Executive Administrative Business Partner

Southwest Power Pool (SPP) is about more than power. We’re about the power of relationships. Our employees have the opportunity to work together to ensure electricity is delivered reliably and affordably to the millions of people living in our service territory. We have been voted one of Arkansas’ Best Places to work by Arkansas Business and we are looking for a member of our team who is passionate about our mission to keep the lights on!. We have a core ideology here at SPP that we stand by: Do the right thing, for the right reason, in the right way.

We believe in supporting our employees through a fantastic benefits package:

• Competitive and transparent pay with bonus opportunities
• Excellent insurance package including three great medical plans to choose from, employer-paid short-term disability, long-term disability, and life insurance
• Relocation bonus (if applicable)
• Hybrid working environment for positions that are eligible
• Fantastic contributions to your retirement through a 401(k) savings plan with employer-match benefits and a pension (defined benefit plan) fully funded by SPP

COMPENSATION INFORMATION

The salary range(s) represents our good faith estimate for the role at this time. While we strive to provide competitive and transparent compensation, there may be circumstances where an offer is above or outside of the listed range. We are open to discussing salary expectations with qualified candidates considering factors such as the candidate's qualifications, skills, competencies, experience and geographic location will all be considered during the hiring process.

Executive Administrative Business Partner - $76,000 - $96,900

Join our team as an Executive Administrative Business Partner!

The Executive Administrative Business Partner provides high-level administrative support to SPP’s COO. This role is pivotal in ensuring efficient operations, facilitating seamless communication, and managing various administrative tasks in support of the COO.

Key Responsibilities:

• Strategic Support and Partnership: Manage, educate and advocate on behalf of COO through strategic time management, streamlined communications, and action accountability to ensure the highest functioning executive team dynamics for securing company success.
• Calendar Management: Provide extensive calendar support requiring prioritization of multiple calendars with effective communication across various internal and external stakeholders.
• Communication Liaison: Independently write communications on behalf of COO while also reviewing and editing documents for grammar, style and formatting.
• Meeting Coordination: Organize and prepare for meetings, including drafting agendas, and compiling materials; ensure timely follow-up on action items. ·
• Travel Arrangements: Coordinate, schedule and manage travel, meetings, seminars series, speaking engagements and conferences for COO with follow up processing of detail-oriented expense reports. ·
• Project Based and Administrative Support to COO: Provide non-routine project-based and administrative support to COO, managing high volume of competing requests that require professional discernment on appropriate urgency/prioritization to complete. ·
• Cross Functional Coordination: Cross-functional project initiation and ownership to drive impact and value for broader organizational goals. ·
• Confidentiality Maintenance: Handle sensitive information with the utmost discretion, ensuring all confidential matters are managed appropriately.

To be successful in the role we're looking for: 

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Communications, or a related field is preferred.
• Minimum of 3+ years in an administrative support role, preferably supporting senior executives.
• Exceptional organizational and time-management abilities.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook) and familiarity with project management tools.
• Ability to multitask and prioritize tasks in a fast-paced environment.
• High level of discretion and professionalism.
• Understanding of and compliance with SPP Policies and Procedures OR Understanding of, compliance with and enforcement of SPP Policies and Procedures

Work Environment:

• This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines.

 Position Type and Expected Hours of Work:

• This is a full-time, hybrid position based in Little Rock, Arkansas.