National Associate, GET Cities

SecondMuse champions and supports the growth of future economies by designing and leading programs that involve workshops, events, mentorship networks, curriculum, and other efforts to build and grow community ecosystems. At the core of our community-sourced approach is a dedication to creating and fostering cohesive narratives and deep relationships throughout the ecosystem. We have organized innovation programs in over 100 countries and 250 cities, sourcing solutions from every corner of the world. Each program has challenged our teams to develop targeted approaches to find, and then support, visionary leaders with a diverse range of experiences, motivations and cultures. We invite you to help build with us--leverage our proven strategies to build strong communities and influence local, regional and global networks, and add your own contribution to our growing team and portfolio of programs.

The Opportunity

Gender Equality in Tech (GET) Cities is seeking an Associate to support the national team. GET Cities is an initiative designed to accelerate the representation and leadership of women in tech through the development of inclusive tech hubs across the United States.

As a candidate for the Associate role, you have stellar organization and communication skills, maintain a balance between flexibility and focus, are people-focused, a problem solver and independently proactive.

Reports to Dr. Sarah Outland, Director of Research for GET Cities. This role is a full-time position in a distributed team/office structure with periodic domestic travel. The candidate must be available during Central Time Zone working hours.

Essential Functions

• Schedule, organize, coordinate, and participate in virtual and in-person meetings and program events including workshops, summits, cohort calls, and meetings; share meeting materials and distribute meeting notes.
• Plan in-person quarterly team retreats, including travel, itinerary & team accommodations, in collaboration with National Director, Operations, Partnerships, Strategy and outside facilitators.
• Support National Director with calendar management, meeting requests, expense reports and booking travel.
• Organize tasks & action plans for teams in the Asana platform.
• Support teams with Salesforce data entry & data accuracy.
• Work closely with City Managers to plan logistics and support events, convenings and other meetings.
• Occasional grant writing, in collaboration with the SecondMuse Foundation Grants Manager.
• File and maintain program documents, and ensure central repository storage and accuracy of program documentation.
• Support the SecondMuse communication team as they write high quality, strategic internal and externally facing reports, briefing documents, presentations, and collateral as well as drive social media and other communications.
• Other activities (as assigned) to support the National Director and GET Cities team.

Requirements

• Collaborative mindset; eager to be part of an experienced team.
• Thoroughness and extreme attention to detail.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Self-motivated and solution-oriented.
• Well-developed interpersonal skills.
• Disciplined in working independently; not afraid to ask questions or admit when you don’t know something.
• Commitment to advancing the inclusion of women, trans and non-binary people in tech.

Experience comes in many different forms. At SecondMuse we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive community of individuals with a wide range of backgrounds. As guidance, we prefer applicants to have 1 years of experience in program support.

Benefits

• $55,000 annual salary
• Medical, dental and vision insurance with employer contribution
• 401(k) with employer 3% guaranteed contribution
• Employer monthly mobile phone contribution
• Flexible work options
• Generous paid time off program, including paid holidays
• Generous paid parental leave programs for all new parents
• Short-term disability insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Paid time to participate in volunteer activities that enhance and serve our communities

SecondMuse provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.