TITLE:     Administrative Assistant

HOURS:  Monday – Friday, 25 hrs/week with some flexibility

WAGES:  $15.00/hour

PLACE:   SVDP Diocesan Office, 197 E. Gay Street with some telecommuting possible

 JOB DESCRIPTION:

 The Society of St. Vincent de Paul, Diocesan Council of Columbus is searching for a new administrative assistant.   The new employee will manage the SVDP Diocesan Council office at 197 E Gay Street.  Work responsibilities include the following: 

 Respond to requests for assistance by referring persons to SVDP Conferences covering the zip code area of the person requesting assistance

 Respond to requests from SVDP Conferences for SVDP governance information, assistance with annual report preparation, and assistance in maintaining of conference rosters in National SVDP member database

 Work with Diocese of Columbus Finance Office to deposit donation checks and pay Diocesan Council and Special Works (St Lawrence Haven, SVDP Clothing Center, Microloan, and Funeral Fund) invoices; prepare Thank You letters and send to all donors

 Assist with annual SVDP Diocesan Wide events (Top Hat Celebration (April/May), Day of Recollection (August), Friends of the Poor Walk (September), and Bishops Mass and Volunteer Recognition (December), Ozanam Orientations, and other SVdP events including making necessary logistical arrangements, collecting RSVPs as needed, preparing printed materials, and attending each event to collect on-site payments

 Design and send out a quarterly newsletter to our conferences

 Assist with scheduling Clothing Center appointments as needed

 Maintain Diocesan Council files in accordance with current structure

 Perform other duties as assigned by supervisor

 DESIRED:  Assist with SVDP fundraising efforts and website maintenance

 Candidate for this position must be comfortable with technology and learning new online platforms and programs. Candidate will work independently with direction from the Diocesan Council President.  

 Background Check and Protecting God’s Children training required

 Candidates should submit, by no later than March 15 a letter of interest and a resume to [email protected]