Location: Fully virtual. No travel/relocation required.

Salary Range: $20/hour

Work Hours: Must have availability during normal business hours, Monday through Friday

Timing for Contract: 12 months from start date (this is a part-time role, for 15 hours/week)

Deadline to Apply: August 23, 2024

Who We Are

Liberation Journeys’ goal is to support schools in their efforts to center student voice and racial justice by co-creating solutions to their most pressing school culture challenges and ensuring students play an active role in the school’s decision making and develop skills for disrupting institutional racism and inequity.

While school districts across the country have taken strides to incorporate more culturally inclusive curriculum and implement equity-driven initiatives, a more radically student-centered approach to addressing the effects of deeply ingrained systemic racism is required. Liberation Journeys is committed to answering these questions in partnership with young people and educators.

We believe all students deserve access to liberatory learning spaces that honor their identities, amplify their voices, and equip them to lead. Liberation Journeys equips schools with the tools to forge authentic partnerships with their students to co-create school culture that centers student voice, identity, and belonging.

The Opportunity

We are seeking to hire a self-starter as an Executive Assistant. Someone who is an adaptive problem solver, has excellent time management skills, and maintains strong attention to detail. This individual should also have strong written and verbal communication skills as they will oftentimes be the mouthpiece for the organization, and the right hand of the Executive Director.

The Executive Assistant will primarily be responsible for the management of logistics for the programming workshops, webinars, and events that Liberation Journeys puts on. They will also be focused on the creation of social media content, sharing social media content, and drafting of basic organizational communications (e.g. newsletters and email notifications to program participants and/or applicants). The role will report directly to the Executive Director.

As such, if you have a passion and commitment to amplifying student voices and championing racial justice in schools, this partnership is for you!

Liberation Journeys is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.

All qualified persons are encouraged to apply, regardless of race, color, creed, ethnicity, national origin, ancestry, age, height, weight, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, HIV status, marital or domestic partner status, or religious affiliation.

What You Will Do

Internal and External Communications

Draft and manage emails and reports on behalf of the organization.
Articulate ideas clearly in phone calls and virtual meetings.
Light proofreading and document editing skills.

Administrative Duties

Scheduling, managing calendars, setting up meetings and appointments.
Assist the Executive Director in managing and tracking deliverables and deadlines, ensuring timely completion and effective prioritization of tasks.
Booking and coordinating all travel-related expenses.

Social media

Posting new content and engaging with potential customers on social media platforms.
Using provided templates and content ideas to draft content for review prior to posting.

Program Support

Schedule meetings and send communications to teachers, school leaders, and district leaders.
Provide operations support for a teacher fellowship and multiple student fellowships during the upcoming school year.

What Makes You a Unique Fit for This Role

Minimum of 2 years of direct experience assisting a C-Suite Executive.
Problem-solver, adaptable and collaborative, quick to adjust as challenges arise.
Experienced in prioritizing tasks while working in a fast-paced environment.
Ability to quickly build trust and credibility with diverse stakeholders.
Strong communicator with excellent written, presentation, oral communications and interpersonal skills.
Able to work well in a team environment, while simultaneously handling multiple assignments, deliverables and meeting deadlines.
A track record of strong attention to detail and problem solving skills.
A reputation for integrity, transparency, and ethical leadership that contributes to a diverse and inclusive team culture.
Strong judgment to think critically about everything we are doing and ensure Liberation Journeys’ values are infused across all work.
Software Skills Desired – Google Suite; Asana; Canva; ChatGPT; MailChimp; Working knowledge of Microsoft Office including Excel.

What You Can Expect During the Recruitment and Hiring Process

Submissions must be emailed to Rupa Ramadurai, Board Secretary of Liberation Journeys, at rupa.ramadurai@gmail.com. Include a resume and a cover letter expressing your interest in the position. Only applicants who include BOTH a resume and cover letter will be considered.

Applications submitted through any other medium will not be considered. The application deadline is August 23, 2024.

Candidates can expect a response within 2 weeks of submission from the Board Secretary.

The next step will be a phone screen with the Board Secretary, and should the candidate move to the next stage, a final interview with the Executive Director will take place. All contracts for part-time employment with Liberation Journeys’ will be contingent upon a reference check.

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