Program Assistant- Dirty Energy

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Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc.
Washington, DC, USA
Full-time

NRDC is seeking a Program Assistant for the Nature Program in our Washington DC office. The Nature Program’s Dirty Energy Team works on a range of issues pertaining to the protection of public lands, communities, and wildlife from the impacts of fossil fuel development. The Program Assistant will support the Dirty Energy team, which consists of several professionals, including attorneys. The position involves scheduling, administrative and legal assistant tasks, budget tracking, internal coordination amongst programs and teams, special projects, and research and writing, including blog posts and social media. The Program Assistant will regularly interact with coalition partners throughout the country and Congressional staff.

Areas of Responsibility: 
  • Managing the calendars of several individual professionals, including attorneys
  • Providing administrative and legal assistant support to the Dirty Energy Team, such as coordinating travel arrangements; processing contracts, invoices, and reimbursements; tracking budgeted expenses; and litigation support, when necessary
  • Providing research and writing support
  • Writing, editing, and proofreading policy documents, external correspondence, blogs and social media posts
  • Facilitating, coordinating, and supporting follow-ups to internal or external meetings
  • Executing special projects as they arise
Educational Background: 
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience preferred
Skills/Experience: 
  • Strong preference for having at least one year of full-time professional or related experience working with either: Congress, the executive branch, or an advocacy organization, or exposure to legal work
  • Excellent written and verbal communications skills; professional demeanor and presentation
  • Superior personal organization, time management and multi-tasking ability
  • Good judgment; attention to detail; teamwork; follows instruction well; can-do attitude; eagerness to learn about the Dirty Energy Team’s work
  • Ability to work and adapt independently under pressure and within time-sensitive deadlines
  • Experience in Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint
How to Apply: 

https://careers-nrdc.icims.com/jobs/4150/program-assistant--dirty-energy...

Job Function: 
Administrative Assistance / Clerical Work

Organization Info

Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc.

Overview
Headquarters: 
New York, NY, United States
Website: 
nrdc.org
Annual Budget : 
$100-500M
Founded: 
1970
About Us
Areas of Focus: 
Environment
Legal Services / Justice System
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: 
Feb 20 2019
Active Until: 
Mar 20 2019
Hiring Organization: 
Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc.
industry: 
Nonprofit