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Program Assistant - Energy & Transportation

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Washington, DC, United States
Full-time

NRDC is seeking an experienced Program Assistant to work with the Energy and Transportation (E&T) team. The position provides administrative support to senior managers and advocates, requiring strong organizational skills, ability to juggle multiple, complex tasks, and willingness to work with a diverse and fast-paced team with limited supervision.

Areas of Responsibility: 
  • Serve as a primary point of contact/coordinator for our federal energy and climate program staff, including coordinating team meetings, periodic retreats, and other staff development/coordination activities as requested;
  • Staff the climate and energy federal team meetings, providing agendas, calendar invites and notes to all participants;
  • Follow up on action items from team meetings to ensure timely delivery of requests for and from staff.
  • Senior staff support:
  • Day-to-day scheduling including internal and external meetings
  • Arrange all travel: provide flight and hotel options, books travel, and manage calendar
  • Processes monthly AMEX and reimbursement reports in Concur
  • Support other energy staff for calendar and expenses
  • Support budgeting for a range of energy and climate project codes, major projects and initiatives, including overseeing use of and entry into a budget tracker, and checking overall spend rates at least monthly;
  • Liaise between senior staff and other departments on budget and income issues, relaying information and concerns to relevant finance and development staff;
  • Aide end-of-the-year and mid-year grant reporting;
  • Support grant proposals and reports, as requested;
  • Work with development and finance staff to analyze grant period expenses and facilitate incoming grants/donations; and
  • Manage contracts and pass-through grants, as requested.
Skills/Experience: 
  • 3-5 years’ experience in an administrative, finance or accounting position;
  • Highly proficient with Microsoft Office including Word, Excel, and Outlook;
  • Strong facility with spreadsheets and databases, and experience with accounting and finance;
  • Detail oriented with excellent written and oral communication skills;
  • Ability to work independently, following organizational procedures and performing accurately under deadlines;
  • Ability to prioritize, manage, and follow through on multiple, complex tasks with a high degree of autonomy;
  • Strong research skills are preferred;
  • Ability to organize and manage internal and external events;
  • BA/BS graduate, preferably in business, finance or accounting, with excellent academic credentials.   

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: 
Nov 2 2017
Active Until: 
Dec 2 2017
Hiring Organization: 
Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc.
industry: 
Nonprofit