Executive Assistant Leadership - OH Operations

FirstEnergy 

 

About the Opportunity 

This is an open position with FirstEnergy Service Company, a subsidiary of FirstEnergy Corp. (SC00)

This hybrid position will report to the President and Vice President of Ohio state operations and will be located in Akron, Ohio.

Responsibilities include:

• Demonstrating a solid commitment to all aspects of safety including maintaining a safe workplace for coworkers
• Providing sophisticated calendar and travel management.  Prioritizing inquiries and requests, while troubleshooting conflicts; making judgments and recommendations to ensure effective day to day scheduling 
• Completing a broad variety of administrative tasks that facilitate the president’s ability to effectively lead the organization, including collecting and preparing information for meetings, composing and preparing correspondence, designing and producing complex documents, reports, and presentations, managing contact lists, making travel arrangements, completing expense and mileage reports, and completing special projects as assigned
• Serving as the primary point of contact with other FirstEnergy executives, for internal and external stakeholders, and for external visitors, including matters of a highly confidential or critical nature.  Researching and prioritizing before determining the appropriate course of action, referral, or response.  Exercising judgment to reflect the president’s style and organization policy. Communicating directly, on behalf of the president and vice president, and responding to emails, texts, phone calls outside of normal business hours, as needed
• Keeping the president and vice president well informed of upcoming commitments and responsibilities, following up appropriately
• Effectively managing the president and vice president’s time by reading, researching, collecting and analyzing information as needed, in advance
• Maintaining discretion and confidentiality.  Managing information and materials of a sensitive or confidential nature
• Maintaining a well-organized filing system for key materials and reports (electronic and hard copy)
• Using excellent communication skills with good judgment
• Anticipating needs and delivering results consistently
• Displaying excellent teamwork while working with other assistants and employees
• Supporting other executives from time to time
• Assisting with other duties and responsibilities as assigned

Qualifications Include:

• High school diploma or GED required
• Minimum 10 years comparable work experience required, including experience providing support to C-level executive
• Must pass company Support and Administrative Selection System (SASS) test
• Expert proficiency with Microsoft Office and Outlook Email and Calendaring; ability to design and edit graphic presentations and materials
• Excellent verbal and written communication and time management skills; proven ability to meet deadlines. Make appropriate, informed decisions regarding priorities and available time
• Exceptional organizational skills and impeccable attention to detail
• Must demonstrate a commitment to performance excellence
• Ability to maintain a high level of integrity and discretion in handling confidential information
• Demonstrate a questioning attitude to continue to learn, produce results, and strengthen existing relationships
• Model active learning through continuing to develop breadth of knowledge, skills, and perspective
• Must demonstrate business acumen – have the ability to decipher priorities and make sound judgment calls
• High degree of professionalism and confidence in dealing with diverse groups of people, including Board members, senior executives, staff, employees, community leaders, customers and other external parties
• Demonstrate a team oriented and collaborative approach to work
• Ability to think creatively and with a sense of urgency to situations and events that require quick response or turnaround
• Ability to function well in a high-paced environment and switch gears at a moment’s notice

Benefits, Compensation & Workforce Diversity 
At FirstEnergy, employees are key to our success. We depend on their talents to meet the challenges of our changing business environment. We are committed to rewarding individual and team efforts through our total rewards philosophy which includes competitive pay plus incentive compensation, a company-sponsored pension plan, 401 (k) savings plan with matching employer contribution, a choice of medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, and life insurance programs, as well as skills development training with tuition reimbursement. Please visit our web