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10 people are interested
Administrative Assistant
ORGANIZATION: The Exploratory
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10 people are interested
The Exploratory is a science education and gender equity NGO registered in Ghana, with a volunteer team in the Boston area. We need your exceptional organizational skills to ensure we are accurate, efficient and accountable.
How you can help
Are you ramiliar with MS office suite or equivalent; Google Apps; have experience with and knowledge of basic accounting and databases? Highly organized? We’re looking for detail-obsessed, self-motivated, experienced individuals to support our team in the U.S. and serve as a resource for our administrator in Ghana.
1) Update stakeholder records and maintain data integrity
- Generate records for organizational contacts in the U.S. and in Ghana, including suppliers and donors
- Work with fundraising and grants research teams to coordinate data entry
- Review student and teacher records generated by Ghana-based administrator for accuracy
- Conduct weekly upload of spreadsheet records into Salesforce as necessary
2) Basic bookkeeping
- Along with Director and administrator, review expense records
- Document expense and income data
- Generate reports, commensurate with experience
3) Digital filekeeping
- Work with administrator to ensure documentation is consistent
- Periodically review GoogleDrive for duplicated files and to transfer files to archive
Resources: GoogleApps for Education.
Interested? Send a message to info@the-exploratory.org to tell us why and how you’d like to contribute to our operations. Please also include a resume in pdf format. We look forward to hearing from you.
More opportunities with The Exploratory
No additional volunteer opportunities at this time.
About The Exploratory
Location:
PO Box 380144, Cambridge, MA 02238-0144, GH
Mission Statement
The mission of The Exploratory is to empower educators and inspire students to be curious, courageous and community-minded, by making science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) relevant, joyful, collaborative and equitable.
Description
The Exploratory is a science (STEM) education and gender equity NGO registered in Ghana, with a volunteer team in the Boston area. We take a three-pronged approach to make education more relevant, equitable, joyful, and collaborative. We empower educators through professional development that focus on STEM, gender equity and active learning strategies; enable active, hands-on learning by providing and inspiring the creation of mostly locally available learning materials; and nurture young students' curiosity, courage and sense of community through clubs that includes STEM explorations, field trips, role model visits, girls empowerment and more.
In 2016-2017, we will be inspiring over 550 students in grades 4-8 through 60+ trained teachers from 13 government schools in 4 towns/districts in Ghana - in Accra, Pokuase, Nsawam and Berekuso.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
This is a Virtual Opportunity with no fixed address.
DATE POSTED
September 7, 2016
SKILLS
- Data Entry
- Organization
- Administrative Support
GOOD FOR
- People 55+
REQUIREMENTS
- Orientation or Training
- At least 5 hrs/week for 4 months, preferably more
- Familiarity with accounting software and Salesforce a plus.