Council on Foundations

Associate, Legal Resources

Council on Foundations

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: District of Columbia • Washington • United States

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Salary

💰 $34 - $38 per hour

About the role

  • - Provide administrative support to the Council’s Legal Resources team including scheduling calls with Council members and legal counsel, supporting team meetings, and participating in cross-organizational meetings.
  • - Support the development and logistics of virtual peer spaces led by the Legal Resources team, including drafting email invitations, event registration set up, and Salesforce data hygiene.
  • - Manage shared email inbox to ensure emails are assigned to the appropriate staff counsel and that Council members receive a timely response.
  • - Maintain centralized folder of legal resources currently housed on the website and arrange resources topically.
  • - Enter members’ inquiries in Salesforce via SharePoint Connect and verify that inquiries are resolved via call, letter, or email are addressed.
  • - Manage and request, or perform, updates to the webpages for Legal Resources.
  • - Provide calendar and administrative support for upcoming speaking engagements, webinars, and conference sessions, including logistics, meeting materials, facilitating collaboration with guest speakers, and following through on all details.
  • - Contribute to overarching organization goals by participating in cross-functional working groups.

Requirements

  • QUALIFICATIONS
  • - 3 years of relevant work experience in a professional office environment, preferably at a nonprofit organization, membership association or mission-oriented law firm.
  • - 1 year of experience with project management software, such as Monday.com.
  • - 1 year of experience thinking independently and using discretion, initiative and discipline, to support a manager.
  • POSITION SPECIFIC COMPETENCIES
  • - Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
  • - Ability to maintain the highest level of integrity, confidentiality, professionalism, and ethics.
  • - Excellent customer service skills to include empathy, problem-solving and communication.
  • - Strong organization and project management skills.
  • GENERAL COMPETENCIES (REQUIRED OF ALL STAFF)
  • - Ability to actively engage in, demonstrate commitment to the Council’s Operating Principles and Inclusion values.
  • - Excellent interpersonal skills, the ability to listen well, and positively represent the organization and its mission.
  • - Strong attention to detail and accuracy.
  • - Ability to identify and solve problems efficiently and quickly.
  • - Ability to manage many and/or differing tasks, maintain productivity, and successfully meet deadlines.
  • - Ability to work effectively and positively both independently and on a team with a range of individuals and working styles, and with people at all organization levels including staff, board members, foundation officers, donors, and vendors.
  • - Experience or ability to use CRM database solutions, preferably Salesforce.
  • - Proficient skill in Microsoft Office 365 applications.
Benefits
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Hard Skills & Tools
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Soft Skills
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