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Office Assistant

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Madison, WI, USA
Full-time

The Office Assistant is responsible for coordinating office operations, and supporting the Executive Director to implement United Way of Wisconsin’s new strategic plan.

Areas of Responsibility: 

Executive Director Support

  • Assist in implementing the organizations new strategic direction.
  • Provide support for quarterly board meetings.
  • Assist with calendar coordination and meeting preparation.

Content Management

  • Assist with developing and administering surveys; along with compiling results.
  • Collect information for constituent meetings, presentations and reports.
  • Assist in implementing marketing initiatives through digital and print channels.

Project Support

  • Implement communication strategies including content management, list serves and newsletters.
  • Liaison to accounting, audit and other contract services.
  • Assist team members with basic administrative tasks including meeting planning, office record maintenance, equipment troubleshooting and support coordination, answering phones and achieving project deliverables.
Educational Background: 
BA degree preferred or three years of performing similar duties or equivalent.
Skills/Experience: 

All candidates should be able to:

  • Complete multiple tasks, be flexible, establish priorities, meet deadlines and adapt to a changing work environment.
  • Use Excel, PowerPoint, Word and Outlook.
  • Complete light bookkeeping or have an aptitude for working with numbers.
  •  Demonstrate interpersonal skills with the ability to work effectively in direct relationship with a diverse group of individuals or organizations.
  • Hold your own using social media, website or CRM platforms.

Skills, aptitudes or experience that will set you apart

  • Experience or interest using business analytic tools such as Domo or Tableau.
  • Strong creative thinking skills.
  • Experience generating and editing content for digital or print media.
  • Prior non-profit or AmeriCorps experience. 
  • Track record of solving problems, even small ones.

Personal growth opportunities by working with our team

  • Hone your skills and participate on projects that help the community thrive.
  • Learn multiple ways of approaching community issues, and increasing capacity in the nonprofit community.
  • Become a strong advocate for solving problems.
  • Push the limits on existing technology platforms and discover new ones.
  • Support your future goals
Compensation/Benefits: 

Salary: $31,000 to $40,000 per year

Organization Info

United Way Worldwide

Overview
Headquarters: 
Alexandria, VA, United States
Annual Budget : 
$100-500M
Founded: 
1934
About Us
Mission: 

United Way improves lives by mobilizing the caring power of communities around the world to advance the common good.

United Way fights for the health, education and financial stability of every person in every community. We win by living United. By forging unlikely partnerships. By finding new solutions to old problems. By mobilizing the best resources. And by inspiring individuals to join the fight against their community's most daunting social crises.

Listing Stats

Post Date: 
Feb 1 2019
Active Until: 
Mar 1 2019
Hiring Organization: 
United Way Worldwide
industry: 
Nonprofit