Senior Executive Assistant

At Ford Motor Company, we believe freedom of movement drives human progress.

We are looking for a talented team member to provide executive support to Ford’s Government Affairs leadership team based in Washington, D.C. In this highly dynamic era, Ford’s advocacy efforts are critical in ensuring that our perspective and long-term vision for the automotive industry is understood by policymakers and elected officials in all the countries in which we operate.

In this position...

In this role, you will be responsible for supporting our Chief Government Affairs Officer and our Vice President of International Government Affairs. A successful candidate will be self-directed, resilient, and collaborative, with a high bar for excellence and professionalism.

What you’ll do...

• Maintain the highest level of confidentiality regarding corporate and personal information.
• Partner with executives to manage calendars and ensure efficient and effective time management; ensure the executives’ preparedness for meetings and engagements.
• Serve as the executives’ liaison to internal and external stakeholders, including senior government officials.
• Coordinate key internal events such as staff meetings, all-hands meetings, off-sites, team gatherings, etc., overseeing all calendaring, communication, technology, logistics and related follow-up activities.
• Maintain and organize Outlook inbox and other records as appropriate, keeping the executive well-organized and aligned to Company records and retention schedules.

Sort, screen, and distribute incoming and outgoing mail for the executive, highlighting information of interest and/or curate reading material.

• Track deadlines and status of assigned individual action items for the executives.
• Optimize travel arrangements and itineraries based on the executives’ travel needs and preferences. Complete related expense reports.
• Coordinate interactions between executives and employees when appropriate.
• Assist with special projects as needed.

You'll have...

• Associate’s degree or equivalent
• 5+ years’ experience as an executive assistant supporting senior leader(s)
• Ability to operate autonomously without daily direction
• Experience and familiarity with Microsoft Office
• Excellent organizational skills, time management skills and attention to detail
• Excellent writing, editing, and proofreading skills
• High degree of professionalism to maintain confidential information and host VIPs within the D.C. office

Even better, you may have...

• Experience working in large, global organizations
• Experience working for or with government organizations
• Experience using SAP Concur for travel and expense

As an established global company, we offer the benefit of choice. You can choose what your Ford future will look like: will your story span the globe, or keep you close to home? Will your career be a deep dive into what you love, or a series of new teams and new skills? Will you be a leader, a changemaker, a technical expert, a culture builder…or all of the above? No matter what you choose, we offer a work life that works for you, including:

• Immediate medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage
• Flexible family care days, paid parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up child care and more
• Family building benefits including adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, fertility treatments, and more
• Vehicle discount program for employees and family members and management leases
• Tuition assistance
• Established and active employee resource groups
• Paid time off for individual and team community service
• A generous schedule of paid holidays, including the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day
• Paid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time.

This position is a salary grade 8 and ranges from $99,100-$166,200.

Final determination of salary grade will be based on candidate's skills and experience, and base salary will be set within the applicable range according to job scope, responsibility and competitive market value.

For more information on salary and benefits, click here: https://fordcareers.co/GSR

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

Candidates for positions with Ford Motor Company must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, age, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status or protected veteran status. In the United States, if you need a reasonable accommodation for the online application process due to a disability, please call 1-888-336-0660.

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