Executive Assistant to the President

Who We Are

The Northside Economic Opportunity Network's (NEON) mission is to build wealth for low-to-moderate-income entrepreneurs in North Minneapolis and surrounding communities. Our vision is to transform North Minneapolis and the surrounding area into a prosperous, visible, sustainable, and highly diverse multi-cultural community of entrepreneurs. We work with individuals at various stages of entrepreneurship - from "information seekers" to existing business entities, providing a roadmap to start, grow and thrive as scalable businesses.

Why You'll Love Working Here

NEON promotes economic equity by identifying business ownership as a path toward income generation and long-term asset building. NEON will increase work to start, support, sustain, and expand the number of culturally diverse businesses owned and operated in North Minneapolis. We strive for the best customer service in the world, relentless pursuit of excellence, and respect for the individual. Working with our team provides an opportunity to utilize our collective power to improve and expand programs for the benefit of the North Minneapolis community where entrepreneurs can start, grow and thrive.

Wages & Benefits

$26.44 - $31.25 hourly; NEON is proud to offer an incredibly robust benefits package to employees. Generous Paid Time Off (PTO) starting at 18 days per year, plus ten paid holidays, two floating holidays and a seasonal paid office closure for a week at the end of the year; 100% employer-paid health, dental, and vision insurance for employees and their families; Health Savings Account (HSA) fully-funded by NEON for individual or family coverage. There is employer paid basic life insurance with the option for additional coverage paid by the employee. The employer pays for Accidental Death and Dismemberment (AD&D) and short- and long-term disability insurance. NEON sponsors a retirement plan with 6% employer match after one year of service and immediate vesting.

A Typical Day in the Life...

A typical day as NEON's Executive Assistant to the President provides an opportunity to support NEON's President, executive staff, and clients by handling administrative tasks such as scheduling, writing correspondence, managing email communications, call routing, Board support and financial management. Responsibilities will include the following:

• Filing and retrieving records and data as requested by the NEON President.
• Opening, sorting, and distributing incoming correspondence, including faxes and emails.
• Reading and analyzing incoming emails, submissions, and reports to determine their significance and planning their distribution.
• Greeting visitors and determining whether they should be given access to specific individuals.
• Making travel arrangements for the NEON President.
• Preparing agendas and planning for staff, board, and other meetings.
• Preparing board reports and packets, scheduling board meetings, and coordinating board committee meetings.
• Performing general office duties such as ordering supplies, maintaining records, managing systems, and performing basic bookkeeping work and digital file organization.
• Attending, compiling, transcribing, and distributing minutes of meetings.
• Coordinating and directing office services, such as records and budget preparation, personnel, and housekeeping to assist the NEON President.
• Managing and maintaining the NEON President's schedule.
• Preparing invoices, reports, memos, letters, financial statements, and other documents using word processing, spreadsheet, database, and presentation software.

Who You Are

• You must have a High School Diploma/GED or higher (Associate or Bachelor's degree in Business Administration preferred).
• You have a minimum of 3-5 years of relevant experience.
• You are proficient with Microsoft Office Suite.
• You must have strong computer and word processing skills.
• You should have excellent interpersonal skills.
• You can work effectively in a team environment.
• You can function in an open workspace environment with heavy visitor traffic.
• You have excellent attention to detail.
• You possess excellent time and project management skills, including the ability to meet deadlines and switch focus quickly.
• You can maintain a professional and friendly disposition.
• You are able to dress in professional business professional attire.
• You can demonstrate integrity and confidentiality.
• You have excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• You are self-motivated and able to work well under pressure.
• You can tolerate periods of sitting and occasionally lift up to 50 pounds.
• Experience working with diverse populations is a plus.
• You have a valid driver's license, access to reliable transportation, and the ability to meet NEON's driving record requirements. Please note that if the license was not issued in the state of Minnesota, you have 60 days after becoming a Minnesota resident in which to apply for your Minnesota driver's license or permit.

Diversity and open expression are fundamental to the work of NEON. We are passionate about building and sustaining an inclusive and equitable working environment where everyone can belong. Every member of our team enriches our work by exposing us to a broad range of ways to understand and engage with the world, identify challenges, and to discover, design, and deliver solutions. We welcome everyone to apply, especially those individuals who are underrepresented in our sector: individuals who identify as BIPOC, LGBTQI+ and gender fluid or gender nonconforming, individuals with disabilities (both seen and unseen), veterans, people of any age or family status. We encourage you to apply even if you feel like you don't fit 100% of the technical requirements. Equal Opportunity Employer: All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, disability, marital status, national origin, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, familial status, genetic information or a protected veteran's status.

Our organization has a partnership with Metropolitan Alliance of Connected Communities (MACC) to provide administrative services including management of the hiring process. If you apply for this position, you may see references to MACC in some online materials.

NEON participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S. See E-Verify's official poster at https://e-verify.uscis.gov/web/media/resourcesContents/E-Verify_Participation_Poster_ES.pdf. See E-Verify's Right to Work poster at https://www.e-verify.gov/sites/default/files/everify/posters/IER_RightToWorkPoster%20Eng_Es.pdf.