Office/Research Assistant

TALLAHASSEE TRUST FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION

 

OFFICE AND RESEARCH ASSISTANT

 

POSITION DESCRIPTION

This is a part-time position with no fringe benefits.  Applicant will be required to work a schedule of 20 hours per week, preferably from 8AM-12PM, but must also be available to work on the first Wednesday and third Thursday of each month from 10 AM until 3 PM due to regularly scheduled meetings.

Duties

-Maintaining financial, tax, and insurance records; employee timesheets; and processing payroll

-Preparing invoices and payment checks

-Prepping for monthly meetings for the two boards

-Taking, transcribing, and maintaining meeting minutes

-Maintaining organizational records, research material, and property files

-Maintaining organization’s membership records and coordinating monthly membership renewals

-Tracking, maintaining, and ordering office supplies

-Completing simple research requests from the public and staff; will include off-site research

-Assisting with event related tasks

-General reception duties

-Maintaining the Trust’s listserv and website

-Other related duties as assigned

 

Qualifications

-Applicant must have experience using QuickBooks and Microsoft Office Suite. (Adobe, Page-Maker and Corel Paintshop experience a plus.)

**In lieu of Quickbooks experience, retail experience or any financial training may be substituted.  Applicant will then be required to attend a Quickbooks training class.

-Applicant must have strong oral and written communication skills. (A sample of applicant’s written work may be required.)

– Experience in historic preservation, public history, or general history required.  Experience will be waived with a Historic Preservation introductory course.

Rate of Pay will be $ 11.50 per hour.   Position start date will be Wednesday, July 20, 2011.

 

Submit letter of interest and resume to:

Tiffany Baker, Program Coordinator

Tallahassee Trust for Historic Preservation

tiffanytaltrust@comcast.net

423 East Virginia Street

Tallahassee, FL 32301

850-488-7334 (tel)

850-488-7333 (fax)