Administrative Assistant
Voting Rights Lab
USD 30-35 / hour
Job Title: Administrative Assistant
Location: Remote, East Coast preferred
Type: Full-Time, Non-Exempt
Reports to: Chief of Staff
About Voting Rights Lab
Voting Rights Lab, a national nonpartisan 501(c)(3), and its 501(c)(4) affiliate are fighting the state-level battles that will shape elections in 2026, 2028, and for decades to come. Our strategy is threefold: build the Advancing Liberty Coalition — uniting veterans and military families, women of faith, people with disabilities, and business leaders across the ideological spectrum; block efforts to manipulate elections or interfere with certification; and protect democracy's guardrails to ensure elections are fair, accessible, and transparent.
In 2025 alone, we stopped a wave of proof-of-citizenship mandates in red and purple states from Texas to Michigan, and produced the first-ever map of election law vulnerabilities — showing where losing candidates can exploit state laws to challenge legitimate results. Grounded in deep state-level relationships and cross-ideological credibility, we anticipate threats and deliver solutions where democracy is most at risk.
The Opportunity
We are seeking a driven, proactive, and detail-oriented Administrative Assistant. This role is responsible for all administrative support for the organization, including scheduling, note-taking, and travel arrangements. The ideal candidate is a self-starter who thrives in a fast-paced environment and possesses strong written and verbal communication, administrative, and organizational skills. This role will report to the Chief of Staff.
Key Responsibilities
Effectively prioritize commitments and manage calendars for leadership and staff across multiple time zones
Schedule internal and external meetings, send invitations, and prepare agendas
Anticipate scheduling conflicts and proactively resolve them
Take detailed notes in meetings across the organization and turn them into clear action items
Plan for and execute travel arrangements, including itineraries, bookings, and briefing materials preparation
Complete timesheet entry for leadership
Reconcile credit card expenses for leadership
Assist with tracking grant deadlines, reporting requirements, and submission materials
Maintain our CRM (Salesforce) with up-to-date donor communications
Support virtual team events, all-staff retreats, and other organizational initiatives
Identify opportunities to improve administrative systems and workflows
Provide general support as requested
Qualifications & Experience
Required
At least 2 years of administrative experience in a fast-paced organization
Excellent organizational and time management skills, ensuring both routine and urgent tasks are completed successfully and in a thorough and timely manner
Detail-oriented, able to adjust to shifting priorities in a busy environment, and self-motivated, with the ability to work well independently in a fully remote environment
Strong interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills, including the ability to maintain open communication
Track record of independent problem-solving
Experience applying significant discretion to sensitive or confidential information
Proficiency with G-Suite (Docs, Sheets, Slides), Adobe Acrobat, and Zoom
Preferred
Experience with Salesforce or a similar CRM
Experience working within or alongside both 501(c)(3) and 501(c)(4) entities
Familiarity with A.I. software (such as Claude, Gemini, or Chat GPT)
Compensation and benefits
We value our staff by offering competitive pay and a comprehensive benefits package, detailed below.
The Administrative Assistant is in the Coordinator (Non-Exempt) pay band, and the hiring range for this position is $30–$35 per hour (40 hrs per week), plus benefits. The base pay offered will take into account internal equity and may also vary depending on the candidate’s job-related knowledge, skills, and experience, among other factors. The total compensation package may include the full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, depending on the level and position offered.
At this time, we provide the following benefits for eligible employees:
Medical, dental, and vision insurance that is majority employer-funded
401(k) retirement plan, with up to 6% employer match
Generous paid time off package, including unlimited flexible vacation leave, 2 weeks sick leave, in addition to 13 paid holidays, winter holiday closure, and other PTO opportunities such as parental leave, volunteer time, and more
Flexible spending account for medical and dependent care
Short-term and long-term disability insurance
Basic-term life and accidental death and dismemberment (ADD) insurance, with an employee buy-up option
Additional benefits include work-from-home benefits, cell phone benefits, and fitness benefits
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
Voting Rights Lab is a non-profit organization that is committed to attracting, developing, and retaining exceptional people, and to creating a work environment that is dynamic, rewarding, and enables each of us to realize our potential. Voting Rights Lab’s work environment is safe and open to all employees and partners, respecting the full spectrum of race, color, religious creed, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, political affiliation, ancestry, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, and all other classifications protected by law in the locality and/or state in which you are working.
Part of Voting Rights Lab’s mission is to ensure that people with records of arrest or conviction can vote. As such, we give full and fair consideration to all applicants, regardless of a past record of arrest or conviction.