Mellon Foundation
Administrative Assistant, Information Technology
The Mellon Foundation (“Foundation”) believes that the arts and humanities are where we express our complex humanity, and we believe that everyone deserves the beauty, transcendence, and freedom to be found there. Through our grants, we seek to build just communities enriched by meaning and empowered by critical thinking, where ideas and imagination can thrive. The Foundation makes grants in four core program areas - Higher Learning, Arts and Culture, Public Knowledge, and Humanities in Place - and through its signature Presidential Initiatives.
The Foundation seeks an Administrative Assistant for the Information Technology department.
Team Overview:
The Information Technology (IT) department comprises 19 full-time staff and a variety of third-party vendors and consultants working as a high-energy team to support the systems, infrastructure, and data that power Mellon’s grantmaking. The department delivers strategic partnership around technology to all parts of the organization, enabling the Foundation’s programmatic and operational goals.
Position Summary:
The Administrative Assistant for IT facilitates the department’s vendor interactions and related internal workflow for contracts, invoices, expenses, and organizing meeting logistics and travel for the team, with particular focus on supporting the senior director and the IT leadership team. The role is detail-oriented and the incumbent must be flexible and adaptable, as well as sensitive both to the basic priorities established by the IT team and to essential tasks arising from the circumstances of the moment. This is a full-time, non-exempt position (37.5 hours per week) with occasional overtime. This position reports directly to the Senior Director of Information Technology and works closely with the IT leadership team and technical team members.
Position Description:
Responsibilities may include, but will not be limited to the following:
Qualifications:
The successful candidate will have the following qualifications:
Mellon Foundation is an equal opportunity employer. Mellon offers a generous total reward package that includes base salary and a comprehensive benefits program, as well as an excellent working environment. Mellon is committed to providing compensation that is competitive and equitable within the philanthropic sector. The estimated annual salary range for this role is $78,000 - $85,000. The amount of pay offered will be determined by several factors, including but not limited to qualifications, unique skills, credentials, or experience that is expected to impact the candidate’s contribution to the role. We will also consider market data as well as the Foundation’s internal pay equity framework.
Please note that Mellon maintains a hybrid work schedule, with three days per week in person at the Foundation’s Manhattan offices.
Candidates should apply by submitting their resume by December 6, 2024.
The Foundation will consider each complete application carefully but only contact those individuals it believes are most qualified for the position.
Mellon Foundation
Administrative Assistant, Information Technology
The Mellon Foundation (“Foundation”) believes that the arts and humanities are where we express our complex humanity, and we believe that everyone deserves the beauty, transcendence, and freedom to be found there. Through our grants, we seek to build just communities enriched by meaning and empowered by critical thinking, where ideas and imagination can thrive. The Foundation makes grants in four core program areas - Higher Learning, Arts and Culture, Public Knowledge, and Humanities in Place - and through its signature Presidential Initiatives.
The Foundation seeks an Administrative Assistant for the Information Technology department.
Team Overview:
The Information Technology (IT) department comprises 19 full-time staff and a variety of third-party vendors and consultants working as a high-energy team to support the systems, infrastructure, and data that power Mellon’s…