NRDC is seeking a Program Assistant to provide administrative and day-to-day operations support for the California Advocacy and Partner Engagement teams in the Center for Policy Advocacy department in its San Francisco, CA office. This is a heavily administrative level role.
- Scheduling and facilitating internal and external meetings, managing and resolving schedule conflicts
- Managing calendar appointments and meetings
- Coordinating travel arrangements
- Processing invoices and business expenses in a timely manner
- Accounting and budget management
- Ensuring communication, collaboration, and information-sharing within the team and the department and with other institutional partners
- Drafting, editing, formatting, and proofreading internal memorandum and legal documents
- Providing research and writing support
- Providing general operational support and performing ad hoc projects for the California Advocacy and Partner Engagement teams as needed
- Manage lobbying activity timesheets and submission of quarterly reports to the State of California. Assist with lobbying compliance.
- Minimum two years administrative experience
- Strong experience with spreadsheets and databases, and experience with accounting, budgeting and/or finance preferred;
- Excellent written and verbal communications skills
- Superior personal organization, time management, attention to detail, and multi-tasking ability
- Ability to juggle multiple deadlines and prioritize
- Good judgment; follows instruction well; can-do attitude
- Ability to maintain confidentiality
- Advanced computer skills in Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint
- Social media skills a plus
NRDC is committed to workplace diversity and inclusion. We are equal opportunity employers and do not discriminate in hiring or employment on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, gender, marital status, sexual orientation, age, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. We offer competitive salaries, excellent benefits, and a pleasant working environment. Salary is based on a nonprofit scale and commensurate with experience.