Open Position: Program and Communications Associate

The Disability & Philanthropy Forum is an emerging philanthropy-serving organization created by the Presidents’ Council on Disability Inclusion in Philanthropy. Central to the Forum’s mission is centering the perspectives of disabled people while engaging the philanthropic sector in a collective learning journey about disability that moves toward a more equitable, inclusive future for all.

The Disability & Philanthropy Forum is fiscally sponsored by the Proteus Fund who partners with foundations, advocates, and individual donors to advance democracy, human rights, and peace.

The Opportunity

The Program and Communications Associate for the Disability & Philanthropy Forum will be an integral part of our small team and committed to furthering our overall mission of working toward a disability-inclusive philanthropic sector.  The associate reports to the Program and Communications Director and supports team members with program, communications, and administrative duties. This is a full-time (40-hour per week) remote position. Applicants must be based in the United States.

Key Responsibilities

• Collaborate with the Program and Communications Director on programmatic and communications work. This includes assisting with the implementation of the Disability & Philanthropy learning series and helping to identify opportunities to expand programming.

• Work with the team to provide logistical support for large and small meetings, convenings, and events. This work includes staffing Zoom meetings, monitoring registrations, and serving as a liaison with speakers, technical service providers, and accommodations consultants.

• Partner with the Digital Content and Community Manager to support the Disability & Philanthropy Forum website, newsletters, social media, listservs, and other digital strategies to deepen engagement with Forum members.

• Provide administrative assistance to the Executive Director and the Program and Communications Director. This work includes scheduling, processing invoices, drafting meeting agendas, preparing notes, reviewing meeting transcripts, ensuring accessibility of documents, proofreading materials, and maintaining existing spreadsheets and new constituent relationship management system.

Candidate Profile

The Program and Communications Associate will work to support the team in engaging the philanthropic sector in a collective learning journey about disability that moves toward a more equitable, inclusive future for all. Additional requirements include:

• Commitment to the mission and values of a progressive disability inclusion organization
• Knowledge of disability inclusion, rights, and justice (personal experience preferred)
• Writing, editing, and notetaking skills
• Highly organized and detail-oriented
• Event and meeting management experience
• Team player with excellent interpersonal communication skills using email, phone, and texting.
• Proficient in:
  • WordPress, Mailchimp, social media channels (posting and advertising), Sprout Social, photo editing tools (e.g. PicMonkey or Canva), Google Analytics, Google Ads, G Suite, Adobe Acrobat Pro, and Microsoft Office applications including Word and Powerpoint
  • Experienced in or committed to learn accessibility features for all programs 
• Working knowledge of:
  • Constituent Relationship Management system (e.g. Salesforce, CiviCRM)
  • SurveyMonkey
  • Zoom

Compensation

The salary range for this position is $52,000 – $62,000 per year.

Benefits

• Medical and dental benefits for employee and eligible dependents available on first day of employment
• Retirement savings account (401k) with an organization contribution of 10% of annual salary
• Three weeks paid vacation in first year of work; four weeks in subsequent years
• Fifteen sick days per year
• Three personal days per year
• Twelve paid holidays
• Professional development initiatives for growth
• Paid Family Leave

How to Apply

For consideration, please submit cover letter, resume, and contact information for three references by November 29, 2021. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.  Please submit materials as PDFs to gail.fuller@disabilityphilanthropy.org using the subject line: Program and Communications Associate.

Equal employment opportunity and having a diverse staff are fundamental principles at Proteus Fund, where employment and promotional opportunities are based upon individual capabilities and qualifications without regard to race, color, religion, gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation/affectional preference, age, national origin, marital status, citizenship, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic as established under law.

The Disability & Philanthropy Forum is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, we will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. If a reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact Gail Fuller at gail.fuller@disabilityphilanthropy.org or 407-917-6864.