Special Assistant to CEO; dBF

The de Beaumont Foundation advances policy, builds partnerships, and strengthens public health to create communities where people can achieve their best possible health. Our work centers around three main priority areas:

• Policy:We advance policies that improve community health, so that current and future generations can benefit from changes enacted by today’s leaders.
• Partnerships:We build partnerships, often among unlikely allies, so that leaders can make decisions that achieve their shared goal of creating healthier communities.
• People:We create practical solutions that strengthen the public health system and workforce, so that professionals are equipped to make their communities healthier.

Reporting directly to the President and CEO, the Special Assistant will have an unparalleled opportunity to learnfirsthand what it takes to lead and manage a fast paced, big-thinking, mission-driven organization. This unique role directly supports and influences the work of one of the nation’s leading health philanthropies.

The Special Assistant to the CEO works closely with the de Beaumont Foundation's President and CEO and serves as an extension and representative of that office. An effective Special Assistant will make the organization better, faster, stronger, and more efficient by creating capacity and helping the CEO focus on critical issues. The Special Assistant is responsible for supporting the CEO through a combination of project management, writing, editing, and research.

The individual in this role will have a wide range of responsibilities and must be able to prioritize effectively, act quickly, maintain confidentiality, and bring others  Beaumont strongly believes that the spirit in which we do our work is as important as the work itself. We pride ourselves on excellence, innovation, fostering collaboration between groups that might not otherwise interact, and a willingness to have fun with our work.

A successful candidate for this position will share these values.

Maximize CEO’s time and ensure alignment with organizational priorities

• Serve as right hand to the CEO to execute and support strategic priorities and work across teams to drive results throughout the Foundation
• Create and continuously update a writing schedule and action list for the CEO, including sourcing priorities from the program and leadership teams as well
• Maintain an understanding of projects, timelines, deliverables, and due dates and work with the CEO to ensure timely completion of all tasks
• Work closely with the leadership team to ensure decisions are being made in a timely manner
• Maintain an understanding of Foundation-wide priorities and the activities necessary to achieve them

Manage key internal and external meetings and events

• Prepare for, and follow up on, internal and external meetings. When needed, participate directly in meetings and follow up with the relevant parties
• Assist the CEO and members of the leadership team with information-gathering, communication, developing and monitoring event plans, and tracking responsibilities, and other logistics that lead to event success
• Convene the weekly leadership team meeting, which includes soliciting items for review/discussion, preparing an agenda, facilitating the meeting, and identifying and following up on action items

Communicate with high stakes constituents

• Draft and edit memos, emails, and other correspondence for the CEO and others as needed, including meeting reports and minutes
• Conduct research, create PowerPoint Presentations, and draft speeches and talking points for external and internal presentations and speaking engagements
• Draft and co-author blogs, commentaries, and peer reviewed articles
• Attend meetings…