Administrative Officer

Title: Administrative Officer to the Chief Financial Officer
Reports to: Chief Financial Officer
Position Type: Volunteer position
Contact: Send questions to jai.patel@georgiafirstgen.org
Time Commitment: 5-10 hours per week.​
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Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provide administrative and organizational support to the Chief Financial Officer (CFO).
• Coordinate and control any related activities to streamline all day-to-day operations under CFO supervision.
• Facilitate communication between the CFO and all other relevant departments within Georgia FirstGen.
• Track all personnel information for the Finance Department.
• Schedule and coordinate all departmental meetings including reminders. Administrative officer is expected to be present at all meetings whenever possible. Calendar priority will be given to administrative officer and CFO. 
• Create all meeting agendas and meeting notes. 
• Gather, compile, and send frequent status updates from Georgia FirstGen Directors to the CFO.
• Acquire knowledge related to multiple departments within the Finance Department. 
• Support strategic partnerships by providing exceptional advice, facilitating effective knowledge management, and assisting with project planning, coordination, monitoring, and reporting with any departmental collaboration.
• Implement any ad-hoc project request with the approval of the CFO.

Qualifications:

• High School graduate of ethical and moral character
  • Preferably a college student or young professional
• Strong commitment to Georgia FirstGen's mission and values

Preferred Skills:

• Demonstrated interest/experience in fundraising, business development, and/or Finance/Accounting
• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills in English required
• Energetic, personable, and creative with an ability to relate well to diverse populations
• Deadline oriented and able to take initiative and work well under pressure
• Strong ability to plan and manage multiple projects with high attention to detail
• Excellent time management skills, work effectively in teams, excellent organizational skills, ethical and moral character, strong leadership skills
• Proficiency in Google Drive (including Docs, Sheets and Calendar), Microsoft Office (including
  Word, Excel, and PowerPoint), and social media platforms (Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, etc.)
  required.

We are open to working with academic institutions for this position to count as internship credit. Please indicate in application if you are interested in pursuing this.

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