Administrative Assistant Jobs in Civil Rights Corps Washington, DC

The Administrative Assistant is responsible for many of the day-to-day administrative functions of the Operations Department at CRC. The Administrative Assistant is both a public facing position; they are generally the first person that people speak with or see when contacting CRC and also an internal facing position as they provide day-to-day support to all staff either directly or indirectly. This is a new position, in our DC office, on a growing Operations team and reflective of the increased administrative support needs as CRC continues to grow.

Job duties include: (but not limited to):

• Sit at front desk to assist visitors as needed
• Answer phones and direct people to appropriate person both within CRC and elsewhere when necessary
• Track and respond to phone messages, email and other electronic communications as necessary
• Manage all incoming and outgoing mail 
• Implement COVID safety protocols and general security measures
• Ensure CRC office space is functional.
• Manage office supply inventory and ordering.
• Manage internal/team telecommunications, phone system and Zoom meeting accounts
• Assist with varied Operations Team responsibilities including data entry and scheduling.  
• Assist CRC staff with tasks as necessary and may including mailing preparation, travel assistance and scheduling.
• Assist CRC Senior Leadership with expense reports and administrative requests.
• Internal and external meeting support, 
  
  

Qualifications:

• The ideal administrative assistant is passionate about social justice, hard-working, a fast learner, proactive, able to juggle multiple tasks, and able to work well in a collaborative environment. 
• Ability to cooperate and effectively communicate with a diverse staff, supporters and visitors.
• Comfortable working in MS Office, proficiency in MS Word and Excel a plus.
• QuickBooks experience a plus. 
• Scheduling experience working across multiple calendars.
• Ability to work efficiently and autonomously and exercise independent judgment to solve administrative issues.
• Attention to detail. 
• Comfortable taking on new projects and assignments