Communications & Logistics Associate Diverse Elders Coalition

Services & Advocacy for GLBT Elders (SAGE) – New York, NY

The Diverse Elders Coalition is searching for a part-time (20 hours a week) Communications & Logistics Associate to perform blogging and social media engagement activities; coordinate coalition meetings and internal communications between members; maintain and manage listservs and phone communications; as well as manage online document storage. This position is also responsible for keeping track of important deadlines (e.g., grant reporting deadlines) for the DEC and monitoring coverage and stories of diverse elders. This position will focus exclusively on the work of the DEC; it will be supervised by the National Managing Coordinator of the Diverse Elders Coalition who is based in Washington, DC.

Communications & Logistics Associate Diverse Elders Coalition

Responsibilities Include:

• Under the guidance of the National Managing Coordinator, coordinate communications between the coalition members, such as scheduling the full-coalition meetings;
• Coordinate the logistics for full coalition meetings, especially for in-person meetings;
• Document, gather and distribute agenda items and meeting minutes for relevant coalition meetings and conference calls, as assigned by the National Managing Coordinator;
• Perform blogging and social media engagement activities (crafting, posting and tracking posts across various social media platforms, e.g., WordPress blog, Facebook, Twitter) as directed in support of our social marketing initiatives. Includes assisting with the editorial calendar, scheduling blog postings from regular and guest authors, writing and editing blog posts, and updating the blog through a customized content management system;
• Manage the internal communications of the coalition. This includes maintaining internal email listservs, phone communications, as well as storage of documents online (i.e. Google Docs, Dropbox);
• Assist in drafting memos and other official documents for the DEC;
• Support the National Managing Coordinator in managing the DEC’s grant proposals and reports;
• Monitor coverage of diverse elders and relevant policy updates for the diverseelders.org blog and to help inform the DEC’s work;
• Assist the National Managing Coordinator as necessary;
• Commitment to the issues, constituencies and values of the DEC; and
• Other responsibilities as assigned.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience;
• Excellent written and verbal communications skills;
• Keen attention to detail and deadlines;
• Experience and familiarity with leading social media platforms, including Facebook and Twitter;
• Proficiency in word-processing and spreadsheet software, including Microsoft Office; and
• Strong interpersonal skills to respectfully interact with coalition members, executive directors, partners and funders.

Compensation: This position is paid by hour, not to exceed 20 hours a week. Pay rate is commensurate with experience.

TO APPLY:

Please send a cover letter, resume and 2-3 writing samples by email to:

Ben de Guzman, National Managing Coordinator, Diverse Elders Coalition at mbdeguzman@diverseelders.org

NO PHONE CALLS.

Application Deadline: Applicants are strongly encouraged to submit their applications by December 5, 2014. Applications received after that date may or may not be considered, depending on the original pool of applicants.

About the Diverse Elders Coalition:

The Diverse Elders Coalition (DEC) is an advocacy and education coalition made up of five national organizations representing millions of elders of color and LGBT elders around the country. The DEC focuses on strengthening policies and programs to enhance the health and well-being of diverse elders, educating and connecting our older people and their loved ones to key policy debates on aging, and increasing public support for issues that affect our communities. The DEC includes: the National Asian Pacific Center on Aging, the National Hispanic Council on Aging, the National Indian Council on Aging, Services & Advocacy for GLBT Elders, and Southeast Asia Resource Action Center.

Since its founding in 2010, the DEC has garnered considerable attention nationwide and moved key policy wins at the federal level. In its first years, the DEC focused on key areas of shared interest, including strengthening Social Security; increasing funding for programs aimed at more marginalized elders (largely through health care reform implementation); and ensuring that the Older Americans Act (OAA), through reauthorization, directs more of its sizable resources to marginalized older adults around the country. In the summer of 2012, the DEC released a landmark report on the economic security issues facing our communities, as well as a news blog that features regular commentaries on diverse elder issues. The DEC continues to make the voices of its communities heard and push for policy changes through efforts such as its recently released HIV & Aging Issue Brief and accompanying national teleconference. The DEC is poised to substantially increase its visibility and reach, and to achieve key policy improvements.

EOE Employer:

The Diverse Elders Coalition believes in equal opportunity in employment. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunity without regard to race, ethnicity, religion, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, citizenship status, marital status, HIV serostatus, sexual orientation, veteran status, height, weight or disability.

Women, older adults, people of color, transgender and gender non-conforming people, poor and low-income people, and people with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply.

For more information about the Diverse Elders Coalition, including its advocacy successes over the last few years, please visit www.diverseelders.org

Application Deadline: December 5, 2014

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