Job Description

Job Description

About Us:

The Community Preservation Corporation (CPC) believes stable and sustainable affordable housing is the foundation of strong communities and we strive to contribute to comprehensive neighborhood revitalization through our lending and partnerships. A nationally recognized leader in affordable housing finance, CPC has provided a consistent source of capital to underserved housing markets throughout New York State since our inception in 1974.

Today, CPC stands as the largest CDFI solely committed to investing in multifamily housing, having invested more than $15 billion to finance the creation and preservation of more than 230,000 units of quality housing in neighborhoods across New York State and beyond. CPC has a robust construction lending platform, a mortgage bank, and equity and impact investment platforms that focus on our three goals: Expanding Affordable Housing, Closing the Racial Wealth Gap and Investing in the Green Economy.

As a member of our team, you'll have the opportunity to work on impactful projects that make a real difference in people's lives. We're looking for talented individuals who are passionate about our mission and share our values of commitment, respect, excellence, accountability, and collaboration.

Role Summary:

The Executive Assistant to the Office of the CFO and COO will be responsible for providing professional administrative and secretarial support to multiple Senior Leadership members at CPC. The Executive Assistant will also be required to partner and work closely with the CEO's office and COO support functions in providing such support. The Executive Assistant will work independently on projects, from conception to completion, and must be able to work under pressure to handle a wide variety of activities and confidential matters with complete discretion.

What You’ll do:

• Proactively manage calendars for four leaders: the CFO, Deputy CFO, COO, and Chief Credit & Risk Officer; including scheduling, coordinating logistics with internal/external participants, arranging materials, room setup, catering, and time tracking.
• Make business travel arrangements for assigned senior executives.
• Prepare and process travel and expense reports and invoices for assigned executives in a timely and detailed manner.
• Provides ad hoc executive and administrative support to leaders and their direct reports, including onsite or out-of-office coverage for fellow executive support team members.
• Provide other executive secretarial/administrative duties as needed.

Skills and Experience:

• A minimum of 5 years of executive assistant experience
• Strong verbal communication skills
• The ability to successfully work independently and with others as a team member
• Ability to multi-task and prioritize
• Proactive problem solver who actively seeks opportunities and proposes solutions
• Expertise in Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook and Concur or any expense management tool
• Exercise good judgement and maintain confidentiality
• Undergraduate degree preferred or equivalent work experience will be considered

What We Offer:

• Competitive compensation
• 401(k) retirement plans with employer match
• Medical, dental, and vision benefits for employees and their dependents
• Commuter benefits
• PTO for vacation, personal days, sick leave, holidays, jury duty, bereavement, parental leave, and disability
• Tuition assistance program
• Two “work from anywhere” weeks per year
• Summer Fridays
• Collaborative working spaces
• Service days to support our communities
• Employee development and engagement events
• More about our offerings and culture here

This is a full-time, hybrid role where you will work from the Manhattan office four days a week. The salary range is $85,000 – $100,000, dependent on experience.

The Community Preservation Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer and all employment-related decisions including recruitment, selection, evaluation, promotion, compensation, training and termination are made without regard to race, creed, color, national origin, sex, disability, marital status, status as a veteran, sexual orientation or gender identity, or any other protected status.