The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) has an immediate opening for a Program Assistant to join our growing and dynamic Digital Advocacy and Fundraising team and Publications team, based in our New York office.
NRDC is one of America’s most effective an environmental action groups with more than 3 million members and online activists. Its staff of nearly 500 attorneys, scientists, and policy analysts works to protect the environment through courtroom action, legislative campaigns, and grassroots online activism.
The Program Assistant will provide administrative support to our largely New York-based team in a variety of capacities.
Areas of Responsibility:
- Schedule meetings and conference calls, as needed
- Respond to a high volume of email and phone call inquiries from members about their donations, and resolving donation problems in our database
- Handle regular contact updates in CRM database
- Handle travel arrangements
- Complete expense reports, process invoices, track team budget, and provide monthly updates
- Coordinate busy calendar and help keep projects on track
- Proofread campaign emails and publication materials, as needed
- Assist in the drafting of some campaign emails and other materials under direction of managers
- Assist Senior Publications Editor with production of publications, as needed
- Support larger communications team, as needed
Educational Background:
Bachelor’s Degree required
Skills/Experience:
- One year previous administrative or professional experience
- High degree of proficiency in the Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, and Outlook)
- Strong written and verbal/phone communications skills (experience in customer service a plus)
- Experience with CRM databases such as ActionKit, Salesforce, Luminate Online, and Raiser’s Edge a plus
- Experience with project management tools such as iMeet, Asana, and Basecamp also a plus
- Experience working with budgets and vendor invoices
- Strong interest in communications on environmental issues, advocacy, and working with the public
- Outstanding organizational skills, the ability to multitask, set priorities, follow institutional procedures, take initiative, and perform undirected work
- Close attention to detail and follow-through on tasks
- Ability to work accurately and with composure under deadline pressure
- Willingness to be available for occasional overtime work
Organization Info
Listing Stats
Post Date:
Sep 19 2018
Active Until:
Oct 19 2018
Hiring Organization:
Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc.
industry:
Nonprofit