Washington, DC-- Administrative Assistant--Muslim Public Affairs Council

Administrative Assistant



Education: Bachelor (BA, BS, etc.)
Location: Washington, District of Columbia, 20002, United States
Posted by: MPAC - Muslim Public Affairs Council
Job Category: Activism & Organizing, Administration, Advocacy, Public Policy
Salary: $12/hour
Last day to apply: May 15, 2009
Last updated: April 19, 2009
Type: Full time
Language(s): English
Job posted on: April 17, 2009
Area of Focus: Human Rights and Civil Liberties, Media and Journalism, Politics

he Muslim Public Affairs Council (MPAC), a public-policy/advocacy organization is looking for high-energy candidates for its full-time Administrative Assistant position. For more information on MPAC, please visit www.mpac.org.

Candidates applying must have a college degree and be able to multi-task in a fast paced work environment and be able to work with all types of personalities. Starting salary is $12/per hour with a cap of 40 hours per week; schedule may vary from week to week. Position starts on May 26, 2009.

Job duties include reading and routing all incoming mail; composing routine correspondence; organizing and maintaining filing system; answering and screening telephone calls; and arranging conference calls; scheduling events for the DC office and maintaining the daily to-do list; making copies of correspondence or other printed material; preparing outgoing mail and correspondences, including e-mails and faxes; ensuring systematic flow of documentation in the office and ensuring office is functioning in an efficient manner, including communicating regularly with the national office in Los Angeles; overseeing maintenance of all office equipment; handling travel arrangements; creating and updating databases for DC contacts; coordinating functions and events; representing MPAC at events; preparing monthly and other timely reports on various activities; communicating and implementing effective administrative strategies that support short, mid-and long-term growth objectives; attending staff, executive committee and other meetings; assisting in preparing and distributing MPAC press releases; and assisting in community outreach. Researching and programming skills are required for this position as the person hired will be expected to write press and other statements on short notice. A writing sample is required with your resume.
Benefits are included after the 90 day qualifying period.

Candidates applying must have work experience in the administration field, including excellent people, computer and phone skills. Please e-mail your resume and writing sample to suhadobeidi@hotmail.com no later than May 15, 2009.