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Forward Party · 12 hours ago

Staff Assistant

The Forward Party is building a viable new political party and is seeking a Staff Assistant to support the CEO's office. The role involves managing the CEO's calendar, preparing for meetings, coordinating travel, and assisting with various administrative tasks to ensure smooth operations within the office.

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Responsibilities

Maintain a complex, high-volume calendar; prioritizing meetings based on firm goals and client deadlines
Research attendees, draft briefing memos, and prepare all necessary materials (decks, one-pagers) to ensure the CEO is fully prepared for every interaction and recording minutes and necessary notes for those meetings
Serve as a bridge between the CEO and department heads (Communications, Field, Strategy) to ensure internal deadlines are met and projects stay on track
End-to-end coordination of domestic travel, including flights, lodging, ground transportation, and minute-by-minute itineraries
Act as a professional point of contact for high-profile clients, donors, and candidates, ensuring a seamless flow of communication
Assist with research on independent voter trends, legislative updates, or candidate vetting as needed
Assist the Chief of Staff and the operations department with various administrative and operational tasks including but not limited to assisting on state tax filings, helping organize benefits administration, and more
Conduct research studies for candidate research using LexisNexis and other platforms
Monitor general inboxes to the organization and flag incoming communications to the appropriate staff as well as regularly checking the mail box at the office for important communications

Qualification

Organizational skillsCommunication skillsMultitaskingAttention to detailRelationship managementPolitical organization experience

Required

Strong organizational and communication skills
Attention to detail
Ability to multitask
Monitor inboxes of general correspondence to the organization
Process mail
Assist the Chief of Staff to the CEO with scheduling and meeting planning
Willingness to take on any tasks to ensure smooth functioning within the Office of the CEO
Professionalism
Motivation to get the job done no matter how big or small the task
Long hours, odd hours, and occasional travel
Based in Washington, DC and able to work from the Dupont Circle office at least three days per week
Maintain a complex, high-volume calendar
Prioritize meetings based on firm goals and client deadlines
Research attendees, draft briefing memos, and prepare all necessary materials
Record minutes and necessary notes for meetings
Serve as a bridge between the CEO and department heads
End-to-end coordination of domestic travel
Act as a professional point of contact for high-profile clients, donors, and candidates
Assist with research on independent voter trends, legislative updates, or candidate vetting
Assist the Chief of Staff and the operations department with various administrative and operational tasks
Conduct research studies for candidate research using LexisNexis and other platforms
Monitor general inboxes to the organization and flag incoming communications
Regularly check the mail box at the office for important communications

Preferred

1-2 years of internship or entry-level experience at a political organization
Interest in both the fascinating and mundane parts of running a political organization

Benefits

A wide variety of medical, dental, and vision benefits to choose from
Unlimited PTO
Hybrid working environments

Company

Forward Party

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Forward Party is a political party that works to represent public in economic progress.

Funding

Current Stage
Early Stage

Leadership Team

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Lindsey Williams Drath
Chief Executive Officer
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Matt Shinners
Chief Strategy & Operating Officer
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