Posting Title

Business Support Professional - Communications Office

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Location

CO - Golden

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Position Type

Regular

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Hours Per Week

40

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Working at NREL

The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), located at the foothills of the Rocky Mountains in Golden, Colorado is the nation's primary laboratory for research and development of renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies.

From day one at NREL, you’ll connect with coworkers driven by the same mission to save the planet. By joining an organization that values a supportive, inclusive, and flexible work environment, you’ll have the opportunity to engage through our ten employee resource groups, numerous employee-driven clubs, and learning and professional development classes.

NREL supports inclusive, diverse, and unbiased hiring practices that promote creativity and innovation. By collaborating with organizations that focus on diverse talent pools, reaching out to underrepresented demographics, and providing an inclusive application and interview process, our Talent Acquisition team aims to hear all voices equally. We strive to attract a highly diverse workforce and create a culture where every employee feels welcomed and respected and they can be their authentic selves.

Our planet needs us! Learn about NREL’s critical objectives, and see how NREL is focused on saving the planet.

We invite all interested candidates to apply for this opportunity. While we recognize that job seekers may hesitate if they don’t meet every requirement, we encourage dedicated individuals who meet all the basic and additional required qualifications of the role to submit an application. We value the opportunity to consider those who believe they have the necessary skills and ambition to succeed at NREL.

Job Description

NREL’s Communications Office has an opening for a business support professional to assist the Corporate Communications, Science and Technology, Creative Services, and Scientific Information and Publishing Services groups. This position will report directly to the Business Support Operations section manager but will primarily support our dedicated communications team, which is structured in an agency-like setting and includes managers, project managers, writers, editors, designers, and web and multimedia specialists. 

The career opportunity involves both routine business support assignments and non-routine or special assignments. We’re looking for a highly organized, detailed, self-motivated individual with strong interpersonal and written communication skills who is adept at managing multiple business support tasks for office leadership and staff. Our ideal candidate is passionate about being in a support role and thrives on providing superior customer service. 

Primary responsibilities include:  

• Submit travel requests and assist with submitting travel expense reports for Communications Office staff.
• Support micro purchases using a departmental purchase card and/or vendor request for payment, including obtaining vendor estimates and invoices, completing expense reports and tracking all procurements.
• Coordinate with NREL’s Information Technology Services office to approve software purchases and renewals. 
• Provide project coordination support as needed, including conference attendance approval and registrations, awards submissions, proposal calendar/requests tracking, etc. 
• Organize, schedule, and modify meetings and appointments for section managers, team leads, and other staff as needed.
• Provide coordination support for onsite and offsite events and meetings, including organizing printed materials, shipping requests/labels, agendas, table tents, visitor request forms, catering, hotel, work order requests, invoice payments, etc.
• Provide virtual meeting set-up and support, including running slides, monitoring chat, posting polls, ordering transcripts, etc.
• Serve as a notetaker for internal Comm