The Movement for Black Lives is hiring a
M4BL POLITICAL STRATEGY & CAMPAIGNS EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT
Location: Remote, with 40% travel required
Reports to: M4BL Political Strategy and Campaigns Executive
Salary: $88,000 - $103,000 per year with full health benefits for employee and dependents, employer-funded retirement plan, remote work stipend, and 28 days of vacation
Application Instructions: Please submit a resume and 1-2 page cover letter to the BambooHR link.
Movement for Black Lives
The Movement for Black Lives (M4BL) is an ecosystem of organizations and individuals creating a shared vision and strategy to win rights, control, and resources for Black people. Building on the legacy and strategies of past movements, the Movement for Black Lives has created a broad political home for Black organizers, activists, and their organizations. Our ecosystem is held together by politics of abolition, anti-capitalism, and radical Black Queer Feminisms and a value system that fights for the most marginalized amongst us.
Position Summary
The Political Strategy and Campaigns Executive Assistant provides stellar administrative support of a substantial and confidential nature, anticipating needs, proactively solving problems, and supporting a high-functioning Political Strategy and Campaigns Executive (PSC). Most of the work requires a high degree of autonomy, without prescribed procedures, and with delegated authority to exercise discretion and judgment, especially in communication with stakeholders. Many objectives, priorities, and demands are typical of this role; details are below. May require work on occasional weekends and evenings as determined.
Essential Functions
Logistics, Planning, and Calendar Management
Plan, coordinate, and manage the PSC Executive’s activities, including:
Travel arrangements and associated logistics
Meetings: independently discern when to commit PSC Exec to meetings based on an in-depth understanding of the priorities of the M4BL
Conferences with individuals and entities internal and external to M4BL
Scheduling and documentation support for Leadership Bodies of M4BL meetings
Organize and manage logistics associated with the PSC executives meetings, retreats, and special events
Manage multiple projects: anticipate and track critical dates, expenses, events, and logistical needs
Project Management and Coordination
Correspondence, Documentation & Communication
Emergent, Proactive, and Responsive Support
Note: The Movement for Black Lives is committed to responding flexibly to changing circumstances and priorities, which means that the expectations of every position are dynamic. This description reflects the assignment of essential functions but does not proscribe or restrict the tasks that may be assigned.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
Education and Experience:
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY WORKPLACE
The Movement for Black Lives, in partnership with its fiscal sponsor, the Common Counsel Foundation, is proud to be an equal employment workplace. We welcome and encourage job applicants motivated to work with us in addressing social injustice and those with personal experience with injustice. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on any of the following factors; race, color, religion (including religious dress and grooming practices), age, sex/gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, and/ or related medical conditions), gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, medical condition (genetic characteristics, cancer or a record or history of cancer), military or veteran status, national origin, ancestry, disability (mental and physical including HIV/AIDS, cancer, and genetic characteristics), and genetic information.