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Senior Executive Assistant - Wakefield, RI


We are looking for a stellar Senior Executive Assistant to support O’Neill Consulting Group’s CEO & Founder Kevin R. O’Neill. As a true confidant and partner of the CEO, you exude professionalism, high-energy, confidence, self-monitoring, and intellect.  You anticipate needs and take initiative to complete actions that improve productivity and relieve the CEO of administrative detail. You leverage your superb organization skills and attention to detail to meet the urgent needs of multiple projects and agendas in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment. A position of great responsibility and trust, you maintain strict confidences and take true ownership of the office workflow. You work well independently, learn and think quickly, and communicate professionally.

O’Neill Consulting Group is an executive search firm that intersects clients' needs for talent with candidate aspirations through a client-centered model. We build relationships with clients in our Consumer, Industrial & Manufacturing, Life Sciences, & Private Equity Practices. Other specialties include Business Services, Supply Chain, Legal, Insurance, and Not-for-Profit. Most often, we are engaged by client companies who are undergoing extraordinary transformations or expansions. We provide counsel for C-Suite and Senior Executives including roles such as CEO, CFO, COO, CHRO, CTO/CIO, GM, EVP, SVP, VP, Director, etc. In addition to executive search, we provide clients with creative solutions such as employment branding, integration, and recruitment process outsourcing.
Representative clients: Dunkin Brands / Swarovski / Panera Bread / PepsiCo / LoJack / Textron / Surescripts / Provant / Platinum Equity / ABRY Partners

Providence Business News recently recognized O’Neill Consulting Group as one of the 2013 Fastest Growing Companies in Rhode Island.

As the CEO, Kevin R. O’Neill has ownership of the firm’s strategic direction, aggressive growth, and the ultimate satisfaction of every client. He has over 25 years of consulting experience in leadership roles. More personally, he is the married father of four school-aged children, president of the parish council for Saint Thomas More Catholic Parish, serves on a number of not-for-profit boards.

Position Description:
  • Working directly alongside the CEO, you will seek to be of maximum assistance.
  • Demonstrate commitment, consistency, and care; upholding expectations of professionalism, character, and integrity.
  • Complete projects, tasks, and travel arrangements with high standards, efficiency, and precision.
  • Manage, organize, and prioritize multiple activities and agendas, making constant progress towards deadlines and results.
  • Ensure all CEO deadlines are met with an emphasis on client satisfaction –anticipating the needs of the CEO.
  • Interface with high level internal and external contacts requiring considerable discretion, initiative, and mature judgment.
  • Handle phone messages, email, and executive level communications and issues as necessary.
  • Maintain and optimize calendar by arranging and coordinating meetings, appointments, conference calls, travel, webex, etc.
  • Be flexible and responsive to changes in direction and prioritization of responsibilities under time-sensitive and frequently shifting deadlines.
  • Prepare, track, proofread, and process highly confidential reports, correspondence, documents, notes, expense reports, and administrative records. Ensure all are up to date, accurate, appropriately categorized, and distributed.
  • May also oversee other office management duties as needed.

Candidate Specification:

  • Administrative experience supporting Senior Leadership
  • Strong project management experience
  • Possess a high level of integrity and ability to handle extremely sensitive and confidential materials and discussions.
  • Self-sufficient and proactive with exemplary organizational skills and ability to anticipate needs
  • Keen ability to be assertive when necessary to get desired results.
  • Knowledge of administrative/business procedures and terminology
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
  • Must possess the ability to analyze situations, solve problems, and make reasonable judgments consistent with responsibilities and company policies.
  • Excellent interpersonal and written communication skills a must.
  • Demonstrated use of proper grammar, spelling and punctuation when reviewing and/or editing documents for accuracy and completeness.
  • Must be committed to quality service and client satisfaction.
  • Must be able to work independently and as part of a team.
  • Associates or Bachelors degree preferred.
Contact Stephen Dolinich for more information | sdolinich (at) oneillconsulting.com