Executive Support Team Lead

Organization

Stand Together

Location

Arlington, Virginia

Job Description

Stand Together is a philanthropic community that helps America’s boldest changemakers tackle the root causes of our country’s biggest problems, from education to the economy, broken communities, and toxic division, among dozens of other pressing issues. We provide our partners with access to resources including funding, thought leadership, a network of peers, and a playbook for applying proven principles to transform lives and society. 
Stand Together’s Executive Assistant Center of Excellence (EA COE) is seeking a strategic and people-focused leader to oversee and develop a high-performing team of administrative professionals.  
In this role, you spend a portion of your time as an Executive Assistant providing strategic support to at least one leader in addition to leading and mentoring team of administrative professionals fostering professional growth, ensuring operational excellence, and driving alignment between administrative support and organizational priorities. As a leader you focus will be on talent development, team operations, and coaching—helping administrative professionals elevate their impact, navigate complex priorities, and support their leaders with excellence.   

How You Will Contribute

  • Team Leadership. Manage and mentor a team of administrative professionals, focusing on talent development and professional growth. Cultivate a collaborative, high-performing team environment that applies Stand Together’s management philosophy and encourages entrepreneurial thinking. 
  • Team operations and collaboration. Develop and implement streamlined processes to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of the team. Collaborate with stakeholders across the organization to align administrative support with broader business objectives. 
  • EA Support. Provide executive support to one or more leaders which can include stepping in vacancies, executive transitions, shift in business needs, or urgent coverage needs. This may include calendar management, travel coordination, meeting preparation, and complex scheduling.  
  • Take ownership and contribute to team and organizational projects, as well as operational improvements, as needed. 
  • The role will be based in-person in the Ballston, VA office. 

What You Will Bring

  • Proven leadership experience (5+ years) with a focus on coaching, developing talent, and leading high-performing teams.  
  • Ability to assess, mentor, and grow administrative professionals to increase their impact and elevate executive support.  
  • Strong operational and problem-solving skills, with experience streamlining processes and improving efficiency.  
  • Strategic mindset in managing time and priorities, both for executives and for the team.  
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to build trust and influence at all levels.  
  • EA experience, build and maintain a deep understanding of priorities to effectively allocate the leader's time. Prioritize a high volume of inquiries and requests while troubleshooting conflicts for your team. Make judgements on time and recommendations grounded in strategic priorities to ensure smooth day-to-day engagements. 
  • Microsoft Office proficient: Word, Excel, Outlook (including expertise with Outlook’s calendar function), and PowerPoint.  
  • Enthusiasm to contribute to Stand Together's vision and principled approach to solving problems, and a commitment to stewarding our culture, which champions values including transformation and innovation, entrepreneurialism, humility, and respect. 

Standout Candidates Will Bring

  • Proficiency with expense reporting software, such as Concur.  

What We Offer

  • Competitive benefits: Enjoy a 6% 401(k) match with immediate vesting, flexible time off, comprehensive health and dental plans, plus wellness and mental health support through Peloton and Talkspace.  
  • A meaningful career: Join a passionate community of over 1,300 employees dedicated to improving lives and driving innovative solutions to complex social challenges.  
  • Commitment to growth: Thrive in a non-hierarchical environment that empowers employees to discover, develop and apply their unique talents.  
  • Competitive compensation: Our approach rewards the value you create through competitive salaries and bonus opportunities, allowing you to share in the success you help drive.  

Our Values: Working at Stand Together is different from many other organizations. Our culture is deeply rooted in Principle Based Management® (PBM®), a framework guided by the principles that drive human progress, such as dignity, openness, and bottom-up empowerment. PBM® empowers our employees to be entrepreneurial, to innovate, and to continually drive transformation.   
 
We believe diversity fuels creativity, broadens knowledge, and helps drive success, and that is why we’re proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and strive to treat all employees and applicants with honesty, dignity, respect and sensitivity.