HIRING: Administrative Assistant - GQR - Washington DC

[Jade Kish]

SUMMARY

For over three decades, GQR has used sophisticated polling and opinion research to help leading candidates, parties, government leaders, corporations, and advocacy groups across the United States and around the world. 

 

GQR is seeking a highly motivated and detail-oriented Administrative Assistant to join our team. This unique opportunity will enable you to showcase your proficient administrative and accounting skills, while also taking ownership of creating a comfortable and inviting work environment for our team and our guests.

 

In this role, you will provide full clerical coverage of our reception area: answering phones, greeting guests, and directing office traffic as needed. All public office areas will fall under your purview, including maintaining sufficient supply levels and cleanliness around our office and liaising with our building management team and outside vendors for servicing and repairs. You will assist both the Director of Office Operations & HR and the Director of Finance with oversight of various benefit programs for our team and accounting processes like invoice generation, data entry into QuickBooks, and vendor communications. You will also assist in coordination and execution of all office events.

 

As an Administrative Assistant at GQR, you will receive mentorship and training to help you grow your skills and network for personal and professional development. We will look to you to be a team-player, offering ideas to make our office more efficient and inviting and demonstrating to our team your willingness to pitch in and help us succeed. GQR is committed to building a diverse team and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. You will be considered for employment regardless of race, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, age, or veteran status.

 

HOURS

Standard office hours of 9am to 6pm mandatory.  Additional hours and availability as needed.  

 

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES

• Strong sense of integrity
• Hardworking attitude
• Strong communication skills
• Excellent writing skills
• Strong sense of urgency
• Flexibility to changing situations and needs, both internal and external
• Self-starting; motivated to think critically and develop problem-solving skills
• Ability to collaborate effectively with all levels of staff
• Basic understanding of campaign structures and processes a plus
• Familiarity with QuickBooks required 

EDUCATION

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in a relevant field (including, but not limited to, political science, public policy, international relations, statistics, math, business).
• One to three years’ experience in an administrative role, ideally including accounting experience and office management

BENEFITS

As a full-time employee, you will also be eligible for GQR's full suite of benefits, including:

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance for you and eligible dependents, 75% of  premium costs covered by GQR
• Basic life, short-term, and long-term disability insurance, 100% of premium costs covered by GQR
• 401(k) retirement plan 
• Accrued paid vacation, sick, and personal leave time
• Annual Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) salary increase

HOW TO APPLY

Interested parties should apply via the GQR Careers page at https://www.gqrr.com/careers. We apologize that we will only be able to respond to those applicants invited to interview.