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SUMMARY DESCRIPTION

The Future of Workers (FoW(ers)) Team is committed to lifting up, investing in, and acting on questions and ideas of economic democracy in service of Ford Foundation’s mission of challenging inequality and promoting social justice around the world. We support innovations in building institutional power for workers, incubate and support vehicles that create an economy that ensures all types of work are valued with fairness and dignity, and promote system change approaches to shift the rules of the economy.

The FOW Program Assistant plays a key role in ensuring the successful running of the programmatic team. Reporting to two Program Officers, they will be responsible for managing the Program Officers’ schedules, travel planning and logistics and support for grant administration. The ideal candidate is someone with a proven record of successfully managing heavy and complex calendaring across different time zones. They are an excellent communicator who is actively engaged in the evolving priorities of the team’s workflow and, therefore, able to problem-solve and work independently to meet the Program Officers’ administrative and event management needs.

The Ford Foundation is committed to practicing salary transparency. The compensation for the FOW Program Assistant is at minimum $75,000 and maximum is $87,000. The foundation offers a hybrid work model, flexible work arrangements, a dedicated budget for professional development of staff, family and caregiver support, generous time off, as well as affordable and comprehensive benefits.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Principal duties and responsibilities

• Manage two Program Officers’ calendar schedules across different time zones
• Manage travel planning and logistics for Program Officers and international visa processes
• Initiate and manage the contracts process, including tracking payments, and forwarding invoices for payment and processing expense reports
• Provide general administrative support, including assisting with onboarding for new hires, creating, editing and managing documents
• Supporting Program Officers when preparing a FOWers or grantee event as well as other administrative tasks as needed
• Provide support for grant-related inquiries, including coordinating correspondence records and contact lists
• Establish and maintain appropriate files, including virtual grant file records

QUALIFICATIONS

• Intercultural sensitivity and openness to collaborate and communicate with regional partners and offices with accountability and responsibility
• Ability to prioritize and handle multiple tasks
• Excellent oral and written communications skills with high attention to detail and accuracy
• Detailed knowledge of and demonstrated proficiency in the use of Microsoft Office and Google applications, including Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Google Drive, Sheets, Docs, Slides
• Demonstrated proficiency in utilizing online information resources and data tools for information retrieval and data entry
• Possess a learning and growth attitude and open to constructive feedback
• College degree plus a minimum of 1 year of work experience or equivalent combination of education and work experience
• Ability to start at 7am or 8am is a plus for communication with other time zones outside the US
• Spanish and Arabic language proficiency are a plus

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

This position is primarily a sedentary role. However, the person in this position may need to occasionally move about inside the office to liaise with internal staff, access files, office machinery and a copy machine/printer.

The Ford Foundation is committed to providing access, equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its programs, and operations. As part of this commitment, the Foundation will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. If a reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application process, please contact [email protected]

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Alignment to Culture and Values

• Commitment to the Foundation’s mission and core values of equity, openness, collaboration, trust, accountability and urgency
• Personal qualities of humility, capacity for self-reflection, and a sense of humor
• Discretion and ability to handle confidential issues
• Action-orientated and entrepreneurial self-starter who can work well independently and in teams

Benefits

• Hybrid Workplace and Flexible Work Arrangement policies
• Medical and dental benefits for employee and immediate family on first day of work
• Retirement savings account with matching company contributions of up to 13%
• Three weeks’ paid vacation in first year of work; four weeks in subsequent years
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Office closed the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day
• Professional development initiatives for growth
• Generous parental leave (maternal and paternal) during new child’s first year (born into family or adopted)

Equal employment opportunity and having a diverse staff are fundamental principles at The Ford Foundation, where employment and promotional opportunities are based upon individual capabilities and qualifications without regard to race, color, religion, gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation/affectional preference, age, national origin, marital status, citizenship, disability, veteran status or any other protected characteristic as established under law. The Ford Foundation does not discriminate against formerly incarcerated individuals.

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