Temporary Operations and Development Assistant
Overview:
Collective Power for Reproductive Justice (collectivepowerrj.org) is a national reproductive rights and justice organization dedicated to educating, mentoring, and inspiring new generations of advocates, leaders, and supporters. Combining activism, organizing, leadership training, and reproductive rights movement building, Collective Power promotes an inclusive agenda that advances reproductive rights and health, and social and economic justice.Collective Power is a fiscally sponsored project of TSNE (tsne.org).
Responsibilities:
The Temporary Development and Operations Assistant supports the day-to-day administrative and fundraising activities of the organization, under supervision of the Deputy Director of Systems and Sustainability. This position supports all organizational operations, including performing administrative duties, accounts payable, supporting internal and external events, supporting fundraising operations, and other special projects as needed.
Essential Functions
Administrative – 30%- Manages all office supplies and requests;
- Ensures mail is delivered and email account and voicemail checked;
- Maintains and distributes all meeting minutes;
- Assists with data maintenance in the CiviCRM database, and with maintaining physical and electronic storage of organizational files, records, and correspondence;
- Under the direction of the Finance Director, processes invoices and payments;
- Organizes and submits monthly expense reports for the project credit card and supports staff with expense reports.
- Track incoming donations, produce and mail gift receipts and thank-you notes;
- Support fundraising mailings as needed;
- Manage annual conference sponsorship campaign, including email outreach, sponsorship tracking, and supporting staff in conducting outreach;
- Maintain accurate fundraising records by adding information into the database, including gifts, activities, and notes.
- Supports other fundraising activities as needed.
- Assists with planning and production of event logistics for the annual conference, internship training, fundraising events, and other project convenings and staff convenings, including supporting facilities management and work with catering services, travel agents, hotels, and other vendors;
- Provide onsite event support as needed.
Other duties as assigned – 10%
Qualifications:
We will consider exceptional candidates who demonstrate a strong combination of the specific qualifications and skills described below.- 1-2 years of related experience;
- Alignment with mission and values;
- Demonstrated ability to interact effectively and work successfully with persons of diverse backgrounds, including people with different racial, ethnic and class backgrounds, people of different genders, and people with disabilities;
- Must be detail-oriented; able to handle high volume of work in a fast-paced environment; have good organizational skills; and strong verbal and written communication skills;
- Must have word processing and data entry skills using Microsoft programs (especially Word and Excel) and Google documents; and experience using spreadsheets and databases.
- Must be based in Western Massachusetts and have reliable transportation to our offices at Hampshire College.
Physical Demands/Work Environment
The physical demands described here are representative of those for this position. Reasonable accommodations will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the functions. Work is performed in an office environment and in close proximity to other workers.
While performing the duties of this position, the employee is required to:
- Handle, or feel objects, tools or controls;
- Reach; traverse; sit (usually for longer periods of time); occasionally ascend/descend; and position self (to) move;
- Occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds;
- The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate;
- Job is not subject to significant occupational or environmental hazards;
- Likelihood of personal injury would be relatively slight;
- Environmental and work hazards are not present to a measurable degree.
Compensation and Benefits
Location: Work will be primarily performed hyrbid in Amherst , MA and from your home office.Compensation: The salary for this position is $29.15/hr and is commensurate with experience.
Benefits: This position is eligible for a full benefits package including:
- Generous Paid-Time-Off (PTO): twelve paid holidays, three weeksof vacation, one week of personal holiday, and ability to accrue up to 487.5 hours of health leave time for benefited staff.
- 80% Employer-paid, offering some $0 deductible Health Insurance through Harvard Pilgrim along with several low-deductible plans;
- Low-cost Guardian Dental and Vision.
- Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) for Health and Dependent Care.
- Employer-paid Life, Long- and Short-Term Disability Insurance.
- Employer-paid Pension and Employee-paid 403b plan through TIAA.
- ...and more!
We value and honor the unique talents, learning styles, and lived experiences of each individual that enrich and strengthen our workplace culture, and we are proud to be an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer.
All employment conditions are based on an individual’s performance and job qualifications. TSNE/CPRJ prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, creed, color, religion, native language, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, physical or mental disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, parental status, pregnancy, race-based hairstyles, or any other protected characteristic stated by federal and state law.
Regardless of any class’ protection under the law or lack thereof, TSNE//CPRJ celebrates diversity and values the strengths that come with having a diverse team of employees. It is represented in our workplace culture, and it is who we are.
TSNE//CPRJs EEO statement extends to volunteers, interns, contractors, vendors, and clients.