Assistant to the Vice President, Communications

Assistant to the Vice President, Communications Washington, DC Full Time Communications Entry Level Title: Assistant to the Vice President, Communications Reports to: Vice President, Communications Job Summary: The Assistant to the Vice President, Communications provides administrative, logistical, and event coordination support to the Vice President, Communications. This position oversees the Vice President’s schedule, travel, expenses, and invitations, manages projects and initiatives across the Communications division, and executes public and private events. Job Duties: Administrative & Operational Support: Manage the Vice President’s calendar, travel, contacts, expense reports, invoices, and daily administrative needs. Maintain departmental records and coordinate logistics to ensure smooth internal operations. Event Planning & Execution: Plan and execute internal and external events, including roundtables, meetings, and conferences. Manage invitations, logistics, and budget tracking, and prepare supporting materials. Command Center Integration: Participate in all Command Center meetings to ensure communications alignment. Provide administrative support as needed and brief the Vice President on key updates and action items. Project Coordination: Advance departmental projects and initiatives, ensuring on‑time execution and alignment with enterprise priorities. Staff and Intern Onboarding: Support onboarding for new hires and interns, ensuring a smooth and consistent start. Professional Development: Stay current on best practices and industry trends through ongoing learning and professional engagement. Qualifications: Excellent verbal, written, and editing skills. Familiarity with Microsoft Suite. Other Requirements: Understand and support the Heritage mission and vision for America, and the department's goals and objectives. Experience working in and a strong commitment to creating a high-performance, results-driven culture. Demonstrate an interest in public policy, strategy, and project management. Ability to self-organize, multi-task, and maintain strong attention to detail. Hard working, resourceful, entrepreneurial, creative, and organized with the ability to meet tight deadlines. Excellent interpersonal skills, including maturity and discretion. Knowledge of AP Style. Undertake no outside activities or affiliations that could: Substantially interfere with your prospective duties at Heritage; Conflict with Heritage's interests; Harm Heritage's reputation. Benefits and Salary: The Heritage Foundation offers a highly competitive benefits package that includes best-in-class health care, vision, and dental insurance, employer‑sponsored retirement funding, “take what you need” PTO and sick leave, 14 weeks of paid leave for new moms and 6 weeks of paid leave for new dads, among other programs. The salary range for this role is $55,000 - $60,000 annually. We are an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status. #J-18808-Ljbffr The Heritage Foundation