Current Employment Opportunities
Administrative Assistant
OVERVIEW
The Association on Aging in New York seeks a full time administrative assistant, to start in April 2020. Hours of Operation: 8:30am -4:30pm at our office at 272 Broadway, Menands, NY. (North Albany)
Administrative duties include:
- Duties may include answering telephone calls, set up conference calls, word processing, proofreading, filing, scanning, organizing files, printing, copying, meeting preparation assistance, taking meeting minutes.
- Software skills include use of Microsoft Office products. Duties may include creating spreadsheets and understand how to manipulate information in Excel and creating/analyzing surveys.
- Ability to manage website content, social media content, and newsletter design.
- Assist team with research, data entry and data base management and reporting.
- Maintains supplies inventory by checking stock to determine inventory level; anticipating needed supplies; placing and expediting orders for supplies; verifying receipt of supplies
- Ensures operation of equipment by completing preventive maintenance requirements; calling for repairs; evaluating new equipment and techniques.
- Assist in event planning and conference planning as needed.
- Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.
- All other duties as assigned
Must have a strong work ethic, be able to work well independently and prioritize and complete multiple tasks on time.
Salary $39,000 per year. Health insurance and benefits package provided
For consideration send resumes to:
Becky Preve
Association on Aging in NY
272 Broadway
Albany, NY 12204
becky@agingny.org
Full Time Policy Analysis and Communications
February 2020
The Association on Aging in New York seeks a full time policy analysis and communication director, to start in April 2020. Hours of Operation: 8:30am -4:30pm at our office at 272 Broadway, Menands, NY. (North Albany)
Responsibilities:
- Monitor and analyze federal and state legislation, track bills, and create memos of support or opposition
- Develop and communicate positions on proposed legislation and policy initiatives, in consultation with the Executive Director and Legislative Committee.
- Prepare news releases, testimony, and advocacy materials for legislative hearings, press conferences, and other events
- Analyze state budget bill and provide analysis to members
- Assist in membership development and support
- Works with Executive Director and membership on identifying policy issues, systemwide trends, and other policy issues important to the membership.
- Work with advocacy organizations and other organizations to further the goals of the area agencies on aging and their network of providers.
- Prepare written summaries, reports and fact sheets for members on legislative, budget and policy issues
- Collect, organize and disseminate information on significant state and federal issues and keep public policy information updated on AgingNY website
- Provide policy updates for the electronic newsletter and other publications
- Develop conference sessions on key policy issues
- Work with the membership for anecdote campaign
- Conduct media interviews, press conferences, and outreach on advocacy issues
- All other duties as assigned by the Executive Director
Salary $75,000 annually . Health insurance and benefits package provided
For consideration send resumes to:
Becky Preve
Association on Aging in NY
272 Broadway
Albany, NY 12204
becky@agingny.org