Supporting the Chief New Ventures and Partnership Officer provides an opportunity to connect into REI’s Community and Advocacy, REI Cooperative Action Fund, Path Ahead Ventures, and our growing new ventures and business development team. We seek to create impactful partnerships across non-profits, founders, and likeminded businesses to drive our mission forward. This is a great opportunity to be a proactive and collaborative partner with leader and team.

• Provides complex and responsible administrative support to executives at different levels, including DVPs, VPs, SVP, or EVP.
• Acts as an extension of the executive in the operation of the daily affairs of the executive’s business.
• Responds to internal and external company contacts about the executive, company operations, and financial results as if acting for the executive.
• Reflects the executive’s style and company culture when carrying out activities.
• Schedules meetings, arranges appointments, and manages the executive’s calendar. Manages requests for the executive’s time and attention to internal and external issues. Ensures the executive’s schedule is met and key issues are addressed.
• Maintains a high level of service, even when directing inquiries away from the executive. This helps better manage the executive's calendar and activities.
• Prepares and researches presentations, emails, announcements and other correspondence and reflects executive’s style and professionalism when doing so.
• Carries out assignments related to civic or committee activities of the executive. May also assist with personal activities at times.
• Coordinates travel, itineraries, meeting space and meeting materials.
• Answers telephone calls, email requests and written correspondence.

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years of administrative and clerical support experience, including previous experience supporting corporate managers and/or executives.
• Ability to operate office equipment including multi-line phone, photocopier, and fax machine.
• Ability to draft, proofread and edit documents for spelling, grammar, and punctuation.
• Ability to operate a personal computer using MS Office, including Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Ability to manage an executive’s calendar and make travel arrangements.
• Ability to use discretion when dealing with information of a sensitive or confidential nature.
• Purposefully participates and collaborates with others on one's own team and across REI for the achievement of business goals.

At REI, we believe the outdoors is for all. We are committed to becoming a fully inclusive, anti-racist, multicultural organization. We know that there's strength in our diversity – that each employee brings unique skills, experiences, and perspectives. Every day you are driving change, fostering a culture of respect, and knowing you're backed by benefits that support your whole life. To work towards this commitment and fulfill our brand promise of inspiring and enabling a life outside for everyone, we seek employees who demonstrate different ways of working, create a sense of belonging, and actively listen and learn.

Pay Transparency

We are committed to practices that promote pay equity and transparency. As required by applicable Pay Transparency laws, REI provides a range of compensation for roles that may be hired in locations under these requirements. Factors that may be used to determine your actual salary may include a wide array of factors, including: your specific skills and experience, geographic location or other relevant factors.

REI offers all regular employees a generous employee discount, access to health benefits, a retirement savings plan and accrued time off. Click here for a detailed overview of benefits plans by employee profile.