$70,000-80,000/year
200-210 E 65th St, New York, NY 10021, USA
Our client, a world-renowned synagogue on the Upper East Side is seeking a full time ON SITE Administrative Assistant Monday - Friday 9am-5pm. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES B’nai Mitzvah Responsibilities • Serve as the main point of contact for families throughout the B’nai Mitzvah experience • Work with families to select a Bar or Bat Mitzvah date • Prepare contracts and billing in Salesforce, track payments, follow up as needed • Manage scheduling and communication for family learning workshops and tutoring • Participate in Sunday morning B’nai Mitzvah family workshops as needed. • Serve as the main point of contact for B’nai Mitzvah tutors: provide Salesforce support to track student progress and make connections for families choosing the private tutoring option • Coordinate musical elements: confirm family music preferences, partner with Music Department staff to ensure hiring of musicians, process billing • Work with the Operations team to reserve temple spaces for all rehearsals and events • Work with the Finance team to ensure payment to tutors, musicians and other vendors • Work with clergy assistants as needed (B’nai Mitzvah binders, Torah portion recordings and scheduling support) • Scheduling in person meetings with students, families and clergy • Scheduling BM workshops with families and clergy Administrative Responsibilities • General clerical duties including; correspondence, photocopying, scanning, recording lifecycle information and maintaining office supplies • Ability to anticipate upcoming programmatic responsibilities (e.g., confirming reservations, publicity plans, and maintaining calendar appointments) • Comfortable interfacing with membership and responding in a timely fashion, even in difficult situations • Phone coverage as needed QUALIFICATIONS • Bachelor’s degree required • Experience in program development and administration • Outstanding written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills • Extensive software skills are required, such as proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, communications software (such as Mailchimp), and data management software, and willingness to learn new programs as well. • Effectively sets priorities and manages multiple tasks, with attention to detail • Is a team player, works collaboratively with co-workers, congregants • Comfortable working in a Reform synagogue and able to represent the synagogue in public settings • Candidates must be organized, detail-oriented, flexible, reliable, courteous, and kind.