Executive Assistant

Job description

About

NaTakallam is an award-winning, social enterprise that offers high-quality, curated language services delivered by refugees, displaced persons and host communities through the freelance economy. NaTakallam identifies skilled refugees and provides them with the training and mentorship needed to perform the services, which offer a pathway to sustainable income during and after displacement and/or in the early stages of resettlement. Meanwhile, NaTakallam offers clients a much-needed service that in turn, provides a livelihood to refugees, regardless of their location/status. To date, displaced persons have self-generated over 700,00USD through NaTakallam.

Working with NaTakallam will give you an opportunity to:

·  Take on an exciting mid-level position through which you will be able to grow quickly and take on a key role within the enterprise.
·  Contribute to making a real difference, through our social impact-centered mission.
·  Work with an international and diverse team located between the United States, Europe and the Middle East.
·  Gain experience in the fast-paced world of social enterprises in the tech + refugee space
·  Further develop your interpersonal, business development, and communication skills

Job Description

We are looking for an executive assistant to shadow and support the CEO in all of her work—ranging from logistics, internal and external communications, to grant writing and client growth through partnerships and other channels.

Responsibilities:

·  Performs administrative duties supporting executive management including managing calendars and databases
·  Coordinating travel, meetings and event arrangements
·  Supporting the preparation of reports, decks, conducting research in fields related to NaTakallam’s work, such as the role of startups in the refugee crisis, legal and labor restrictions for refugees and asylum seekers, language learning etc.
·  Customer service and grant writing assistance
·  Supporting interactions with refugee conversation partners, coordination of different programing, notably with organizational clients (NGOs, corporates, etc.) assisting in customer relations and correspondences; supervising deadlines
·  Supporting Social Media/Marketing team as needed

Preferred Experience

·  Previous experience in communications and/or project coordination ideally in NGO/social enterprise/startup sector.
·  Flexibility, ability to multitask, and independent learner
·  Personable and strong interpersonal, organizational and writing skills
·  Organized, highly attentive to detail
·  Ability to work in fast-paced startup environment with all levels of internal staff/management
·  Commitment to the mission of NaTakallam

Desired Skills:

·  Interest in the Middle East, social entrepreneurship, refugee rights, language learning and/or humanitarian work
·  Customer service/interaction experience is highly desirable
·  Foreign language skills, particularly in Arabic or French

Recruitment Process

If you believe you have what it takes to be the next Executive Assistant, apply here!
If you are unable to access the form, you can resort to sending your information via email to mariam.eskander@natakallam.com -- including your CV and letter of interest (3-4 paragraphs.)
If you have any questions, please contact mariam.eskander@natakallam.com .

Applications accepted on a rolling basis until March 25th.
Priority given to candidates in the Middle East.

Additional Information

·  Contract Type: Freelance
·  Start Date: 01 April 2020
·  Location: Earth, United States (79031)
·  Education Level: Bachelor's Degree
·  Experience: > 2 years
·  Possible full remote