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Qualifications

• Creative and analytical thinker with strong problem-solving skills
• Ability to maintain focus on time consuming tasks, to meeting deadlines, and prioritizing simultaneous requests
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• A curious nature with a strong drive to learn and grow
• Cover letter detailing your interest in this position and why the IHS mission resonates with you

Benefits

• Salary: $15.00 - $18.00 an hour, commensurate with experience
• Cultivating a pool of intellectual talent for partners in policy, civil society, philanthropy, and the academy through $1.5 million in fellowship and career development programs

Responsibilities

• The Data Entry Assistant will be responsible for collecting, analyzing, and entering data on faculty, students, and professionals in the IHS network and their research into the IHS Academic Knowledgebase
• Reporting to the Senior Manager of Academic Research, this individual will manage data entry, exercise analytical and critical thinking skills to recognize patterns, and further develop their knowledge of the Academy
• Evaluating and collecting data on IHS network members to enhance institutional knowledge and reporting
• Parsing between relevant and irrelevant data to ensure high quality data inputs
• Enter data on job affiliations and contact information into Google Sheets and IHS Salesforce database
• 25 hours weekly

Job description

Part-Time Data Entry Assistant (Remote)
Metropolitan Building, 3434 Washington Blvd, Arlington, VA 22201, USA Virtual Req #133
Monday, January 6, 2025

EEO Statement: We are an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.

Disclaimer: Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the United States. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.

Job Summary:

The Data Entry Assistant will be responsible for collecting, analyzing, and entering data on faculty, students, and professionals in the IHS network and their research into the IHS Academic Knowledgebase. Reporting to the Senior Manager of Academic Research, this individual will manage data entry, exercise analytical and critical thinking skills to recognize patterns, and further develop their knowledge of the Academy.

Supervisory Responsibilities:
• None.

Duties/Responsibilities:
• Evaluating and collecting data on IHS network members to enhance institutional knowledge and reporting.
• Parsing between relevant and irrelevant data to ensure high quality data inputs.
• Enter data on job affiliations and contact information into Google Sheets and IHS Salesforce database.

Required Skills/Qualifications:
• Creative and analytical thinker with strong problem-solving skills.
• Ability to maintain focus on time consuming tasks, to meeting deadlines, and prioritizing simultaneous requests.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• A curious nature with a strong drive to learn and grow.

Desirable Skills/Qualifications:
• 1+ years of relevant work experience preferred.
• Familiarity with the Google Suite (Docs, Sheets, etc.) a plus.
• Familiarity with Salesforce (or related CRM software) a plus.
• Knowledge and appreciation for classical liberal ideas preferred.
• Basic knowledge of Academic Research a plus.

Estimated Work Schedule:
• 25 hours weekly.

To apply, qualified candidates must submit the following materials (through additional documents):
• Your resume.
• Cover letter detailing your interest in this position and why the IHS mission resonates with you.

Salary: $15.00 - $18.00 an hour, commensurate with experience.

The Institute for Humane Studies (IHS) is a think network advancing the principles and practices of freedom in the academy, public policy, and civil society.

Founded in 1961, IHS believes that the liberal tradition has yielded unprecedented freedom and human flourishing. And in this moment, when the forces of illiberalism on both the left and right are gaining ground at an alarming pace, our vision is to spark a new spirit of liberal freedom.

Our Work
• Cultivating a pool of intellectual talent for partners in policy, civil society, philanthropy, and the academy through $1.5 million in fellowship and career development programs.
• Catalyzing scholarship and academic networks to strengthen the fields of foundational and applied research that matter most to a free society.
• Equipping freedom-focused research centers, think tanks, foundations, and civil society organizations with the research and experts they need to maximize their impact in policy and in communities across the country.

Other details
• Pay Type Hourly
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