Executive Associate
Organization: Southern Vision Alliance
Position: Executive Associate
Hours/week: Part time, salaried staff
Category: Non-exempt employee, associate level
Desired Start Date: June 1, 2022
Compensation: $22,000 annual, with 90 day review
Application deadline: Position open until filled.
Location: Triangle/Triad/Raleigh/Durham, North Carolina
Summary
The Southern Vision Alliance (SVA) is looking for a detail-oriented person to support the executive director. This person must have a demonstrated commitment to SVA’s mission, vision, and values.
Desirable experiences and skills
- 2+ years of professional administrative experience, preferably related to political, movement oriented organization.
- Proficient with Microsoft Office and common office equipment
- Excellent organizational, time management, and communication skills
- Tact and discretion when dealing with confidential information
- Attention to detail
Required skills
- 2+ years of professional administrative experience, preferably related to political, movement oriented organization.
- Proficient with Microsoft Office and common office equipment
- Excellent organizational, time management, and communication skills
- Tact and discretion when dealing with confidential information
- Attention to detail
Supervision
- Supervised by the Executive Director.
- Collaborate with staff to complete responsibilities.
Responsibilities include
- Schedule meetings and manage calendars
- Help with daily time management
- Plan travel, including flights, accommodation and ground transportation
- Draft correspondence such as emails and letters
- Coordinate events and speaking engagements
- Other duties as assigned
To Apply
Submit the following to jobs@southernvision.org:
- Subject line: “SVA Assistant to the Executive Director application for <YOUR NAME>”
- Please attach the following:
- Resume,
- a cover letter, and
- three references, including a recent supervisor and colleague (name, phone, email, relationship to you)
About Southern Vision Alliance
Southern Vision Alliance (SVA) is a justice centered values-based “grassroots intermediary” organized to provide incubation, infrastructure, capacity building, coaching, and technical assistance to frontline organizing projects, leadership programs, and collaborations led by directly-impacted communities in the US South. We are an anchor for frontline groups and leaders to disrupt and transform power for collective liberation.
SVA is headquartered in Durham, NC and supports a diverse cohort of fiscally sponsored projects and funds across North Carolina.
Hiring Principles
- We hire people who will do excellent work for Southern Vision Alliance and its Sponsored Projects.
- We prioritize transparent, accountable hiring processes.
- We develop clear, replicable work systems that allow for new people to enter the work and for existing employees to evolve their roles and move into new positions.
- We proactively work to identify and cultivate potential candidates for open positions at SVA who are: North Carolinians, people of color, trans* or gender non-conforming, chronically ill and disabled, or others who may face obstacles to employment in the mainstream economy.
- We hire people who align with the mission and values of SVA.
- We hire people who have direct experiences with the problems we are working to address.
- We hire people who will contribute to a healthy, collaborative, fun, productive, always-evolving workplace culture.
SVA is an equal opportunity employer and strongly encourages people of color, women, LGBTQ+, and people with disabilities to apply.
SVA is an equal opportunity employer and prohibits discriminatory employment actions and treatment against employees and applicants for employment based on actual or perceived race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, marital status, personal appearance, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, familial status, family responsibilities, matriculation, political affiliation, genetic information, disability, and/or past incarceration.
