The Ethics and Public Policy Center (EPPC) is Washington, D.C.’s premier institute dedicated to applying a full and true account of the human person to contemporary questions of politics, law, and culture, in pursuit of America’s civic and cultural renewal.

We seek a full-time, in-person Operations Assistant to carry out a range of administrative and program assignments. The position requires working Mondays through Thursdays in EPPC’s office, located between Farragut Square and Dupont Circle, and reports to Analiese Gilmore, Operations Coordinator.

Founded in 1976, EPPC works with Americans at every level of society, advising both policymakers and religious leaders, engaging the courts and the education system, and informing parents and others who influence culture. Through the work of our three dozen scholars, we equip Americans who cherish our founding ideals and intellectual heritage to think through the most pressing ethical, political, and cultural questions of our time.

EPPC has more than doubled in size in the last four years. The Operations Assistant will have the opportunity to help build on EPPC’s recent growth and in this way contribute to the advancement of human dignity in major institutions of American civil society.

Responsibilities

  • Handle administrative paperwork, including but not limited to coding and filing expenses, scanning and forwarding financial documents, and filing and submitting bills
  • Create, maintain, and distribute shared office calendars, including the calendars for our conference room and podcast studio
  • Manage office supply inventory and purchasing, as well as equipment and furniture purchasing
  • Assist with event planning and staffing, particularly logistics before events and on-site during events
  • Prepare conference and podcast room as requested
  • Assist as required with posting updates to our website, taking minutes at meetings, and other program tasks
  • Assist as required with scholar book launches
  • Handle receiving and sending mail and shipping
  • Schedule meetings
  • Open the office in the mornings
  • Answer the phone
  • Answer the door and welcome guests
  • Provide other day-to-day office support as required

Qualifications

  • A strong understanding of and commitment to EPPC’s mission
  • 1+ years of relevant experience in a professional environment with administrative duties (full-time, part-time, work-study, or internship)
  • Superior organizational, verbal, and written communication skills
  • Proficiency with Office365 and the ability to quickly learn new software
  • The ability to manage, with consistent supervision and in a collegial manner, a variety of tasks at once
  • The ability and willingness to take initiative while working collaboratively with leadership, staff and scholars

Evaluation

The Operations Coordinator and Operations Assistant will review particular assignments regularly, but there will be overall evaluations at 3, 6, and 12 months after the start date, and thereafter every 12 months. The focus of the overall evaluations will be whether the Operations Assistant completes tasks thoughtfully, thoroughly, and on time, while building productive relationships with EPPC’s other staff and scholars.

Salary

The salary range for this position is $45,000 to $55,000, and within those limits salary will be commensurate with experience.

Benefits

  • Health insurance, including vision and dental, with EPPC covering 100% of reference plan premiums and a health reimbursement arrangement
  • Twenty (20) days of paid vacation and five (5) days of personal or sick leave each calendar year
  • All paid federal holidays
  • After 1 year of employment, enrollment in 403(b) retirement plan with 7% contribution by EPPC
  • After 1 year of employment, up to 16 weeks of medical and family leave during any 24-month period
  • Remote work on Fridays
  • Commuter benefits for those who use WMATA

How to Apply

Qualified candidates should submit the following application materials (in order) in one PDF document:

  • Resume
  • Cover letter: Rather than repeat information which we can find on your resume, explain why you are a particularly good fit for EPPC
  • A list of three individuals currently active in American public life whom you admire and one-sentence explanations of why you admire them
  • A brief, 1-3 page, writing sample; samples relevant to EPPC’s work preferred, but any writing sample is acceptable
  • Three references with both their email and telephone number and one-sentence explanations of their association with you

Applications should be submitted to Talent Market via this link: talentmarket.org/apply-for-your-dream-job/.

Questions can be directed to Katy Gambella, Director of Outreach at Talent Market, who is managing the search process: [email protected].

There is no application deadline for this position. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis. This job will remain posted on our site until it is filled.

While we thank all applicants in advance for their interest in this position, we are only able to contact those to whom we can offer an interview. Only direct applications will be considered. No phone calls, please.

Talent Market is a nonprofit entity dedicated to promoting liberty by helping free-market nonprofits identify talent for critical roles. We provide consulting and recruiting services at no cost to 501(c)3 nonprofit organizations that clearly and directly focus on advancing the principles of economic freedom, free enterprise, free trade, free speech, property rights, rule of law, and limited regulation.