Philanthropy & Community Engagement Administrative Assistant Job Milwaukee area,Wisconsin USA,Business

Philanthropy & Community Engagement Administrative Assistant

Job Category: Human Services

Requisition Number: PHILA
015906

Full-Time
Hourly Range: $19.40 USD to $27.21 USD

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Overview

The Philanthropy & Community Engagement Administrative Assistant implements strategies to achieve the goals for the organization and Philanthropy & Community Engagement. Sustains policies, procedures and programs.

Responsibility Level

Typical work on projects and tasks spanning 3–12 months.

Principal Duties

Coordinate and support the execution of Philanthropy & Community Engagement activities by maintaining accurate records, documentation, and tracking across assigned systems and tools.

Implement, sustain, and update Philanthropy & Community Engagement processes, procedures, and templates to ensure accurate, timely, and effective access to Community Engagement resources across Goodwill’s territory and identified priority areas.

Coordinate the intake, review, processing, issuance, and tracking of Goodwill Cares Community Assistance Vouchers, ensuring applications submitted by approved community partners are handled accurately, timely, and in accordance with established program guidelines. Escalate exceptions, incomplete submissions, or policy questions as appropriate.

Track community engagement activities, partnerships, volunteer efforts, and outcomes; ensure data is entered accurately and in a timely manner to support reporting and analysis.

Prepare routine and ad hoc reports, dashboards, and summaries related to Community Engagement activities to support leadership review and decision making.

Serve as a subject matter resource for Philanthropy & Community Engagement systems, tools, and processes; provide timely guidance, troubleshooting, and user support to internal stakeholders, while triaging requests from external stakeholders by way of the Community Engagement email box.

Support compliance and record‑keeping requirements related to Philanthropy & Community Engagement activities, ensuring alignment with organizational policies, procedures, and standards.

Assist with logistical coordination for Philanthropy & Community Engagement initiatives, meetings, and events, including materials preparation and internal coordination. Event attendance may be required, including occasional evenings or weekends.

Identify operational issues, process gaps, or data inconsistencies; apply problem‑solving skills to resolve issues or elevate as appropriate.

Monitor data quality and consistency across Community Engagement systems, recommend improvements to data practices to strengthen reporting and insights.

Project and Change Management:
Effectively plans and manages own work to reliably complete routine job responsibilities and special assignments. Periodically serves as a team member or subject matter expert on formal or department projects. Effectively engages in change affecting her/him, communicating appropriately with supervisor. Follows through on learning, skill building, and practice necessary to adapt to change.

Problem Solving:
General supervision, regular review of work by manager or senior coworker. May be paired with senior team member for development purposes. Uses skills to solve problems of routine complexity; able to identify root cause, interpret data, and resolve issues.

Technical

Skills:

Fundamental knowledge of professional principles and skills. Works in compliance with established procedures.

Community Engagement:
Serves as an ambassador for Goodwill in the wider community. Participates in volunteer opportunities as schedules and interest permit.

Responsible for completing other duties/responsibilities as assigned.

Requirements

Two years of college education or experience equivalency, and a minimum of 1 year experience.

Core Cultural Competencies

Customer Focus:
Independently anticipate and meet customer needs, while searching for ways to improve customer service. Internalize customer feedback, and follow up with customer to ensure problems are solved by providing innovative ideas to meet their future needs.

Values Differences:
Seeks out the diverse perspectives and talents of others, striving to work…