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NRDC (the Natural Resources Defense Council) works to safeguard the Earth, its people, its plants and animals, and the natural systems on which all life depends. NRDC combines the power of more than 3 million members and online activists with the expertise of some 800 policy advocates, lawyers, scientists, and communication experts to confront the climate crisis, protect nature, ensure the rights of all people to clean air, clean water, and healthy communities. As an international nonprofit environmental organization, NRDC is working to address the world's most urgent environmental challenges, and advance innovative, science-based, and enforceable solutions.

Since our founding in 1970, NRDC has helped craft and deliver many of America's foundational environmental laws, including the Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act and Safe Drinking Water Act. Today, we continue to lead in advancing and defending strong environmental protections at the local, state, federal and international levels, as well as through the marketplace. Supported by our members and online activists, NRDC is driving impactful solutions that confront the climate crisis, defend nature and safeguard public health across Asia, Africa, and the Americas. This position provides day-to-day administrative support, including project management, calendaring and scheduling, planning travel logistics, meeting coordination, invoice and expense processing, tracking and internally communicating litigation metrics, and other litigation-team management- operational tasks for the Chief Litigation Officer and Chief Counsel. The individual in this role must be comfortable working in an independent, flexible, and efficient manner in a fast-paced work environment and be able to prioritize effectively. Excellent writing, interpersonal, and project coordination skills are required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the following essential functions.

Provide day-to-day executive administrative support for the Chief Litigation Officer, including the following (80%):

Provide administrative support on daily activities, including calendar management and scheduling, processing of correspondence, invoice and expense reporting, and file maintenance.
Coordinate travel arrangements and occasionally provide support during travel
Manage material gathering and participate in meetings to take notes
Prepare briefing materials, conduct research, and draft documents
Prepare internal litigation updates for NRDC leaders and staff
Track and input new litigation matters into a Salesforce-based docket management system, and run/prepare docket reports.
Track and maintain attorney bar memberships and continuing legal education requirements across multiple jurisdictions.
Provide analytical support which may include research, project or situation assessment, data gathering and reporting.
Complete other administrative duties (copy, scan and distribute documents, etc.), Provide limited executive administrative support for the Chief Counsel, including the following (20%):
Coordinate travel arrangements as needed and occasionally provide support during travel
Submit expense reports for travel on behalf of the executives
5 to 7 years administrative or office management experience including 3 years' experience in an Executive Assistant or equivalent role, supporting C-suite or Director level staff (for profit or nonprofit)

• BA/BS degree or equivalent work experience
• Experience supporting legal executives or in a litigation or other legal setting is strongly preferred

Excellent Microsoft Word and Excel skills.
Strong project management and project coordination skills
Proactive, detail oriented, problem solver with the ability to deliver high-quality results on-time
Experience working with multiple teams, priorities, and projects at the same time
Ability to and passion for facilitating the work of a senior leader and helping a team run efficiently and successfully
Ability to perform administrative tasks well and simultaneously adjust focus between "big picture" strategic work and day to day "to dos" with ease
ability to translate material logically and share ideas and recommendations clearly
Can come to the position with ideas on how to make the Executive Assistant position most successful
Ability to travel to NRDC U.Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position within the described work environment.

Frequently : Perform desk-based computer tasks

Ability to attend events and activities in the office or offsite

Work is sometimes performed primarily in office. The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet in office settings and moderate in other situations. Hours of employment may sometimes require working flexible and/or longer hours, including nights and weekends, when necessitated by projects. The job includes work-related situations such as those involving challenging, important, urgent, time-sensitive, or multiple matters.

NRDC is committed to advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion, both in our work and in our workplace. We believe that celebrating and actively welcoming diverse voices and perspectives is essential to solving the planet's most pressing environmental problems, and we encourage applications from candidates whose identities have been historically under-represented in the environmental movement.

We are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate in hiring or employment on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, marital status, sexual orientation, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. Internal equity will be reviewed and considered to determine a final offer. NRDC operates under a hybrid work model. Employees are required to come to the office 8 days per month.

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