SPECIAL ASSISTANT

ONE Campaign is a global non-profit organization that seeks to raise public awareness about the issues of global poverty, hunger, disease and efforts to fight such problems in developing countries.  ONE Campaign is dedicated to helping Africa beat AIDS and in facilitating the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).  We have offices in Washington, DC, London, Berlin and Abuja.  This position is based in our Washington DC office.

The Special Assistant will be responsible for providing high-level project and administrative support to the US Executive Director (US ED).  This position will be expected to coordinate day-to-day activities, manage administrative needs, and ensure timely flow of information to and from the US ED.  Key duties include organization of internal and external meetings; ensuring information flow to and from the US ED; assisting in internal and external relationship building; tracking and monitoring the progress of projects, action items, and strategies that stem from the US ED; maintaining accurate and detailed calendar; handling all travel arrangements; handling incoming mail; completion and submission of expense reports and reconciling monthly credit card statements; development of professional documents, spreadsheets, and/or databases;  and screening telephone and written communications to the US ED. 

Qualified candidates will possess a Bachelor's degree and at least 3 years experience providing direct senior management project and administrative support; experience working on the Hill and/or in a campaign setting; excellent oral and written communication skills; superb professionalism and diplomacy; proficiency in Microsoft Office, in particular Word, Excel and Outlook; experience making business travel arrangements, both domestic and international; exceptional organizational skills and attention to detail; proven ability to exercise good judgment on a consistent basis; ability to multitask and prioritize a number of projects; and ability to work long hours, as needed.

ONE Campaign offers a competitive salary, an excellent benefits package, and metro accessible location.  Qualified candidates are asked to submit cover letter, stating desired salary, and resume to adminjobs@one.org.  Reference Special Assistant in the subject line.  For more details about ONE, visit www.one.org.  No phone calls please.