The Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency (NOACA) is a regional planning agency serving greater Cleveland. As the region's Metropolitan Planning Organization and Areawide Water Quality Management Agency, NOACA conducts transportation and environmental planning for a five-county region that is home to 2.1 million people and includes the counties of Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake, Lorain and Medina.
NOACA is seeking an Executive Assistant to the Executive Director/CEO. This position is responsible for providing high-level support to the Executive Director/CEO and managing operations of the Office of the Executive Director (Office). The successful candidate will be required to apply advanced organizational and administrative skills to execute a range of duties including but not limited to: development and management of various types of documents; compiling and organizing supporting work materials; schedule management; facilitation of communications on behalf of Executive Director/CEO; serving as the liaison between Office and various constituencies such as staff, Board members, and external stakeholders; development and implementation of Executive Office procedures.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Associates Degree in Business Administration or related field plus seven (7) years experience in an executive administrative position; or Bachelors Degree in Business Administration or related field, plus five (5) years experience in an executive administrative position; or ten (10) years experience in similar role supporting an Executive Director/CEO of a comparable agency in public sector
• Advanced skills in Microsoft Office Word, Excel and Outlook applications
• Exceptional verbal communication skills
• Advanced written communication skills
• Strong interpersonal and leadership capabilities
• Advanced organizational skills