Administrative Coordinator, E2

at Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. in Chicago, Illinois, United States

Job Description

Administrative Coordinator, E2
Job Locations

US-CA-San Francisco | US-IL-Chicago

Job ID 
2024-5573  

# of Openings 
1  

Group 
Center for Campaigns & Organizing
Overview

NRDC is a non-profit environmental advocacy organization. We use law, science, and the support of 3.1 million members and online activists to protect the planet's wildlife and wild places and to ensure the rights of all people to clean air, clean water, and healthy communities. NRDC was founded in 1970 and our people helped write some of America's bedrock environmental laws, including the Clean Water Act and many of the implementing regulations. Today, our team of more than 700 lawyers, scientists, economists, policy advocates, communications experts, and others work across the United States and the globe from our offices in Beijing; Bozeman, Montana; Chicago; New Delhi; New York; San Francisco; Santa Monica; and Washington, D.C.

NRDC is seeking an Administrative Coordinator to work with the Center for Campaigns and Organizing team in our Chicago or San Francisco office.
Position Summary
The Administrative Coordinator provides administrative and operations support for the E2 team with focus on supporting E2's executive director.

Responsibilities

Provide administrative and logistical support to E2 executive director and other assigned team members, per NRDC's administrative guidelines. This includes, but is not limited to:
Provide budgeting and accounting support, including processing invoices, maintaining contracts, preparing reports, and tracking spend.
Responsible for contract submission and facilitation of institutional processes related to contract approval and vendor set-up.
Manage electronic filing systems and databases related to contracts, invoices and other team files for the assigned team.
Provide administrative and logistical support to E2 executive director and other assigned team members, per NRDC's administrative guidelines. This may include, but is not limited to:
Schedule calendar appointments and meetings primarily for E2's executive director with a wide range of external stakeholders.
Draft, edit, format, or proofread materials, correspondence or reports.
Create and submit expense reports on behalf of assigned team members; may be asked to book travel and plan associated logistics.
Schedule, organize, prepare for, and follow-up on assigned meetings, including E2's monthly chapter director calls, and planning logistics, preparing materials, taking notes, and sending out action items.
Assist with event planning and management, which may require working with external parties, event scheduling, arranging catering, printing, materials preparation, and liaising with Workplace Strategy colleagues.
Provide support to ensure effective communication, collaboration, and information-sharing within the department and with external institutional partners.
Learn, coordinate and execute multiple software platforms to support E2's program and advocacy work
Become a Salesforce Super User, and develop the ability to send action alerts and event invitations;
Ability to learn and execute Marketing Cloud;
Ability to update the E2 website;
Administer the E2 Zoom account, including tech during monthly webinar series.
The above list of duties is not comprehensive but generally demonstrates the types of matters under this position's responsibility. Other duties may be assigned.

Qualifications

Required
High School Diploma or GED.
1-3 years of relevant work experience.
And/or equivalent education or experience.
Skills, Abilities, Competencies

Commitment to NRDC's mission, values, and DEI principles.
Competence with and commitment to diversity and inclusion; ability to be an effective partner with diverse colleagues, leaders and partners.
Demonstrated ability to perform or quickly learn new tasks, systems, and technology.
Ability to prioritize and efficiently execute multiple tasks, follow institutional procedures, and work independently with strong attention to... For full info follow application link.

NRDC is committed to advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion, both in our work and in our workplace. We believe that celebrating and actively welcoming a diversity of voices and perspectives is essential to solving the planet's most pressing environmental problems, and we encourage applications from candidates whose identities have been historically under-represented in the environmental movement. We are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate in hiring or employment on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, marital status, sexual orientation, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.