Freelance Office Manager

Clean Water Action is seeking an Office Manager for our Philadelphia office, to provide administrative support to our field canvass and program staff. Clean Water Action is a national, grassroots environmental organization that seeks to protect the environment and safeguard public health, promote passage of strong environmental laws, and help communities address local environmental problems affecting them.

This position involves participating and managing recruitment efforts, maintaining daily and weekly canvass records, answering the phones, screening job applicants, preparing payroll and helping with other administrative tasks as needed. The position is part time and may be combined with another canvass job to create a full time position.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate with Canvass Director all recruitment activities including campus outreach and recruitment, ad placement, career fairs and other recruitment outreach in Philadelphia.
• Development of recruitment materials.
• Answer incoming calls, screen prospective applicants for canvass positions and schedule qualified applicants for interviews with the Canvass Director and prep and conduct interviews as needed.
• Maintain daily records of canvass performance, preparing weekly and monthly canvass reports and trainee and staff payroll.
• Maintain personnel files and track staff benefits accrual and use.
• Process information requests from the public and refer to appropriate staff.
• Provide programmatic support, including maintaining issue files and sorting and sending letters generated by the canvass. 
• Assist in expense coding and tracking and communication with our financial office.

Qualifications

• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to use email, spreadsheets, word-processing and google docs.
• Canvass experience preferred as well as campus organizing or recruitment experience.
• Detail oriented, with strong math skills and personal organization.

Compensation

Salary from $10 to $12 per hour, depending on experience. Attractive benefits package.

To Apply

Apply to Mary Donahue no later than Tuesday, December 31st via e-mail. Any applicants who do not submit a resume and cover letter will not be considered.

Internal candidates should contact their supervisors first.

Clean Water Action is an equal opportunity employer.