The Fetzer Institute is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity and diversity, equity, and inclusion. Qualified candidates from underrepresented populations are encouraged to apply.

The Fetzer Institute is searching for our next community member to hold the role of Executive Assistant, supporting the work of our VP, Global Outreach and team. This position provides direct support to the Vice President of Global Outreach for personal administration as well as project assistance to the entire department which spans a wide range of functions: branding, communications, digital marketing, technology, events, grantmaking, and love for the entire global human family.

An ideal candidate would enjoy administrative duties such as calendaring, reporting, and project management, but also have a passion for research, networking, and communications. If you possess a high level of initiative, are growth-oriented, insanely organized, and self-directed, this might be the ideal role for you!
The Executive Assistant will work 40 hours per week, with a flexible schedule. Tuesday mornings from 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM will be a requirement, allowing this person to join our staff in our important culture work.
The position is located in Kalamazoo, MI, but the VP is located in Los Angeles, CA. Therefore, the EA must be an experienced assistant who is self-directed and comfortable working independently. The EA will be required to travel to CA as needed throughout the year (not to exceed more than one week/month). This position pays $66,000 per year and is eligible for benefits including medical, dental, vision, prescription, 401k, and an extensive wellness package.
Executive Support & Administration (50 percent total time)
The VP of Global Outreach is a fast-paced, dynamic executive working across time zones. This EA role requires next-level detail-orientedness.

Departmental Support & Growth (35 percent time)
As a new department, we’re asking a lot of new questions, and your growth will be nurtured through opportunities to help us set up new systems and problem-solve in innovative ways.

Learning & Community (15 percent time)
Fetzer aims to “be” the change we want to see in the world. Therefore, every community member is expected to have a commitment to nurture their inner life, continual learning, and be active in the community.

Qualifications: This position requires an associate degree and five years of Executive Assistant experience or equivalent.
Essential hard skills include mastery of the Microsoft Office suite and internet research, comfort with technology, tech-savviness for automating and streamlining tasks, ability and desire to learn new skills on the job, excellent writing and grammar, detailed project management, and time management with familiarity/comfort working across time zones. Experience with D365 a plus. Experience with marketing and design technology a plus (ie, Google Analytics, Photoshop, project management software, etc.).
More than anything else, the EA for the VP, Global Outreach will need to possess a high level of initiative—curiosity, high-energy, fast-paced, assertive, proactive, insanely organized, learning and growth-oriented, self-directed, independent problem solver. Must possess maturity, professionalism, confidentiality, empathy, and sound judgment to ensure excellent project management, flawless communication, and optimized productivity. Friendliness, warmth, and a wee bit of cheekiness will be much appreciated. The perfect candidate doesn’t just want to be in the room where it happens—this candidate wants to make it happen! A love of spirituality, storytelling, user experience, digital communications, design, analytics, technology, events coordination, or other areas within the field outreach are welcome and will be nurtured.
Let’s see what we can do together!
This role will remain posted until filled. We will begin reviewing resumes around August 21, with a target start date of November 1.