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BACKGROUND:
NCLR – the largest national Hispanic civil rights and advocacy organization in the United States – works to improve opportunities for Hispanic Americans. Through its network of nearly 300 affiliated community-based organizations (CBOs), NCLR reaches millions of Hispanics each year in 41 states, Puerto Rico, and the District of Columbia.
SALARY:$30,000-$34,000; commensurate with experience
GENERAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Provide general assistance and support to San Antonio staff
- Establish and maintain effective filing management system for general office needs
- General office organization and maintenance
- Assist staff in the arrangement of staff and Affiliate retreats and off-site meetings including assisting visiting staff and guests with travel, lodging, and group meals
- Greet visitors, ascertain their business, and announce them to the appropriate staff
- Occasionally serve as the point of contact for external relationships with Affiliates, national organizations, researchers, or advocates on specific projects
- Assist in ordering, packing, and shipping supplies for trainings and other special events
- Provide support on activities related to the NCLR Annual Conference
- Answer inquiries on routine matters, referring to appropriate staff
- Take messages for calls sent to general voicemail box
- Make tentative appointments for community members, clearing these with staff before confirming
- Coordinate routine administrative tasks, such as filing, photocopying, recordkeeping, faxing, and arranging messenger services in a systematic way
- Maintain NCLR Texas webpage
- Perform other support duties deemed necessary and appropriate
- Provide program support as feasible and needed
Other Duties as Assigned
- Quarterly scanning of reports
- Database entry and maintenance
- Generate quarterly reimbursement report
- Assist with the preparation of various documents, including drafting letters, proofreading reports, and preparing graphs and charts
- Organize and execute large mail-outs, including newsletters, action alerts, etc
- Maintain mailing lists for several projects, up-to-date and free of errors
- Conduct some research and participate in projects, as needed
- Disseminates information as requested by general public
- Coordinate shipping and postage for individual and mass mailings as requested
- Organize and maintain files for all MOU based relationships and prepare support documents for payments to NHN affiliates
- Process reports for funders and reconcile as necessary
- Research Affiliate inquiry
- Maintain up-to-date Affiliate contact information
QUALIFICATIONS
- 3-5 years office-related experience
- Some college preferred
- Strong organizational and administrative skills required
- Effective communication skills
- Ability to work with minimal supervision
- Working knowledge of San Antonio and the Latino community
- Bilingual strongly preferred
- Ability to manage tasks and relationships specific to multiple components
- Ability to work with standard office equipment
- Basic technology skills related to Microsoft Office and the Internet
- Willingness to travel as needed
Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, national origin, marital status, religion, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, personal appearance, family responsibilities, political affiliation, or enrollment in a college, university, technical school, or adult education.
SEND COVER LETTER, RÉSUMÉ, AND WRITING SAMPLE TO:
National Council of La Raza
1126 16th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20036
Attn: Julie Perez
Fax: (202) 776-1775
hrmail@nclr.org
No phone calls please!
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