One out of every ten people that SPARKS will place for short or long-term work will find a career opportunity at the company where we place them, and employee surveys show that 88% of the people who work with us say that their experience has made them more employable. It is not “just temp work,” it is a pathway to a career. We are in need of a long term contract associate to assist our Meetings Dept. Qualified Candidate MUST have the following set of the Critical skills: •Must have 2 years speaker management skills/experience •Must have worked with speakers Follow-up with speakers for upcoming meetings Assist with accepted speakers for Annual Sessions •Must understands meeting logistics o Assist in finding vendors/suppliers for services in conjunction with our upcoming Annual Session o Update timelines for Annual Session Candidate should have the following General skills: • Must be reliable, trustworthy and responsible • Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal • Computer literate and competent in power point, excel, word & data bases • Able to type at least 55 wpm • Great customer service skills • Must be able to work independently • Take direction and ask relevant questions, if needed • Must be able to handle multiple projects and requests • Will handle a variety of administrative tasks, i.e. typing correspondence, returning phone calls, follow-up with vendors/suppliers on requests and estimates Location: Washington DC This is at a non-profit organization. Principals only. Recruiters, please don't contact this job poster. Please, no phone calls about this job! Please do not contact job poster about other services, products or commercial interests. dc