Position Description: Part Time Administrative Assistant

Position Description: Lamoille County Conservation District (LCCD) seeks a part time administrative assistant to help the Director with day-to-day administrative tasks. LCCD is required to keep accurate reporting for multitudes of grants and other things such as insurance audits, newsletters, sales, appropriations and membership base upkeep. This position would also work closely with bookkeeping to ensure employee timekeeping accuracy, and regular updating of budget and profit and loss statements.

This position will be based out of the Lamoille County USDA Service Center in Morrisville, Vermont. Entrepreneurial individuals and independent workers with solid work ethic and high personal performance standards are encouraged to apply.  Starting hourly range $22- $23/hr. part-time (3 days a week), non-exempt.

Responsibilities:

●                Support the Director in maintaining accurate reporting for grant deliverables.  

●                Maintain accurate records of all grants, insurance policies, equipment leases, town appropriations, membership base, and sales records.

●                Work with bookkeepers in updating the budget, profit and loss statements, deposit expense sheets and bank statement reconciliation.

●                Assist the Director in abiding to open meeting rules.

●                Help the Director maintain sub-contractor contracts, insurance audit materials, and abide to LCCD’s supervisory by-laws.

●                Assist the Director to collaborate programs with and facilitate among a wide variety of partners (local, state and federal) to accomplish projects and programs.

●                Act as a liaison between the Lamoille County NRCD, its partners, and the general public as an outreach and information source.

●                Perform additional related responsibilities as need arises.

Qualifications:

1 to 3 years of administrative assistance is not required but preferred. Candidate must be able to clear a thorough background check which will enable them to work within the USDA NRCS Federal computer systems and access to USDA building.

●                Project management experience including maintaining budgets, and contracts.

●                Some knowledge of environmental conservation topics and natural resource concerns in Vermont.

●                Computer literacy required including experience with MS Word, Excel, GIS and web-based programs.

●                Self-organization and goal setting; detail-oriented in reporting and organization.

●                Strong interpersonal, written, and verbal communication, and public speaking skills.

●                Ability to work cooperatively with varied audiences, landowners, municipalities, peers, and staff from a variety of agencies.

To Apply:

Please e-mail lccddirector@gmail.com a cover letter and resume (as a single PDF) to the Lamoille County NRCD with “Job Search Committee” in the header by September 6th, 2024.  Direct any questions to this email address. No phone calls, please.

LCCD is an EOE Employer