base pay is $67,400.00 to $90,700.00. 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