About the Obama Foundation

At the Obama Foundation, we are guided by a core belief: that ordinary people working together can change history. Our mission is to inspire those people to take action, empower them to change their world for the better, and connect them so they can achieve more together than they can alone.

We were founded by community organizers, so when we seek change, we do it by bringing people together.

That approach begins at home, on the South Side of Chicago, where we are building the Obama Presidential Center. The Center represents a historic opportunity for Chicago: a chance to build a world-class museum and public gathering space that celebrates our nation's first African American President and First Lady, steps away from where he began his career, where she was raised, and where—together—they made their home.

But that approach extends to all our work, whether it's holding leadership training sessions in communities throughout the U.S., bringing local leaders together in countries around the world, working to support the global education of girls, or ensuring young men of color have pathways to opportunity.

As President Obama has said, "we cannot solve the challenges of our time unless we solve them together." So join us.

For more information, please visit www.obama.org.

Purpose of the Role

The OPC Business & Workforce Diversity Analyst is responsible for providing exceptional support to the Manager of Business & Workforce Diversity, ensuring that they can focus on their highest priorities by helping with specific projects and administrative needs. You will assist with scheduling and travel arrangements; meeting preparation and debrief, including creation and editing of graphic designed presentations; communications, including basic copy editing; and other administrative functions.

Core Job Responsibilities

• Use various softwares and processes to track, report, and analyze data for internal and external reports to stakeholders at various levels.
• Coordinate scheduling and document tracking to ensure that the Manager of Business & Workforce Diversity spends the majority of their time on their highest priorities
• Ensure that the Manager of Business & Workforce Diversity is fully prepared for all meetings and trips with accurate agendas, bios, talking points, background information, and the editing and graphic design of print and digital presentation materials
• Coordinate travel and events planning for the Manager of Business & Workforce Diversity including booking transportation and lodging, and ensure that all expense reimbursements are submitted accurately and on time
• Provide administrative support to the Manager of Business & Workforce Diversity, including support of capacity building for small businesses and special projects as assigned
• Ensure that external and internal parties who come in contact with the Obama Presidential Center team and Manager of Business & Workforce Diversity receive excellent customer service; draft correspondence, and answer and direct inquiries to the proper party within the organization

Key Deliverables / Outcomes

• Manager is fully prepared for meetings (for example, they have an agenda, have read relevant background information, and have any bios for people they will meet when necessary, etc.)
• Manager's daily work, projects, and next steps from meetings are organized and planned out and communicated effectively, including memos, readouts and reports
• Manager's schedule is exceptionally organized, up-to-date, and meeting requests are responded to in a timely manner
• Manager's travel arrangements are made on-time and within budget
• Ensure that presentations and other materials are designed and edited to Foundation standards, have been reviewed and approved by the necessary parties, and are produced and delivered within specified timeframes and with a high attention to detail

Required Qualifications

• Highly organized, with a track record of completing short- and long-term responsibilities in a fast-paced, deadline-driven, high volume organization. Detail oriented.
• Experience in forensic analysis of data. Must have experience with LCP Tracker, B2G programs or equivalent software systems. Construction industry experience or knowledge preferred.
• Exceptional project manager; track record of designing and implementing effective and efficient systems and processes that deliver excellent results
• Exceptional communication skills, written and verbal; establishes rapport easily with other people
• Proficient with Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Google apps as well as key Adobe editing programs (e.g. Acrobat, Illustrator, Photoshop)

In the interest of employee health and safety during the pendency of the COVID-19 global pandemic, the Obama Foundation is requiring that all prospective employees present proof that they are fully-vaccinated against COVID-19, or seek a reasonable accommodation for religious or medical reasons, prior to their first day of employment.

Equal Opportunity Employer

The Foundation is committed to creating a diverse work environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. The Foundation does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, gender identity, religion, sexual orientation, age, disability, parental status, veteran status, or any other protected status under applicable laws. We encourage individuals of all backgrounds to apply. If you are a qualified candidate with a disability, please e-mail us at careers@obama.org if you require a reasonable accommodation to complete this application.