Common Cause · 5 hours ago
IT Administrator
Washington, DC
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid Level
$82K/yr - $98K/yrCommon Cause is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization dedicated to upholding the core values of American democracy. They are seeking a proactive IT Administrator to support their Finance & Administration team by managing IT infrastructure, providing technical training, and ensuring all staff have the necessary resources to work effectively and securely.
Non Profit
No H1B
Responsibilities
Provide IT support and training for staff
Provide support to resolve IT questions and issues faced by staff, either through Zendesk, virtually or in-person
Develop and execute a series of staff-wide trainings to increase staff members’ awareness and understanding of key technical, IT, software, and hardware skills, planning for teammates with different levels of technical knowledge
Train staff to identify and avoid security risks
Create and manage a resource center of training materials for staff to access at any time to support their understanding of our IT products
Write technical support documentation for IT infrastructure and applications
Manage our Microsoft platform and other software subscriptions
Manage all Microsoft 365 license subscriptions for Common Cause
Create and manage all Microsoft groups and permissions for Common Cause staff
Manage all distributions lists used by the organization
Manage subscription inventory and provision and deprovision accounts for multiple different platforms used by the organization (Google Workspace, Zoom, WordPress, Action Network, and more)
Manage and maintain our DNS configurations
Identify and eliminate security risks in our systems, including recommending, testing and implementing system and security upgrades
Manage Common Cause’s technology hardware inventory
Permission and ship new computers and other technology as needed
Refurbish and reprovision all technology hardware as needed
Manage computer and hardware inventory
Set up user accounts, permissions and passwords
Collaborate on the development of IT Strategy
Identify the organization's IT needs and analyze business requirements for systems
Create and implement IT policies and standard processes
Develop and manage automated workflows across the organization
Collaborate in the creation and management of the IT Budget
Other duties as assigned
Qualification
Required
Have provided technical IT support to staff
Have led technical trainings for staff members with wide range of technical fluency
Fluency with Microsoft 365, including experience functioning in Admin Console
Demonstrated knowledge of IT security best practices
Familiarity with both PC and Mac operating systems, and ideally experience managing hardware inventory
Ability to travel 1-2 times per year for team and/or all staff retreats
Ability to work in-person in our Washington, DC office at least two days per week
Per our nonpartisan policy, Common Cause staff members may not currently be in elected office (or running for office); on the Steering Committee or Finance Committee for any political candidate; or affiliated with the leadership of a political party
Benefits
A robust healthcare plan that covers 97% of employee’s medical care, 100% of employee’s vision and dental benefits, and 75% of family medical care and 100% of family vision and dental benefits
Long-term disability and life insurance
Generous Paid Time Off including 20 Days of Vacation and 10 observed Holidays per year, and additional days off for Thanksgiving and Winter break
16 weeks of paid parental leave
Flexible spending accounts
A 401k retirement savings plan, with immediate Employer Match
Dependent Care and Pet Care Support when you travel for work
Funds for professional development
And more! See more details here: https://www.commoncause.org/our-benefits/
Company
Common Cause
Common Cause is a non-profit organization dedicated to restoring the core values of American democracy.
Founded in 1970
51-200 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageLeadership Team
Virginia Kase Solomón
President & CEO
Recent News
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