Operations Assistant

About the Department/Unit

The Antiracist Research and Policy Center at American University generates scholarly research, educational tools, and policy analysis geared towards dismantling racism in its many forms. We build multidisciplinary initiatives for fostering racial justice, decolonial politics, and intersectional liberation by forging relationships across AU and with external changemakers in the DC region and beyond by partnering with external policy and practitioner, stakeholders, advocates, and activists.

Summary/Objective

• The Operation Assistant is responsible for assisting with ARPC operations and programs and reports to the Assistant to the Executive Director.

Essential Functions

1. Assisting with administrative responsibilities including general communications, data collection, and programming.
2. Supervised office management responsibilities including assisting visitors and stakeholders in-person andon the phone, digital and hard-copy filing, stocking office supplies, and providing front desk coverage whenneeded.
3. Assisting administrative staff with special projects.
4. Other duties as assigned.

Salary Range

• $17.00/hour.

Required Education and Experience

• This position is restricted to students with a Federal Work Study award.

Additional Eligibility Qualifications

• This position requires several skills including proficiency in Microsoft Excel, self-motivation, initiative, resourcefulness, confidence, dependability, organization, planning, and problem-solving skills.