Operations Assistant
Role Type: Part Time (20 hours / week)
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Pay Range: $21.92 to $24.66 / hour
SAADA is an organization on the rise, and we are seeking an Operations Assistant to support us in further solidifying SAADA as a national leader in community-driven storytelling. If you are a conscientious, curious, and striving individual, we invite you to come build with us.
About the Role
As Operations Assistant, you will play a key role in ensuring SAADA’s success. Through your strong organizational skills, you will support the Special Projects Manager in making a meaningful difference at a critical juncture in our organization’s journey. This is a position for a candidate who enjoys working with their hands and prioritizes getting the details right.
Who We Are
Over the past sixteen years, SAADA has grown from a modest digital repository to a powerhouse of South Asian American stories. Our archive, storytelling projects, artistic partnerships, walking tours, lesson plans, films, and books help ensure that South Asian Americans are recognized as an essential part of the American story. For more information about SAADA, visit our website; find us on Instagram; check out “Memories We Carry,” an exhibit created by one of our Archival Creators Fellows; or, listen to the soundtrack to our Revolution Remix walking tour of Philadelphia.
Your Role & Responsibilities
The Operations Assistant position is a role that wears many hats and requires the ability to adjust to quickly shifting priorities. Here are some examples of the responsibilities that the role includes:
Your Background & Skill Set
Pay
The pay range for this position is $21.92 to $24.66 per hour. This in-person position (Monday-Thursday in-office) is based in SAADA’s Philadelphia office, located at 1650 Arch Street, Suite 2130, Philadelphia, PA 19103.
Join Us!
SAADA is an equal opportunity employer. We are building a team that is dedicated to our work and to each other and we’d love for you to join us. Applications will be considered on a rolling basis until this position is filled.
Please send your resume and cover letter as separate attachments in an email with the subject line "Operations Assistant Position” to jobs@saada.org. Please also include how you found out about this position.
SAADA does not take phone calls regarding hiring. Please keep all communications as emails sent to jobs@saada.org.
Role Type: Part Time (20 hours / week)
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Pay Range: $21.92 to $24.66 / hour
SAADA is an organization on the rise, and we are seeking an Operations Assistant to support us in further solidifying SAADA as a national leader in community-driven storytelling. If you are a conscientious, curious, and striving individual, we invite you to come build with us.
About the Role
As Operations Assistant, you will play a key role in ensuring SAADA’s success. Through your strong organizational skills, you will support the Special Projects Manager in making a meaningful difference at a critical juncture in our organization’s journey. This is a position for a candidate who enjoys working with their hands and prioritizes getting the details right.
Who We Are
Over the past sixteen years, SAADA has grown from a modest digital repository to a powerhouse of South Asian American stories. Our archive, storytelling projects, artistic partnerships, walking tours, lesson plans, films, and books help ensure that South Asian Americans are recognized as an essential part of the American story. For more information about SAADA, visit our website; find us on Instagram; check out “Memories We Carry,” an exhibit created by one of our Archival Creators Fellows; or, listen to the soundtrack to our Revolution Remix walking tour of Philadelphia.
Your Role & Responsibilities
The Operations Assistant position is a role that wears many hats and requires the ability to adjust to quickly shifting priorities. Here are some examples of the responsibilities that the role includes:
- Prepare day-to-day shipments for all mail services, by creating documents, envelopes, and labels.
- Package items for a wide variety of orders that incorporate many different elements, ensuring consistent quality for all orders.
- Maintain inventory of items for SAADA's office and gift shop in an organized system, ensuring a consistent quantity of items for all office needs and ongoing orders.
- Receive, process, and organize shipments and deliveries to the SAADA office.
- Enter, organize, and update records in our CRM system.
- Maintain folders and electronic files, ensuring documents are organized and accessible to relevant stakeholders.
- Support events as needed, which may require working occasional evenings and weekends.
- Provide general administrative and operations support as needed for the office.
- Other duties and responsibilities as assigned.
Your Background & Skill Set
- Minimum of 2 years of retail or operations support experience.
- Top-notch organizational skills; if your books are in alphabetical order, your notes are color-coded, and you find to-do lists energizing, we want to talk to you! There’s much to keep track of in this role, and nothing can fall through the cracks.
- Excitement to learn and the capability to excel in a fast-paced environment.
- Self-motivated in creating and strengthening systems and workflows to execute the needed tasks.
- Strong communication skills, both written and verbal.
- Excellent penmanship in both print and cursive.
- Attention to detail and accuracy in all work tasks.
- Ability to receive and implement constructive feedback.
- Proficiency with Google Suite (Google Sheets, Google Docs) and Dropbox.
- Ability to work independently with minimal supervision and as part of a team.
- Flexibility and adaptability to changing priorities and deadlines.
Pay
The pay range for this position is $21.92 to $24.66 per hour. This in-person position (Monday-Thursday in-office) is based in SAADA’s Philadelphia office, located at 1650 Arch Street, Suite 2130, Philadelphia, PA 19103.
Join Us!
SAADA is an equal opportunity employer. We are building a team that is dedicated to our work and to each other and we’d love for you to join us. Applications will be considered on a rolling basis until this position is filled.
Please send your resume and cover letter as separate attachments in an email with the subject line "Operations Assistant Position” to jobs@saada.org. Please also include how you found out about this position.
SAADA does not take phone calls regarding hiring. Please keep all communications as emails sent to jobs@saada.org.