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EdTA values a diverse workplace and strongly encourages women, people of color, LBGTQ individuals, people with disabilities, members of ethnic minorities, foreign born residents, and veterans to apply. For more information, visit: https://www.schooltheatre.org/about/mission/diversity. 

We are seeking a dynamic professional to provide project management assistance and administrative support to our Executive Director and C-Team.  

Job Responsibilities:

1. Provide Project Support to Executive Director

• Support Executive Director’s projects and initiatives
• Input and monitor projects in our project management system, ensuring projects are on schedule and meeting deadlines
• Provide project support to departments as needed to ensure successful completion
• Set responsibilities/accountabilities/timelines for assigned projects
• Lead/plan meetings to track project progress
• Execute assigned project tasks
• Offer feedback for refining and enhancing programs and processes for improvements
• Provide agreed upon deliverables

2. Provide Administrative Support to Executive Director and C-Team

• Manage daily calendar, keep contacts up to date.
• Coordinate meeting logistics such as meals, location, timing, invitees, A/V needs.
• Plan travel, including but not limited to transportation, lodging, general logistics.
• Complete monthly expense reports and/or process invoices as needed.
• Executes special projects and research assigned by Executive Director.
• General office support including but not limited to drafting/sending correspondence, processing invoices/approvals, etc.

3. Board of Directors Support

• Serve as contact or general liaison for EdTA Board of Directors as needed.
• Organize details for annual Board meeting including travel, transportation, lodging, meals, etc.
• Coordinate and provide logistics support for the annual Board Election.
• Onboard incoming Board members (administer gift program, collect personal information for website and travel).
• Support planning and logistics for all EdTA/ETF Board meetings in varying capacities as needed (location, AV, food, etc.).

Skills and Qualifications: 

• Significant administrative and project support experience, preferably working with director or executive levels of management 
• Strong project management skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Organizer and multi-tasker with excellent time management skills.
• Keen attention to detail and accuracy in all work.
• Ability to prioritize own wide-ranging workload and work independently.
• Proficient in using Microsoft Office Suite and project management software such as Asana, Basecamp or Wrike.  Association management software (AMS) experience, specifically Salesforce -based, is a plus. 
• Must be comfortable learning and incorporating new technology into the workflow.
• Interest in theatre or the arts preferred.

Location: This is a fully remote position.

About Educational Theatre Association

The Educational Theatre Association (EdTA) is an international nonprofit association with more than 135,000 active members. EdTA’s mission is shaping lives through theatre education: honoring student achievement in theatre; supporting teachers by providing professional development, resources, and recognition; and influencing public opinion that theatre education is essential and builds life skills. EdTA is the home of the International Thespian Society, an honorary organization established at nearly 5,000 schools, that has inducted more than 2.3 million theatre students since its founding in 1929. EdTA also produces the International Thespian Festival. The Educational Theatre Foundation is the philanthropic arm of EdTA.

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