DESCRIPTION
The Fairness Project seeks a talented individual to join as Operations Coordinator. This is a great position for someone interested in running their own non-profit or campaign in the future and wants exposure to every element of an exciting, impactful start-up nonprofit.
Reporting to the Executive Director (ED) the Operations Coordinator will be instrumental to The Fairness Project's (TFP) short and long-term success by coordinating work across the organization and the campaigns we support. The Operations Coordinator will also support the execution of critical executive office operations.
This is a new position at TFP and it's an opportunity for the Operations Coordinator to help build the operations program from the ground up.
TFP is taking on our broken economy and our broken political system by going straight to voters to make significant gains for working Americans. We combine the best of nonprofit start-ups and political campaigns with immediate impact on people's lives.
About The Fairness Project
With so many working people in America being left behind in an economy that is fundamentally stacked against them, The Fairness Project, a 501(c)(4), promotes and backs state- and city-based ballot initiative campaigns and raises national awareness of the need to bring economic fairness to tens of millions of people. The Fairness Project puts political power directly into the hands of voters to enact the economic improvements they want and need.
The Fairness Project, which operates with a multi-million dollar budget, provides funding directly to ballot initiative campaigns, but unlike many other organizations, it goes beyond financial support to provide ongoing services that give these campaigns the cutting edge tools to build broad grassroots support and ensure success on Election Day. Services include digital outreach and social media, data and analytics, strategic planning and advice, opinion research, media support, and national campaign coordination.
In 2016, The Fairness Project partnered with ballot initiative campaigns to raise the minimum wage and, in some states, require employers to provide paid sick leave. All four initiatives that appeared on the ballot this Election Day were approved by voters, raising wages for more than 2 million working Americans and passing paid sick days for 1.9 million. Combined with earlier campaign victories in Washington D.C. and California, The Fairness Project harnessed the power of ballot initiatives to raise the wage for roughly 8 million workers and their families in 2016.
In future campaign cycles, The Fairness Project will work with state- and city-level partners to:
- Support more measures in states and cities across the country to address other issues of economic inequality. Examples may include minimum wage increases, paid time off and family leave, health care, and fair scheduling.
- Make a fair economy a central issue in the national political dialogue.
Job Description
The Operations Coordinator's core responsibilities will revolve around providing top-notch administrative support to the Executive Director and running the day-to-day operations of the organization. Top candidates will be passionate about working on progressive issues in a fast-paced environment, eager to solve problems, execute at the highest levels, and learn on the job.
Responsibilities include, but are not be limited to:
- Manage calendars and provide administrative, writing, and research support to the Executive Director
- Design and manage complex workflows and projects across multiple departments and TFP campaigns
- Organize, coordinate, and schedule meetings
- Take notes at meetings as requested and ensure follow-up items are communicated to the appropriate parties
- Manage expense accounts, assist with budget related activities and contracts and payments
- Assist with other duties as assigned, including those related to operations and campaigns
REQUIREMENTS
Skills and Qualifications include, but are not limited to:
- A deep commitment to economic fairness and enthusiasm to see organizational success
- 1 – 2 years of experience in a role that requires a high level of organization
- A systems thinker, interested in studying and implementing best organizational management and team leadership practices
- A willingness to take risks, comfort with screwing up, and enthusiasm for learning from those mistakes is required
- Curiosity and creativity are critical, excellence in organization is a must
- A sense of humor is useful but not required
- Ability to maintain your creativity, strategic thinking and high quality of work within tight deadlines, while managing multiple projects, and understanding that long hours are occasionally required
- Ability to work well with others, and a passion for building support, partnership, and community around economic fairness and impact
The candidate loves to improvise, experiment, and is wildly curious and wants to build a successful career in progressive politics and/or nonprofits; enjoys the thrill of advocacy or campaign work, and is passionate about improving people's lives by fighting economic inequality in America.
Intended to convey the essential information and scope of work for this position, this job description is not meant to communicate a comprehensive list of responsibilities, duties or skills associated with the candidate or the role.
BENEFITS
Compensation and benefits are competitive. This position is in Washington, DC.
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