Job Description

Job Description

PERC Project Assistant

Position Type: Part-Time; 15-20 hours per week

Location: Saint Paul, MN

Qualifications: Experience in Administrative Support; Project Coordination Experience Preferred

Organization Overview

For more than 117years, Merrick Community Services champions thriving communities by eliminating barriers and providing essential resources to promote stability, independence, social and economic justice.

Merrick Community Services was founded on Saint Paul’s East Side in 1908 as the Christ Child Society of Saint Paul, in the tradition of an early 20th Century Settlement House, which provided essential services to new arrivals and immigrants and economically disadvantaged individuals and families. Today, Merrick Community Services (MCS) stands as one of the oldest nonprofit social service agencies in Ramsey County, with a history of being steadfast in assisting individuals and families overcome poverty and become self-sufficient. The core programs of MCS are Meals on Wheels, Food Shelf, Employment/Career Services and Family and Community Services.

Description

PERC (Partnership for Equitable and Resilient Communities) is a justice venture on a mission to transform public funding and investment practices toward equitable development. For t oo long, the decision-making processes for public infrastructure investments have excluded Black, Indigenous, Latino, and Hmong/Southeast Asian people living in low-wealth, under-resourced communities. As a result, long standing racial disparities in access to education, employment, wealth, housing choice, and economic opportunity persist, and the systems that led to the disparities in the first place are further entrenched. In order to reimagine an equitable future in which Black, Indigenous, Latino, and Hmong/Southeast Asian people have the resources they need to thrive, PERC looked closely at how public dollars have been distributed in the past, and we completely flipped that process on its head.

This position’s main responsibility is to provide administrative support to the PERC Saint Paul Project Manager, to whom she/he reports.

Responsibilities

• Assist in planning, coordinating, and tracking project activities for PERC Saint Paul
• Maintain and update project timelines, calendars, and documentation
• Coordinate and schedule meetings and assist in preparing agendas
• Attend assigned meetings and capture notes and follow-up action items
• Communicate with internal teams, community partners, and stakeholders, as needed
• Work closely with the Project Manager in preparing project reports and presentations for internal and external use
• Support grant reporting and data collection efforts
• Assist in ensuring projects are completed on time and within scope
• Manage and submit requests for timely and accurate stipend compensation for all Community Table and Strategic Work Group Meetings
• Data and document management
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• Experience in administrative support
• Strong organizational and time-management skills
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook) and/or project management platforms (e.g., Asana, Trello, Google Workspace)
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Commitment to equity, inclusion, and serving diverse communities
• Ability to model respectful, inclusive, and responsible behavior that is consistent with the agency Mission, Vision, and Values
• Cooperative team member, who can work well independently and manage multiple tasks
• Strong attention to detail and follow-through
• Project Coordination experience preferred
• Familiarity with nonprofit operations or community-based work preferred
• Experience with data tracking or grant reporting preferred
• This position requires access to reliable transportation to travel locally and pass a background check

The above statements are not intended to encompass all functions and qualifications of the position. Rather they are intended to provide a general framework of the requirements of the position. Job incumbents may be required to perform other functions not specifically addressed in this job description. Employment at Merrick Community Services is at-will and may be terminated by either employee or employer for any lawful reason.

We welcome everyone to apply, especially those individuals who are underrepresented in our sector: individuals who identify as BIPOC, LGBTQI+ and gender fluid or gender nonconforming, individuals with disabilities (both seen and unseen), veterans, people of any age or family status .

Equal Opportunity Employer: All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, disability, marital status, national origin, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, familial status, genetic information or a protected veteran status.

Company Description

For over 117 Years, Merrick Community Services (MCS) has succeeded in its mission to improve the lives of residents of the East Side of Saint Paul by champions thriving communities by eliminating barriers and providing essential resources to promote stability, independence, social and economic justice.

Merrick Community Services was founded on Saint Paul’s East Side in 1908 as the Christ Child Society of Saint Paul, in the tradition of an early 20th Century Settlement House, which provided essential services to new arrivals and immigrants and economically disadvantaged individuals and families. Today, Merrick Community Services (MCS) stands as one of the oldest nonprofit social service agencies in Ramsey County, with a history of being steadfast in assisting individuals and families overcome poverty and become self-sufficient. The core programs of MCS are Employment/Career Services, Family and Community Services, Food Shelves, and Meals on Wheels/Senior Services.

Company Description

For over 117 Years, Merrick Community Services (MCS) has succeeded in its mission to improve the lives of residents of the East Side of Saint Paul by champions thriving communities by eliminating barriers and providing essential resources to promote stability, independence, social and economic justice.\r\n\r\nMerrick Community Services was founded on Saint Paul’s East Side in 1908 as the Christ Child Society of Saint Paul, in the tradition of an early 20th Century Settlement House, which provided essential services to new arrivals and immigrants and economically disadvantaged individuals and families. Today, Merrick Community Services (MCS) stands as one of the oldest nonprofit social service agencies in Ramsey County, with a history of being steadfast in assisting individuals and families overcome poverty and become self-sufficient. The core programs of MCS are Employment/Career Services, Family and Community Services, Food Shelves, and Meals on Wheels/Senior Services.