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The Women’s Enterprise Development Center Inc. (WEDC) is a non-profit microenterprise development program, a Small Business Administration’s (SBA) Women’s Business Center, and a New York State Empire Development Corporation’s Entrepreneurship Assistance Center (EAC), designed to help women and minorities achieve economic self-sufficiency through small business ownership. WEDC provides high-quality business training programs, one-on-one business counseling, microloan application and M/WBE certification application assistance for both start- up and established women business owners in Westchester County and the Hudson Valley. Our programs are offered in English and Spanish.

Position Summary: 

The Program and Office Coordinator works closely with the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and the Director of Development and Strategic Initiatives and plays a vital role in the execution of the organization’s initiatives and programs by performing a number of programmatic and administrative tasks. The Coordinator will have significant interaction with almost all of WEDC’s stakeholders: board members, donors, volunteers, clients, staff, community leaders and the media and therefore should have the ability to exercise good judgment in a variety of situations, strong people skills and excellent verbal, written and communications skills. Strong business technology acumen. The Coordinator takes initiative and solves problems proactively. The ideal candidate is dedicated to the organization’s mission and is a team player.

Responsibilities include: 

• Supports senior staff by facilitating and coordinating schedules and program participation
• Responsible for researching and preparing communications, including, but not limited to, organization updates, presentations, and other correspondence as required
• Creates visually compelling programmatic presentations that leverage data to tell a story
• Provides research and insight for staff and program meetings, capturing information and managing all follow-up actions and communications (including any additional research to inform next steps)
• Supports development tasks including letter and grant writing, entering contact information into database, mailings, fundraising event administration and follow up
• Coordinates travel arrangements and prepares travel and expense reports.
• Maintains internal and external communication phone, mail and email.
• Establishes and oversees office-filing system
• Liaises with IT support services
• Arranges the ordering and purchase of office supplies
• Performs other job-related duties or projects as assigned by the Senior staff and CEO

Qualifications and Experience: 

• Three to five years of experience in assisting a CEO or Executive Director at a nonprofit organization
• Excellent organizational, written and verbal communication and decision-making skills
• Knowledge and proficiency in Office 365, Microsoft Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, Dropbox, CRM database, WordPress and similar office management tools
• Ability to work independently
• Ability to multi-task and work in a fast-paced environment
• Experience in event planning and social media a plus
• Ability to maintain confidentiality
• Dependable, consistent, and positive- taking pride in ownership and authorship

Education:  

Bachelor’s degree. Degree in nonprofit management, business/entrepreneurship and/or women’s issues a plus.

Disclaimer: 

The statements herein are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by the employee in this position. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of a person in this position.

Women’s Enterprise Development Center Inc. (WEDC) Equal Opportunity Statement

WEDC is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We welcome qualified applicants to receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.

Job Type: 4 days/32 hours