Administrative Assistant

The American Indian College Fund 

The American Indian College Fund has been the nation’s largest charity supporting Native higher education for 35 years. The College Fund places its mission at the core of everything we do and how we do it. We are focused on creating and improving opportunity for Native individuals and communities who need it most, with a vison is for healthy, self-sufficient, and educated American Indian and Alaskan Native people. We are committed to transparency and accountability. We are a proud Top Places to work awardee with a continued eagerness to provide the best for our teams that do the work on advancing our mission and impact.   

The College Fund is looking for a talented Administrative Assistant who will support the Chief Finance and Operations Officer and broadly the Operations department.  Professional communication skills, the ability and desire to take initiative, proficient knowledge of Microsoft Office suite, and an outward mindset for supporting others are essential to supporting this department.   

You will be joining a team of fifteen. The work environment is both dynamic and fast-paced; and the organizational culture is one that focuses on accountability, teamwork, and a strong passion for our mission.  This position will have the opportunity to work with individuals across the organization, along with TCU and other business partners of the College Fund.    

This role reports to the Chief Financial and Operations Officer. This is an in-office position located at our Denver, CO office. 

Your Day to Day 

• Provide administrative support to the CFOO.   Examples of administrative support include:
• Administer travel plans and travel preparation
• Budget and Expense administration
• Meeting scheduling and administration
• Create and edit reports and presentations
• Work with attorneys to complete and file annual state registrations timely and accurately.
• Ensure watchdog agency applications are updated and submitted timely
• Support donor stewardship for CFO/COO donor portfolio
• Support TCU relationships
• Implement special projects, as assigned by CFOO
• Supports front desk administration as needed.
• Maintains certification and provide notary service. 

Note: This position description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties. The Development Coordinator may be assigned additional duties related to the role needed to advance the College Fund’s mission. 

What You Bring: 

• Strong computer skills, including but not limited to Outlook, MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
• Strong writing and editing skills
• Demonstrated ability as a proactive self-starter with the capability of problem solving and managing details
• Ability to organize and meet deadlines for a wide variety of job assignments
• Ability to communicate and work effectively with internal teams and external constituents
• Demonstrated experience working with diverse cultures
• Independently solves standard problems; receives guidance on complex problems
• Interaction with a variety of internal and external constituents.  Will interact with Board members, students, TCUs, donors, business partners, and vendors
• Familiarity with business, accounting, and budgets 

It’s a bonus if you also have: 

• 4 years progressive relevant experience with the above requirements
• Personal lived experience or professional knowledge of the tribal college system and/or native communities 

What you’ll get: 

Hurly pay  of $24.00 – $29.50

• Competitive Health Insurance Options
• 100% employer funded dental, vision, and life insurance plans
• Health Reimbursement, Flexible Spending and Lifestyle Spending Accounts
• Continuous learning and development annual stipend / reimbursements 
• 403(b) match 
• PTO and Paid holidays  

Equal Employment Opportunity  

American Indian College Fund is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants will not be discriminated against because of race, color, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, religion, national origin, citizenship status, disability, ancestry, marital status, veteran status, medical condition or any protected category prohibited by local, state or federal laws. 

Candidate Accommodations:  

The College Fund is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, we will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided with reasonable accommodations. If you require assistance due to a disability in the application or recruitment process, please let us know when we contact you for next steps.  

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion 

As our workforce grows, so does our opportunity to evolve into an organization that is more reflective of our partners and the communities we serve.  

Our Process 

• Application Review
• People Operations Phone Call
• Secondary and/or Technical Screen
• Panel and/or Cross Functional Screen(s)
• Background Check 
• Offer Letter 
• DiSC 

The order of these stages may vary depending on the role.