Back to top

Program Assistant

This job is no longer available

NRDC is seeking a Program Coordinator for the American Cities Climate Challenge (ACCC) in the Healthy People and Thriving Communities program. The American Cities Climate Challenge is an unprecedented opportunity for 20 ambitious cities to significantly deepen and accelerate their efforts to tackle climate change and promote a sustainable future for their residents. The Program Coordinator position will provide support for the project team, including providing logistics support on convenings and meetings; facilitating information flow; and managing key administrative functions. Additionally, this position will provide day-to-day research support on other Challenge activities. THIS IS A TERM LIMITED POSITION THROUGH 12/31/2020

Areas of Responsibility: 
  • Support the team’s daily operations by managing calendars and meetings, booking travel, and providing other general administrative assistance.
  • Process and manage expenses, invoices, and contracts.
  • Manage grants and project budget reports.
  • Manage contracts with consultants and vendors.
  • Provide logistics support on convenings and meetings.
  • Track metrics for the ACCC team for regular reporting within the project and partners
  • Facilitate information flow within the ACCC team, including taking and distributing notes and keeping files organized on Dropbox and Google Suite.
Educational Background: 
Bachelors degree in a related field.
Skills/Experience: 
  • 1-3 years administrative experience.
  • Familiarity with clean energy and climate policy and programs at the city level preferred.
  • Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
  • Ability to handle multiple work streams and competing deadlines under pressure.
  • Self-starter who can work independently in a fast-paced environment.
  • Team player with a professional manner, positive attitude and sense of humor.
  • Ability to maintain confidentiality and work discretely with sensitive information.
  • High proficiency with Microsoft office, including Word, Excel, and Outlook.

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: 
Jan 19 2019
Active Until: 
Feb 19 2019
Hiring Organization: 
Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc.
industry: 
Nonprofit