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Program Assistant

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NRDC is seeking a Program Assistant in our Chicago office to work with two Nature attorneys, Senior Attorney with the Sustainable FERC Project, and Attorney with Clean Vehicles & Fuels Project. This is an administrative position: The candidate must be able to efficiently handle administrative tasks such as: scheduling and coordinating internal and external meetings, coordinating and booking travel, processing expenses, managing budgets, performing basic research, proofreading and preparing written materials.

Areas of Responsibility: 
  • Tracking project budget expenses and revenue;
  • Processing invoices and business expenses;
  • Organizing and manipulating data in Excel, including pivot tables;
  • Scheduling and facilitating internal and external meetings;
  • Maintaining calendar appointments and meetings;
  • Coordinating travel arrangements;
  • Editing, formatting, and proofreading documents and presentations;
  • Basic research;
  • Providing general administrative support and help with ad hoc projects as needed.
Educational Background: 
Bachelors degree or equivalent experience;
Skills/Experience: 
  • 2 years previous administrative experience;  
  • Attention to detail, including strong proofreading skills (a proofreading test will be given during in-person interviews);
  • Excellent written and verbal communications skills;
  • Ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment, organize and coordinate multiple tasks, set priorities, follow organizational procedures, and perform quickly and accurately under deadlines;
  • Ability to maintain confidentiality;
  • Excellent time-management skills;
  • Advanced computer skills in Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint.

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: 
May 27 2018
Active Until: 
Jun 27 2018
Hiring Organization: 
Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc.
industry: 
Nonprofit