Administrative Service Manager

Job Announcement
 

Organization Center for Community Change	Date April 18, 2013
Position Title Administrative Service Manager	Location Washington, DC

About the Center for Community Change
The Center for Community Change is a national social justice non-profit organization headquartered in Washington, D.C.  Founded in 1968 to honor the life and values of Robert F. Kennedy, our mission is to build the power and capacity of low-income people, especially low-income people of color, to have a significant impact in improving their communities and the policies and institutions that affect their lives.
 
The Center for Community Change is committed to help build powerful and dynamic movements in diverse communities across America that will be the impetus for creating a society in which everyone has enough to thrive and achieve their full potential.  Inspired by a belief in the dignity of all people, the Center has been instrumental in the fight for comprehensive and fair immigration reform, a push for a bold jobs agenda, and protecting essential retirement security programs. The Center played a major role in recent positive changes to immigration laws that will keep thousands of immigrant families together. Our Housing Trust Fund Project has helped bring affordable housing to millions of people.  For further information please visit our website at: www.communitychange.org.
 
About the Campaign for Community Change
The mission of the Campaign for Community Change is to increase the profile of policy issues that matter to low-income people and people of color, as well as to educate and empower low-income people and people of color to act on those issues.
In recent years, the Campaign and its partners have won important improvements in the social safety net, protected critical retirement security programs from the chopping block, defeated numerous anti-worker measures and mobilized communities across the country to win historic health care reform.  The Campaign has been widely credited with preventing anti-progressive forces from seizing the U.S. Senate through our work building a “firewall” with Latino, low-income and immigrant voters. Today, the Campaign is training more than 1,000 new activist leaders in swing states as we build a new movement for job creation.  For further information, please visit our website at www.campaignforcommunities.org
 
Position Description: The Administrative Services Manager maintains and promotes a professional work environment, where creativity, compassion, and courage thrive.  The position provides oversight to administrative support services and effectively drives and coordinates a broad range of services that allow the offices to operate seamlessly.  The Administrative Services Manager will have direct supervision and provide leadership to a professional pool of flexible administrative staff, and the reception function. 
 
A portion of time will be spent doing work for CCC's sister organization, the Campaign for Community Change.
 
This position reports to:  Director of Administration
 
Principal responsibilities include, but are not limited to the following:

• Support organization operations by maintaining general office systems and supervising flex administration staff.
• Management and supervision of front desk/rotating reception function.
• Management of meetings and conferences within the DC office.
• Maintain a professional working environment by ensuring that staff workspace remains safe, secure, and well-maintained.
• Prepare, update, and promote the effective implementation of administrative policies and procedures.
• Coordinate and support the onboarding and offboarding process of staff.
• Conduct space planning and management, including coordination of space assignments and office moves to ensure workstations are ready for use for new employees, and as needed.
• Manage leases with CCC’s tenants and with landlords when CCC is a tenant.
• Manage procurement of all office supplies, furniture, equipment, etc, in accordance with company purchasing policies and budgetary restrictions for DC headquarters and all field offices.
• Other administration duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• At least five years’ office and staff management experience.
• Experience with conference and meeting planning management, including contract/vendor management in an organization of similar size/complexity. 
• Sound judgment and decision making.  Demonstrated ability to analyze problems and resolve them quickly.
• Initiative and proven ability to work well with people at all levels, both in and out of the organization.
• Ability to plan, organize and prioritize time and workload to accomplish tasks and meet deadlines.
• Proven ability to work well under pressure, be flexible and implement problem resolution.
• Strong attention to detail.  Ability to review work for quality and accuracy.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.  Must be able to communicate information and ideas clearly and concisely and in a manner that shows sensitivity, tact, and professionalism.
• Ability to gather data, analyze information, and prepare reports.
• High proficiency in the use of the Microsoft Office Suite, especially Word and Excel.
• Possess good time management skills and be able to multitask in high-pressure situations.
• Commitment to the CCC’s mission and values.

Salary & Benefits: CCC offers a competitive salary and an excellent benefits package.
 
Closing Date of Position: Open Until Filled                                   
 
How to apply: Please submit resume, a cover letter that includes salary expectations and at least two writing samples to: