Overview
POSITION TITLE: Office Coordinator
POSITION TYPE: Part-Time (Salaried, Non-Exempt), 20 hours per week (.5 FTE)
SALARY: The starting salary for this position is $23,895 – $25,554 and is non-negotiable and calculated within that range according to experience.
LOCATION: Hybrid position based in downtown Silver Spring, MD, with in-office work required 1-2 days per week (more during large mailings). The office is Metro-accessible (Red Line, Silver Spring station) with paid county garage parking. The Office Coordinator also manages our nearby storage unit in downtown Silver Spring and handles occasional local errands.
POSITION SUMMARY:
The Office Coordinator at American Hiking Society (AHS) plays a crucial role in ensuring smooth daily operations and providing comprehensive administrative support across multiple functions. This highly organized professional oversees the office as well as our storage unit, is the voice behind various e-mail and voicemail systems, recruits and supervises office and remote volunteers, opens, sorts, and scans mail, coordinates all office mailings, supports administrative HR items, assists the leadership team with administrative tasks, and cultivates a positive organizational culture by planning and coordinating employee engagement activities.
With responsibilities spanning office coordination and administrative support, this position ensures the behind-the-scenes infrastructure is in place to advance AHS’s mission of promoting and protecting hiking trails and the hiking experience.
This position reports directly (solid line) to the Head of Finance and Administration and maintains a dotted-line relationship with the Executive Director for project-specific direction and coordination.
Required Skills:
Commitment to follow AHS Values and AHS’s Commitment to the Hiking Community a must
Experience in administrative support, business operations, or office coordination preferred
Strong written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills
Highly organized with excellent attention to detail, follow-through, and task completion.
Proficient in Microsoft Word; developing skills in Excel, and general computer use
Ability to prioritize, work independently with minimal supervision, Customer service mindset
About American Hiking Society
American Hiking Society, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded in 1976, is the only national nonprofit serving the hiking community. Our mission is empowering ALL to enjoy, share, and preserve the hiking experience. We achieve our mission through grassroots and grasstops advocacy and trail service programs, and we envision a world where everyone feels welcome in the American hiking community and has permanent access to meaningful hiking, including urban, frontcountry, and backcountry opportunities. Our trail service programs include week- and weekend-long trips based all over the country, including Alternative Break (for college-age students and young professionals) for those new to trail service, Volunteer Vacations (all ages) for all trail service experience levels, and American Hiking Society’s National Trails Day® (a national day of advocacy and trail service on the 1st Saturday in June, involving 1000+ events and more than 100,000 participants). Our advocacy programs include the year-long
