Executive Assistant to CEO

Executive Assistant to the CEO

Sigma Theta Tau Orlando, Florida, United States Admin/Clerical/Secretarial

The CEO’s Right Hand: A High-Trust Role at the Center of a Mission-Driven Organization in Motion

As the Executive Assistant to the CEO at Sigma Nursing, you will serve as a trusted operational partner to the organization’s chief executive, ensuring that the CEO’s time, attention, and energy are directed toward the highest-priority work of the organization. This is a high-visibility, high-trust role that requires exceptional judgment, absolute discretion, and a proactive orientation that anticipates needs before they become requests.

You will manage a complex, fast-moving executive calendar while coordinating meetings, travel, and commitments across multiple time zones and organizational priorities. But calendar management is just the beginning. In this role, you are also a communications partner: drafting correspondence, preparing executive summaries, ghostwriting on behalf of the CEO, and synthesizing complex information into clear, actionable briefs that enable sharp decision-making. What the CEO needs to know, you distill.

What needs to go out in the CEO’s voice, you write.

You will serve as a key liaison across the organization, coordinating closely with Board members, senior staff, external partners, and key stakeholders. You will support the CEO in preparing for board meetings and high-stakes engagements, manage follow-through on commitments and action items, and ensure that nothing falls through the cracks in a busy, evolving environment. You bring structure to ambiguity and calm to urgency.

This role also carries meaningful project and research responsibilities. You will gather, synthesize, and present information to support strategic initiatives, track organizational priorities on behalf of the CEO, and step into special projects as needed. You are not a passive coordinator; you are a contributor who helps the CEO move faster and think more clearly.

Success in this role looks like a CEO who is prepared, on time, and focused on the right things. It looks like communications that are clear and on-brand. It looks like relationships with board members and senior stakeholders that are well-tended and supported. And it looks like an executive office that runs with consistency, professionalism, and trust.

This is a hybrid role based in or near Orlando, Florida.

Domestic and international travel is expected approximately 10 to 12 times per year to support the CEO at organizational events and in-person engagements.

The starting salary range for this position is $65,000–$75,000; offers are made within this range to ensure equity, consistency, and fiscal responsibility.

Monday often begins before the CEO’s first meeting. You have reviewed the week ahead, confirmed all logistics, pre-loaded any prep materials the CEO will need, and flagged anything that requires attention before the day gets moving. If something came in over the weekend that needs to be addressed, you’ve already identified it and have a plan.

Throughout the week, calendar management is a constant. You are not just scheduling meetings; you are making judgment calls about what deserves the CEO’s time, sequencing commitments strategically, and protecting space for focused work. When priorities shift, and they will, you adjust quickly and communicate changes with professionalism and clarity.

A meaningful portion of your week is spent on communications. You are drafting emails and correspondence in the CEO’s voice, preparing talking points and executive summaries for upcoming engagements, and synthesizing information from multiple sources into concise briefings. You know how to take a dense report or a long conversation and distill it into what actually matters.

Collaboration is woven into every day. You are coordinating with staff across the organization to track follow-through on action items, gather materials for board meetings, and ensure cross-functional commitments are being met. You are also a point of contact for board members and external…