Receptionist; DF

Democracy Fund invests in organizations working to ensure that our political system is able to withstand new challenges and deliver on its promise to the American people. We work on things that make democracy work better.

At the heart of our vision for the future are three core commitments: fostering more effective governance in the United States, modernizing our election and campaign finance systems, and strengthening our media and the public square to help people understand and participate in the democratic process. To date, we have committed more than $100 million in support of a healthy democracy.

Out of deep respect for the U.S. Constitution and our nation’s core democratic values, eBay founder and philanthropist Pierre Omidyar founded Democracy Fund. Incubated in the Omidyar Network, the Democracy Fund launched as an independent foundation in 2014 and is based in Washington, D.C.

Democracy Fund seeks an energetic Receptionist with a "hospitality first" mindset to support all of the organization’s operations.

Office operations include office administration, meeting and event logistics support, IT and contract support, and other duties to create a smooth-running and collaborative work environment for the mission-driven Democracy Fund team.

We are looking for a self-motivated, focused, and pro-active team player, who has had success supporting staff at all levels of an organization and who enjoys helping others, solving problems, and improving office environments and workflows. Strong candidates will be highly organized, friendly, meticulous, and excellent communicators.

The Receptionist, who will report to the Director of People (DOP), will engage with all members of the Democracy Fund team as well as external operations partners. This position, which is non-exempt, pays overtime, as regular hours are likely to equal or exceed 45 hours/week.

The Receptionist’s responsibilities will include, but not be limited to, the following:

OFFICE ADMINISTRATION

• Welcome all guests and respond with a warm, problem-solving approach to inquiries from outsiders and staff. Refer them to the appropriate parties as needed.
• Work with leadership team to develop and manage the annual budget for office needs.
• Manage the day-to-day operations of the office, including but not limited to:
  • Opening and closing duties for the office.
  • Helping to prepare conference rooms for meetings.
  • Ordering and stocking office and kitchen supplies and equipment.
  • Identifying ways to save on office expenses.
  • Maintaining office and kitchen areas and equipment.
  • Coordinating Democracy Fund needs with building management, and ensuring appropriate security (office closures, etc.) through coordination with building management and external vendors.
• Manage and coordinate food catering and deliveries for Democracy Fund teams. Maintain the food budget and provide monthly updates on spending to the DOP.
• Maintain the Operations team calendar by scheduling events and meetings as needed.
• Actively maintain an operations administration manual, seeking input from appropriate staff to develop or refine policies as necessary.
• Collaborate with internal administrative partners to streamline organizational systems.
• Learn and implement best practices for office management.

CONTRACT SAND GRANTS

• Assign login information to new vendors and grantees in our grants and contract administration system, Fluxx.
• Generate draft contracts and contract amendments in Fluxx and format agreements for signature.
• Administer transmission of all contracts, grants, sponsor ships, and other documents as requested through Docu Sign.
• Maintain grants files.

OPERATIONS TEAM SUPPORT

• Track the Operations Team’s annual expenditures related to office management.
• Maintain and reconcile…