Executive Assistant to CEO

**Job description**

**Job Title**: Executive Assistant

**Organization**: Living Landscapes

**Experience**: 5 - 12 years

**Salary **:7 - 12 LPA

**Location**: Hyderabad, Gachibowli (Onsite)

**Reporting to**: Founder and CEO

**About Living Landscapes**:
Living Landscapes is a dynamic organization anchoring the Common Ground initiative in India, dedicated to collaborative systems entrepreneurship in the domains of environmental governance and rural livelihoods. Our mission is to accelerate and amplify entrepreneurial action by multiple actors, fostering institutional development and change leadership to create a lasting impact. We connect and convene various partners, including governments, philanthropy, and civil society, to drive catalytic change while upholding trust, agility, diversity, and regulatory compliance. Living Landscapes operates as a non-profit organization under Section 8 of the Companies Act, 2013, in India.

**About Common Ground Initiative**:
Common Ground is a transformative initiative addressing livelihoods, climate, and social equity crises by integrating a socio-ecological narrative into mainstream development models. Covering 205 million acres, a quarter of India's landmass, Common Ground focuses on community forests, pastures, and water bodies deeply connected to people's lives, self-governance institutions, climate action, and resilient rural economies. We are committed to tackling systemic barriers and opportunities in environmental governance and rural livelihoods, amplifying impact at scale by building connections, processes, and shared knowledge systems. Led by Jagdeesh Rao, former Chief Executive of the Foundation for Ecological Security, Common Ground is poised to catalyze the Commons ecosystem for resilient ecological, social, and economic outcomes at the local level.

**Job Summary**:
**Key Responsibilities**:

- Manage the founders' calendars, appointments, and meetings, ensuring efficient time management.
- Handle sensitive and confidential information with discretion.
- Prepare and edit correspondence, reports, and presentations on behalf of the founders.
- Coordinate and facilitate communication between the founders and internal/external stakeholders.
- Organize travel arrangements, itineraries, and expense reports.
- Act as a gatekeeper, screening and prioritizing incoming communications.
- Assist in project management and follow up on action items.
- Prepare and distribute agendas and documents for meetings.
- Conduct research and compile data to support decision-making.
- Handle ad-hoc tasks and special projects as assigned by the founders.
- Maintain a high level of professionalism and represent the founders effectively.

**Requirements**:

- Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution.
- Minimum of 5 years of experience as an Executive Assistant supporting top-level executives.
- Proven experience working with MDs, CEOs, CMOs, CFOs, COOs, or equivalent roles.
- Exceptional organizational and multitasking skills.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and calendar management tools.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Discretion and ability to handle sensitive information.
- Detail-oriented with a commitment to accuracy.
- Proactive, self-motivated, and able to work independently.
- Strong problem-solving abilities and a solution-oriented mindset.
- Demonstrated ability to meet deadlines and manage priorities effectively.
- A collaborative and adaptable approach to work.

**Salary**: ₹60,000.00 - ₹100,000.00 per month

**Benefits**:

- Leave encashment
- Paid sick time
- Paid time off
- Provident Fund

Schedule:

- Day shift
- Monday to Friday

Supplemental pay types:

- Yearly bonus

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Hyderabad, Telangana: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (required)

Application Question(s):

- How many years of experience do you currently have as an Executive Assistant ?
- Have you ever assisted MDs, VPs, CEOs, CMOs, CFOs, COOs, or equivalent roles?
- What is your level of proficiency in English with speaking & writing?(Rate yourself out of 10)
- Are you comfortable working in an onsite setting?
- Do you have your own Laptop?