Human Resources/Operations Assistant

Job Description: HR/Operations Assistant
Reports to: Human Resources Director
Salary: $38,000-$45,000/year, generous benefits package
Start date: ASAP
Location: Madison, WI - currently working remotely until further notice

Application Deadline: September 4th, 2020 (Applications are considered on a rolling basis. Deadlines may be shortened or extended as necessary. There is no guarantee this posting will remain open until the deadline or be closed on the deadline. This is suggested timeframe based on organization needs.)

About the Democratic Party of Wisconsin: For the next four years, Wisconsin state politics will carry an unprecedented intensity and level of historical significance. Analysts agree Wisconsin is the state most likely to tip the Electoral College in the 2020 presidential election. And with redistricting on the horizon, the 2020 state legislative elections will shape the state and nation’s political future for a decade to come. And in 2022, the state will hold deeply competitive and consequential statewide elections, including for Governor, US Senator, and newly drawn legislative districts.

For the sake of the states's future - and the nation's - the Democratic Party of Wisconsin (DPW) seeks an intelligent, personable, organized, self-starting individuals to join our team.

The Opportunity: The Democratic Party of Wisconsin is seeking an Operations Assistant. The Operations Assistant will serve as an essential part of the state operations team, working closely with the Senior Operations Director and Operations Director to support the overall goals of the Democratic part of Wisconsin. The ideal applicant works well in fast-paced environments, can effectively communicate within our team and across departments, and has organizing or operations experience. This position requires some flexible hours and eagerness to assist on any task. This is a termed position through November 15, 2020.

Job Responsibilities:

• Assist with hiring process including recruitment, onboarding and offboarding
• Help with operational tasks such as budgeting and purchasing
• Assist the Accounts Payable and Receivable teams by monitoring and tracking invoices and contributions.
• Navigate confidential and sensitive employee information
• Assist in managing schedules of the HR Director, Operations Director, and Senior Operations Director.
• Assist the HR Team with benefits administration, employee information tracking, and other general HR administrative tasks.
• Support the operations/HR team with additional special projects as needed

Qualifications (Required):

• Ability to manage employee information sensitively and carefully.
• Strong organization skills and attention to detail
• Strong interpersonal skills, customer service attitude, and ability to communicate with people from many backgrounds
• Proficient in GSuite tools (drive, sheets, docs, slides)
• Flexible, adaptable, creative, and solutions-oriented
• Ability to manage details and stay on top of multiple tasks, large and small, at once
• Growth Mindset - ability to take and implement feedback.
• Relentlessly Goal Oriented - enjoys working toward and achieving ambitious goals. Keeps calm in stressful situations. Has the capacity and willingness to work long hours during peak season, rolling up their sleeves and getting the work done.
• Cultural Competency - able to build relationships and collaborate with colleagues, voters, and volunteers who identify as POCI and across lines of difference.

Qualifications (Preferred):

• Previous HR experience
• Previous administrative experience

Benefits: Great benefits including health care, dental, life insurance, short term and long-term disability, cell phone stipend, mileage reimbursement, generous annual vacation time, sick days, and holiday time off.

Equity and Inclusion: The Democratic Party of Wisconsin has a vision for a deeply inclusive and diverse party organization, membership, and electorate. In order to be successful in this role, the candidate must have the cultural competence to successfully work with a diverse group of constituency groups. We especially strongly encourage applicants with close ties to Black, Latinx, Muslim, non-English-speaking, disability, and LGBTQ communities. The Democratic Party of Wisconsin is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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