{"id":50608,"date":"2023-08-23T06:34:00","date_gmt":"2023-08-23T13:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/?p=50608"},"modified":"2023-08-19T07:34:34","modified_gmt":"2023-08-19T14:34:34","slug":"job-program-assistant-lower-columbia-estuary-partnership-portland-or","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/job-program-assistant-lower-columbia-estuary-partnership-portland-or\/","title":{"rendered":"Job: Program Assistant, Lower Columbia Estuary Partnership (Portland, OR)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong>Job Type:<\/strong> Permanent<br \/><strong>Salary Details:<\/strong> $45,300 &#8211; $65,000, Full Time Equivalent<br \/><strong>Deadline:<\/strong> Aug 25, 2023<br \/><strong>Minimum Hours Required:\u00a0<\/strong>32 hours per week\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Position Information\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>The Lower Columbia Estuary Partnership seeks a Program Assistant to provide fiscal, administrative, and logistical support to the Community Programs Team primarily on stormwater\/green infrastructure projects but across the team, as well. This position has a heavy focus on data entry; primary duties include tracking grant and contract expenditures, mileage tracking, assisting with the creation of and submittal of grant reports, preparing letters and administrative reports, and preparing reimbursement requests for funders. This position will work closely with the Community Programs Director to assist with community and partner communications, scheduling, and provide other logistical program support. This position requires strong organizational skills and attention to detail and works with a fair degree of independence while maintaining regular interaction with supervisor. The Program Assistant will work closely with members of the Community Programs Team as well as the Fiscal and Administrative Staff of the Estuary Partnership.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>This position requires strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and the ability to work both collaboratively and autonomously.\u202fBased in the Estuary Partnership Portland office, this position offers a flexible work schedule and work from home opportunities, with occasional meetings or events outside of the office.\u202f They\u00a0place a priority on applications from candidates who come from or have experience with diverse populations and underserved communities, including communities of color and low-income communities.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>REQUIRED EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE<\/strong><br \/>\uf0a7 Four years\u2019 experience working with and supporting grant-funded programming.<br \/>\uf0a7 Demonstrated experience with project tracking, tracking multiple revenue sources, and performing bookkeeping in a non-profit, for-profit, or governmental accounting environment. A degree or coursework in business administration or a related field can be included as experience.<br \/>\uf0a7 Demonstrated experience working with electronic record keeping systems.<br \/>\uf0a7 Proficiency in Microsoft Office software, including Excel, and familiarity with QuickBooks or other accounting software.<br \/>\uf0a7 Attention to detail.<br \/>\uf0a7 Skill working collaboratively with staff, multiple funders, vendors, and other parties.<br \/>\uf0a7 Strong written and verbal communication skills.<br \/>\uf0a7 Motivated, self-directed team member with a general interest in environmental practices.<\/p>\n<p><strong>ESSENTIAL DUTIES<\/strong><br \/>\uf0a7 Provide program support to Community Programs Team with administrative, fiscal, and logistical duties.<br \/>\uf0a7 Works closely with the Community Programs Director and Education Team Manager to implement stormwater and green infrastructure, stewardship, environmental education, and other programming.<br \/>\uf0a7 Track, record, and report mileage for the Team.<br \/>\uf0a7 Assist with the tracking, collection, recording, and preparation of quarterly grant reports for submission to the Fiscal Team and project funders.<br \/>\uf0a7 Provide reimbursement support to Team including collection of supporting documentation and preparation of forms for submission to Fiscal Team and project funders.<br \/>\uf0a7 Process vendor invoices.<br \/>\uf0a7 Track grant and contract expenditures and assist in the creation of expenditure reports.<br \/>\uf0a7 Assist in the creation of reimbursement requests, including in-kind contributions, for funders, by collecting, tracking, recording, and assisting in the preparation of reports.<br \/>\uf0a7 Participate in team meetings to discuss and advance program objectives, enhance collaboration, and identify resource needs required to complete projects.<br \/><br \/>RELATED DUTIES<br \/>\uf0a7 Assist in the maintenance of vendor and contract files.<br \/>\uf0a7 Assist with preparation of contracts.<br \/>\uf0a7 Manage work assignments. Ensure appropriate completion of timelines, deadlines, project objectives, and tasks.<br \/>\uf0a7 Other related duties as assigned.<\/p>\n<p class=\"job-frame__how-to-apply__title\"><strong>HOW TO APPLY<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Estuary Partnership will only accept online applications for this position.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>To apply, please follow the application instructions below,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/survey.alchemer.com\/s3\/7470155\/Program-Assistant-2023\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">fill out the online form<\/a>, and upload a single PDF or Microsoft Word document that contains the required information.\u00a0If you have difficulties with the webform, please email\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:info@estuarypartnership.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">info@estuarypartnership.org<\/a>. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Applications must include the following, or they will not be accepted as responsive:\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<ul role=\"list\">\n<li role=\"listitem\" data-aria-level=\"1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-list-defn-props=\"{\" data-listid=\"1\">\n<p>Detailed Resume: Your resume should provide dates and specific duties of current and past employment.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Applications will be reviewed as received and applicants should be prepared to provide a Letter of Interest and responses to Supplemental Questions, should they demonstrate their ability to meet the Required Experience and Knowledge identified in the Position Description.\u00a0\u00a0Applications are due at 11:59 p.m. PST on Friday, August 25, 2023. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.estuarypartnership.org\/sites\/default\/files\/2023-08\/Program%20Assistant%20%28Community%20Programs%29_August%202023.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Please find a full position description here.<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":9909,"featured_media":34097,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"_s2mail":""},"categories":[15,210],"tags":[227,358,2061,4,6373,2698,2524,522,2696,407,702,2643,2306,33,3156,2598,58,1056,1330,4228,2117,13,875,504,9,4544],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50608"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9909"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=50608"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50608\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":50615,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50608\/revisions\/50615"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/34097"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=50608"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=50608"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=50608"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}