Associate, Community

Echoing Green identifies tomorrow's transformational leaders today. Through its Fellowships and other innovative leadership initiatives, Echoing Green spots emerging leaders and invests deeply in their success to accelerate their impact, and has established a global community of emerging leaders who have launched GirlTrek, Tala, Village of Wisdom, Shining Hope for Communities, SKS Microfinance, Last Mile Health, Neighborhood Benches, Good Call, and hundreds of others.

For more information on Echoing Green, please visit www.echoinggreen.org.

Who You’ll Work With

At Echoing Green, we have a front row seat to the brightest leaders with the most innovative ideas driving social progress across the world. We are fired up about our Fellows; we are their advocates and their biggest champions.

Reporting to the Manager, Community, the Associate, Community will take a central role in implementing efficient and effective systems and operations to ensure the Community department and broader Programs team run smoothly. The Associate will also contribute to strategic planning and process improvements, playing a key role in shaping the Community experience for our Fellows.

What You’ll Do

As the Associate, Community, you will lead key workstreams that include:

Enhancing Community Department Operations

• Schedule internal and external Community meetings and events, including New Fellow Experience sessions, Fellow Forums, Finalist Community Days, cross-teams event planning meetings, and Community team huddles.
• Support virtual and in-person Community-specific meetings and events, including booking and setting up meeting room space/Zoom, taking meeting notes and sharing action items, prepping supplies for meeting attendees, keeping time, following up on post meeting tasks and asks, etc.
• Oversee the accuracy and integrity of Fellow and external partner data in Salesforce and internal databases, including Fellow alumni participation in Community programming (e.g., speaking engagements, planning or advisory groups, etc.) and responding to Fellow requests to update personal and contact information.
• Assist in the design and implementation of survey tools to collect qualitative and quantitative feedback from key internal and external stakeholders on the quality of Community programs delivered.
• Administer and monitor payment requests and contracts, including Fellow payments, staff and contractor reimbursements, and contractor agreements.
• Manage and respond to Community inboxes and forward requests to the appropriate staff member to respond, and following up to ensure timely resolution.
• Develop, maintain, and continually improve an organized departmental library of files, documents, and processes with uniform file-naming conventions. Drive the creation of knowledge-sharing best practices across the department.

Supporting the Programs Team & Broader Organization

• Coordinate and lead virtual and in-person Programs team meetings and events, including booking and setting up meeting room space, taking meeting notes and sharing action items, prepping supplies for meeting attendees, keeping time, etc.
• Streamline operations across the Programs team, as needed / directed, including materials and meeting prep for pipeline-building events, capital-related selections and disbursement processes, and capacity-building programming
• Assist in the screening, decision-making, and due diligence review processes of Fellowship applications and follow-on investment decisions
• Represent Echoing Green at national and international events (likely 1-3 times annually). Engage with Fellows, partners, and stakeholders, gathering insights and fostering relationships that contribute to the organization’s mission

Requirements

What You’ll Bring

• Global Social Justice Orientation: Facility with discussion and continuous learning that roots out identity biases in a globally resonant way
• Fierce Love of Tools: Consistent documenter and organizer with exceptional facility with Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel) and Google Suite (Docs, Sheets); experience with or dedication to learning new tools (Salesforce, SurveyMonkey Apply, Form Assembly, Campaign Monitor, Basecamp)
• Just-as-Fierce Love of Data: Demonstrated ability to collect, review, and synthesize qualitative and quantitative data
• Sharp Prioritization: Driven by finding solutions to complex problems and  juggling multiple competing priorities in a fast-paced, global organization
• Detail-Oriented Communication: Attention to detail in written and verbal communication across internal and external stakeholders at multiple levels (e.g. senior staff, Fellows, external judges, peers) and create error-free calendar invites, email responses, and process documents that reflect the Community Team’s voice
• Human-Centered Approach: Commitment to collaboration, laughter, and candor for oneself and others in the workplace

Benefits

Salary: $60,000/year

Echoing Green offers a full benefits package designed to support employee wellness.  This includes

• Up to 27 days off per year
• Best-in-class health insurance which covers medical, dental, and vision needs,
• Sixteen (16) weeks of fully paid parental leave
• Twelve (12) weeks of fully paid personal sick leave
• Monthly well-being stipend of $100/month
• Monthly wireless stipend of $100/month
• Professional development stipend of $1000 per fiscal year
• REDI professional development stipend of $350 per fiscal year
• 403(b)-retirement savings plan with an employer match up to 7% of annual salary

This position will also require the employee to work from our office in New York City 2 days/a week and remotely 3 days/a week.  

Echoing Green employees must show proof of being fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Reasonable accommodations will be considered on a case-by-case basis for exemptions to this requirement in accordance with applicable law.

Echoing Green provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, ancestry, sexual orientation, national origin, age,