Temporary, Workplace Equality Program Assistant

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Position Summary

The Temporary Workplace Equality Program (WEP) Assistant is primarily responsible for meeting administrative needs and assigned programmatic duties for the HRC's Workplace Equality Program.

Using the Program's flagship benchmarking tool, the Corporate Equality Index, the Program works for LGBTQ+ inclusion in workplaces in America.

The temporary assistant will assist in this process by reviewing and responding to CEI emails and assisting with the validation of 2025 CEI surveys.

This position requires the ability to organize and efficiently manage multiple tasks and effective and efficient communication with external stakeholders.

The Temporary Workplace Equality Program Assistant reports directly to the Deputy Director of the Workplace Equality Program.

The Temporary Workplace Equality Program Assistant is a temporary, full-time position ending approximately four months after the candidate's start date.

This position will be in-person at the HRC headquarters in Washington, DC.

Position Responsibilities

Supports the annual 2025 Corporate Equality Index by assisting with :

Assisting with survey validation

• Managing and educating stakeholders;
• Coordinating survey phone and email communications and other activities
• Provide administrative support for and responds to emails about basic questions regarding the 2025 CEI Survey.
• Assists in contact database maintenance including updating contacts and account information
• Other duties as assigned.

Position Qualifications

• High school (or equivalent work experience) with one to two years' relevant administrative work experience in a professional environment preferred.
• Strong work ethic, self-motivated, and the demonstrated ability to work independently and to prioritize competing tasks.
• Strong organizational skills and ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously, such as balancing competing priorities, coordinating email correspondence with a high volume of corporate stakeholders, etc.
• Exceptional attention to accuracy and detail.
• Logical thinker with outstanding organizational, task management and time management skills required.
• Strong written and verbal communications skills. Able to compose well-written and customer-service focused emails to respond to external inquiries.
• Demonstrated ability to work well under pressure, ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously and manage work under tight deadlines
• Strong skills with Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint), Google Apps (Gmail, Google Docs and Drive).
• Experience with Online Survey Tools, Zoom video conferencing and Salesforce preferred.
• Understanding of LGBTQ issues and a commitment to LGBTQ+ equality

All positions at the Human Rights Campaign may require travel on a regular basis or periodically. Where the need arises for business travel, appropriate compensation as outlined by the Fair Labor Standards Act will apply.

Employer is the Human Rights Campaign, Inc., an I.R.C. 501(c)(4) non-profit entity. Primary responsibilities of this position are in the Human Rights Campaign Foundation, an I.

R.C. 501(c)(3) non-profit entity.

No phone calls or emails, please. Due to the volume of applications we receive, we are unable to respond to queries about application status.

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