Administrative Associate
California Budget & Policy Center
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Sacramento • California • United States
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Salary
💰 $31 - $41 per hour
About the role
- Provides data, systems, and administrative support across the Budget Center
- Helps maintain Salesforce records, pull reports, publish digital content, organize internal systems, and support organizational infrastructure
- Works closely with team members across development, communications, and outreach to ensure information is accurate, systems are up to date, and assigned tasks are completed on time
- Supports implementation of recommendations from Salesforce consultants, including attending meetings and completing assigned follow-up tasks
- Pulls recurring reports related to partner engagement, donor activity, and organizational metrics
- Updates media lists and pulls coverage reports as directed
- Participates in internal equity-focused efforts and professional development activities, applying learnings to strengthen team collaboration and internal communications practices
Requirements
- Experience with Salesforce and providing administrative or systems support to teams is required
- Strong commitment to the mission and values of the Budget Center, including advancing social, economic, and racial equity
- Interest in nonprofit operations, data management, communications support, or administrative coordination
- Highly detail-oriented with strong organizational skills and the ability to follow established processes accurately
- Comfortable receiving direction, asking clarifying questions, and completing tasks independently once trained
- Ability to manage multiple assignments and meet deadlines in a structured, team-based environment
- Clear and professional written communication skills for internal coordination and basic external support
- Experience working with Salesforce or a similar CRM system required
- Experience providing administrative, data entry, or systems support in a team setting required
- Experience organizing and maintaining spreadsheets and digital files
- Ability and willingness to learn new systems and software platforms with training and support.
Benefits
- Excellent health insurance and dental and vision coverage (100% coverage of premiums for the employee; 90% coverage of premiums for dependents)
- Retirement benefits include a 403b plan and an annual SEP-IRA retirement contribution of at least 5% of salary (most recently set at 10% of salary); participation in the 403b plan is not required to receive an employer retirement contribution
- Annual paid leave benefits include:
- 12 vacation days
- 12 sick days
- 11 holidays
- 4 personal days
- Yearly evaluation of additional time off benefits during summer (half-day Fridays) and winter (late December office closure)
- Flexible work arrangements that support alternative schedules and both in-person and remote work
- 16 weeks of family leave for parents or caregivers
- FSAs for health, childcare, and transportation costs
- Annual stipends to cover home office, transportation, and well-being expenses
- Annual allocations for professional development
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
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Soft Skills
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