[sudo-discuss] Executive Assistant/ Event Planner, Breakthrough Institute, downtown Oak

Here's one more for anyone who thinks in post-partisan pragmatist terms and believes in smart public investment... and can do outstanding work as an executive assistant/events coordinator, too http://thebreakthrough.org/about/jobs/ :Danny *Executive Assistant/Events Coordinator. * Background: The Breakthrough Institute is a paradigm-shifting think tank committed to modernizing environmentalism for the 21st century. Our core values are integrity, imagination and audacity. Our goal is to accelerate the transition to a future where all the world's inhabitants can enjoy secure, free, prosperous, and fulfilling lives on an ecologically vibrant planet. Job Description: Breakthrough is looking to hire a full-time Executive Assistant/Events Coordinator to provide support to the executive staff and to help plan various events, including our annual June conference. This is a great entry-level position for a smart, capable person interested in a career in nonprofit events management and nonprofit operations. As Breakthrough is a small and growing organization, the Executive Assistant/Events Coordinator will have the opportunity to contribute to a number of different areas related to the operation of the think tank. Ideally, the candidate would be available to start in March. Responsibilities include: - Assistance to the Breakthrough principals running the day to day operations of the think tank - Planning and providing support for various events and dinners throughout the year - General administrative support, including filing expenses, handling invoices and billing, taking notes during staff meetings, scheduling travel - Office maintenance and organization, including answering phones, supply maintenance, communicating with the building managers, setting up work spaces for fellows and new hires - Working with our Director of Development, Events, and Operations and outside events consultant to plan and execute the Breakthrough Dialogue, Breakthrough's annual June conference - Serve as a liaison for attendees of the Breakthrough Dialogue, helping them arrange travel to the conference, answering questions, and processing registrations Qualifications: - Four year college degree - Experience in event planning preferred (college experience okay) - Excellent verbal and written communication skills - Keen attention to detail and high level of organization - High level of proficiency on Macs - An interest in Breakthrough's core mission Salary commensurate with experience.