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Development Assistant, Special Projects

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The Development Assistant, Special Projects, will assist the Special Projects department in organizing events and promotional activities; manage all event income; and provide general administrative support to the Special Projects Team.

Areas of Responsibility: 
  • Assist with all administrative tasks for the Special Projects department copying, faxing; managing mail merges, coordinating meetings and conference calls, booking conference rooms and meeting spaces; securing AV needs, prepping for meetings, and processing expenses in Concur.
  • Assist with tracking and maintaining department income and expenses.
  • Manage all gift acknowledgements for and corporate contributions income and acknowledgement letters.
  • Assist with all logistical details for events including rsvp tracking, list management, vendor relations, night of the event, and preparing event essentials such as nametags, check-in materials, registration lists, etc.
  • Assist in managing event contracts and submitting to Corporate Counsel.
  • Manage, process and record event income; process invoices and appropriate handling of payment to event vendors.
  • Respond to and manage inquiries from special event email accounts.
  • Responsible for taking meeting notes for all Special Projects staff meetings and other meetings as needed.
  • Manage Special Projects department NRDC promotional items inventory
  • Limited travel may be required
  • Support the National Director of Donor Relations and Special Projects as needed
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office, Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Outlook
  • Ability to work accurately and with composure under deadline pressure
Educational Background: 
BA required
Skills/Experience: 
  • 1-3 years of work experience
  • Experience in event management preferred
  • Ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously and with minimal supervision
  • High comfort level with fiscal responsibility and tracking
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office suite is necessary. MS Word, Excel, in particular. Knowledge of Salesforce a plus.
  • Strong verbal, writing and interpersonal skills
  • Ability to prioritize and multi-task at times in high paced settings.
  • Mathematical aptitude, detail oriented, self-directed, takes initiative, self-starter are all a plus.
  • Flexible schedule. Will need to come in early or stay late at times.
  • Possible lifting of boxes that may have event supplies. Boxes can range from 10 – 30lbs.

Organization Info

Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc.

Overview
Headquarters: 
New York, NY, United States
Annual Budget : 
$100-500M
Founded: 
1970
About Us
Mission: 

The Natural Resources Defense Council's purpose is to safeguard the Earth: its people, its plants and animals and the natural systems on which all life depends.

We work to restore the integrity of the elements that sustain life -- air, land and water -- and to defend endangered natural places.

We seek to establish sustainability and good stewardship of the Earth as central ethical imperatives of human society. NRDC affirms the integral place of human beings in the environment.

We strive to protect nature in ways that advance the long-term welfare of present and future generations.

We work to foster the fundamental right of all people to have a voice in decisions that affect their environment. We seek to break down the pattern of disproportionate environmental burdens borne by people of color and others who face social or economic inequities. Ultimately, NRDC strives to help create a new way of life for humankind, one that can be sustained indefinitely without fouling or depleting the resources that support all life on Earth.

Listing Stats

Post Date: 
Jun 27 2018
Active Until: 
Jul 28 2018
Hiring Organization: 
Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc.
industry: 
Nonprofit