Opening - Advocacy Events Coordinator

AADD is current hiring a part time Advocacy Events Coordinator. Please contact Rita Young at rita@aadd.org to apply. This position would be 20-25 hours per week and based in the AADD offices in Midtown Atlanta.

PURPOSE
• Coordinate events within the Division of Public Policy
• Provide clerical and secretarial support
• Support the mission, vision, and goals of AADD

ESSENTIAL DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES
•Provides event support, onsite support, and evaluation.
•Arranges travel and lodging for staff, program participates and/or speakers.
•Plans, coordinates and attends a series of two three-day training seminars. Provides assistance and information as needed to participants during and between sessions. Prepares agenda for each session, which includes arrangements for speakers and presenters.
•Negotiates fees and charges for presenters, speakers, transportation, personal assistance and other childcare.
•Develops and prepares homework assignments and evaluation forms for each session.
•Oversees support staff in the collection of evaluation forms and compilation of information.
•Maintains all program documents.
•Assists with recruitment of future participants of leadership programs.
•Updates participant database with current contact information and activities
•Coordinates at least two learning trips for leadership program participants.

QUALIFICATIONS
Education and Experience

•High School Diploma or GED
•Secretarial certification; or equivalent experience
•Three years secretarial experience

Skills
•Excellent general computer software skills (MSWindows, MSOutlook, MS Frontpage, MS PowerPoint, MSWord, and MSExcel). Knowledge of web publishing preferred.
•Excellent grammatical, spelling, writing, editing, organizational and communications skills
•Ability to use personal computer, typewriter, facsimile machine, labeling machine, folding machine, postage machine and other common office equipment