AASA, The School Superintendents Association, is seeking a coordinator to provide support for our Federal advocacy work, assist in coordination of activities related to our elected leadership, and support the work with state associations and other affiliate organizations.

To apply send cover letter and resume to hr@aasa.org by Sunday, December 8. Only resumes with cover letters will be considered.

 MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES:

Supports AASA’s Advocacy Work

• Attends, scribes and contributes to the planning and implementation of meetings, events and projects managed by the advocacy department, including but not limited to advocacy component of NCE, the annual legislative conference, the legislative agenda planning meeting, hill visits related to external advocacy contracts, and other AASA meetings and events that include an advocacy element.
• Maintains AASA advocacy website, ensuring content is current, up to date, and reflects AASA’s advocacy efforts and priorities.
• Supports advocacy department work related to oversight of Rural School and Community Trust.
• Coordinates with the events team to provide information needed for successful event planning.
• Coordinates and tracks ongoing evaluations (for individual events and overall) and gathers results for review.

Coordinates and Supports Governance Activities

• Assists in planning and implementation of AASA governance meetings, for both Executive Committee and Governing Board.
• Supports department in work to maintain, revise and disseminate governance documents, including legislative agenda, bylaws, and position and belief statements.
• Attends, capture notes and assists in question and answer session at Governing Board meetings.
• Prepares travel expense vouchers and invoices for any travel related reimbursements for Executive Committee and Governing Board.
• Assists in review and reconciliation of Executive Committee and Governing Board budget expenses.
• Maintains AASA website pages and content related to AASA governance.

Provides Administrative Support for Department and Organization as Required

• Assists with the development and tracking of department projects.
• Coordinates and completes project tasks as defined and assigned in individual project plans.
• Assists in budget documentation and tracking for assigned projects.
• Performs complex administrative duties including the processing of correspondence, support for advocacy and governance communications, developing meeting agendas, travel booking, expense reconciliation, preparation of reports and presentations.
• Formats, updates and disseminates newsletters, The Leading Edge Blog and other communication platforms.
• Serves as front desk back-up when needed.