Executive Assistant

About CGC

CGC is a nonprofit investment organization that develops and finances clean energy, water, and resilient infrastructure projects aimed at improving air quality, water access, and affordable energy for communities across the United States.

The firm works with public and private partners to close financing gaps and attract private capital into projects that generate measurable economic and environmental outcomes at scale. Its investment approach is designed to stretch every dollar so it can create long-term value for communities, markets, and the environment.

Over the last decade, CGC has helped spark economic growth initiatives across the country and has mobilized billions of dollars into affordable clean energy and resilient infrastructure. Its model is built to fill market gaps, unlock private investment, and show that economic development and environmental progress can move forward together.

Working at CGC

Work at CGC is centered on impact. The organization’s six core values shape both investment decisions and day-to-day collaboration:

• Innovation: Encouraging fresh ideas and ongoing improvement.
• Mission focus: Keeping lasting impact at the heart of every decision.
• Partnership: Building trust-based relationships and mobilizing capital together.
• Accountability: Owning outcomes and delivering results responsibly.
• Collaboration: Working across teams with shared responsibility.
• Transparency: Communicating openly and operating with integrity.

The environment is fast-moving, demanding, and purpose-led. If you enjoy tackling complex challenges, helping shape new markets, and delivering tangible results in a team-oriented setting, this role offers that opportunity.

Role Summary

Reporting to the Chief Investment Officer, the Executive Assistant, Investments will act as a dependable administrative and operational partner to the CIO and the Investments team. The position supports executive scheduling, meeting and travel coordination, presentations, events, and day-to-day departmental operations while helping the team work efficiently and stay aligned across the organization.

Key Responsibilities

• Maintain calendars and coordinate scheduling for the CIO and Investments team.
• Organize internal and external meetings, including agendas, supporting materials, logistics, and follow-up tasks.
• Book travel, lodging, itineraries, and expense reports.
• Create, edit, and format presentations, reports, briefing documents, correspondence, and other business materials.
• Assist with investment committee packets, board presentations, and executive communications.
• Keep departmental records, files, and organizational systems up to date.
• Act as a primary contact for internal and external stakeholders.
• Provide administrative and operational support to the Investments team.
• Coordinate team meetings, retreats, planning sessions, and other department activities.
• Track deadlines, deliverables, and action items.
• Help with vendor coordination, procurement requests, and related administrative tasks.
• Look for ways to streamline workflows and improve operational efficiency.
• Plan and coordinate meetings, conferences, investor events, off-sites, and team gatherings in New York.
• Manage event details such as venue selection, catering, attendee communications, registration, and materials preparation.
• Coordinate executive visits and stakeholder meetings.
• Support organization-wide events alongside Administration and People & Culture.
• Work with Administration on office operations and event coordination.
• Partner with IT on equipment needs, technology requests, onboarding, and meeting support.
• Support the use of productivity and collaboration tools.
• Collaborate with People & Culture on onboarding, recruiting coordination, employee engagement activities, and training logistics.
• Assist with special projects and cross-functional initiatives as needed.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree plus at least 4 years of professional experience, or an equivalent mix of education and directly relevant experience.
• Background in executive-level administrative support.
• Strong command of Microsoft Office tools, especially PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook, and Word.
• Solid technical ability and the capacity to learn new systems quickly.
• Experience preparing polished presentations, reports, and executive-facing communications.
• Excellent organization, communication, and project coordination capabilities.
• Ability to handle several priorities at once without losing accuracy.
• Good judgment, professionalism, discretion, and comfort handling confidential information.

Preferred Experience

• Prior support experience in investment, finance, nonprofit, or mission-driven environments.
• Experience organizing meetings, conferences, and executive-level events.
• Exposure to collaboration and project management tools such as Asana, Smartsheet, SharePoint, Teams, Zoom, or Salesforce.
• Experience supporting senior leadership teams and board-related work.

Compensation and Benefits

The salary range for this position is $117,715 to $132,549. Final pay will depend on experience, skills, and overall qualifications.

This role may also qualify for bonus or incentive pay.

CGC provides a competitive benefits package that includes health, dental, and vision coverage, retirement benefits, paid time off, professional development opportunities, and a flexible hybrid work environment.

Eligibility and Employment Conditions

Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States at the time of hire and for the full duration of employment. CGC does not currently sponsor employment visas and cannot support work authorization that is limited in time or tied to a specific employer.

Equal Opportunity

CGC is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to fostering an inclusive workplace and advancing equitable economic and environmental outcomes nationwide. All qualified applicants are considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic.