Founded in 1933 by Pasadena residents dedicated to women's health, PPPSGV is not only among the oldest of Planned Parenthood affiliates—we're also one of the fastest growing. Today, we see over 60,000 patient visits per year and deliver over 15,000 opportunities for sex and relationship education in our schools and colleges.
Planned Parenthood Pasadena and San Gabriel Valley (PPPSGV) is an affiliate or member of Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA) – one of 67 across the country. PPPSGV provides on-the-ground reproductive health care, health education and advocacy for local people across Pasadena and the San Gabriel Valley.
PPFA is a national organization and does not provide direct medical services in local communities, but serves as a resource for policymakers, media and health care providers. PPFA does set medical standards for all Planned Parenthood affiliates in the United States and, in so doing, ensures the high quality healthcare offered by its affiliates.
The local and national organizations conduct independent fundraising campaigns, but work to coordinate these efforts.
To learn more about us, please click on the links below:
About Us | Planned Parenthood Pasadena and San Gabriel Valley, Inc.
The Executive Office coordinator provides confidential administrative support to facilitate the operations of the Executive Office and External Affairs departments, including coordination and support of departmental logistics. This position will spend fifty percent of time supporting the Executive Office, and fifty percent supporting External Affairs. Duties performed are confidential in nature and must be carried out with a high degree of professionalism and flexibility, with the ability to exercise sound judgment. Advanced administrative function, attention to detail, and organizational skills are critical to this position.
As an Executive Office Coordinator, you will save lives while you:
- Provides support on scheduling, expense reports and general administrative needs across the Executive Office and External Affairs departments.
- Support with Salesforce data entry
- Maintain and update Intranet for Exec Office and External Affairs Departments
- Coordinate travel arrangements for VP of Advocacy & Equity and VP of Communications and Marketing, such as booking flights, cars, and making hotel reservations
- Provides administrative and project management support for ad hoc projects of the Executive Office and External Affairs Department, as approved by the M of EBA
- Supporting access to abortion care and helping reduce abortion stigma are essential duties of every role at PPPSGV and are integral to advancing our mission.
- Manage President & CEO’s calendar as directed by Manager of Executive & Board Affairs (M of EBA) via Microsoft Outlook
- Schedule President & CEO’s internal and external meetings as directed by M of EBA
- Coordinate travel arrangements for President & CEO such as booking flights, cars, and making hotel reservations
- Support onsite with in-person meetings, and conference calls.
- Support with board meetings, including scheduling, door coverage, and meal set up.
- Provides preparatory and on-site assistance for execution of meetings including: managing meeting set up, break down, and all other room, presentation, and materials set-up as needed.
- Coordinate logistics for board and committee meetings with M of EBA
- Support Executive Office operations in the absence of the M of EBA
- Support with in-person External Affairs quarterly meetings, including meeting coordination, tech support, room booking, ordering food (if needed)
- Work with all people and departments to coordinate internal and external meetings, webinars, events, etc. in support of External Affairs initiatives including vendor coordination, logistics, budget tracking
- Occasional pickup and drop off of branded materials to health centers
- Support with the coordination and processing of swag orders, and monitor the swag closet and re-order supplies as needed
- Support volunteer program operations in the absence of the Manager of Volunteer Programs
- Occasional support of volunteer coordination and external activities
- Support with in-person and virtual Planned Parenthood Advocates Pasadena & San Gabriel Valley meeting logistics including technology and door management
We are looking for the following:
- High School level education and above are welcomed to apply
- Non-profit or office setting in an administrative support role preferred
- Managing schedules and strong experience with Microsoft Office
- Managing multiple assignments/projects and conflicting priorities with the pressure of short, demanding deadlines in a fast-paced environment
- Work occasional evenings and weekends for meetings and events.
- Excellent attention to detail required; a natural affinity and enjoyment for detailed-oriented work preferred.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite
- Experience using and coordinating Microsoft Teams and/or other online presentation delivery tools.
- Enter and manage information in databases; Salesforce and Sharepoint experience preferred
- Has reliable transportation and ability to visit multiple PPPSGV sites in a day
- Excellent organizational and critical thinking skills.
- Adept at learning new software and online tools.
- Excellent keyboarding skills with high level of accuracy required
- Work independently and as part of a team
- Demonstrated excellent verbal and written communication and interpersonal relationship skills with internal and external stakeholders
- Maintain organizational files and daily projects in a systematic manner
- Prioritize daily, weekly and monthly projects and to meet deadlines
- Discrete and trustworthy in the handling of confidential information and documents
- Commitment to learning and expanding skills; true compassion for others
- Commitment to quality healthcare
- Excellent customer service and commitment to providing the highest level of customer satisfaction
- Commitment to personal and/or organizational Diversity, Equity and Inclusion work, including the proficiency and/or strong willingness to use non-binary pronouns
Skills Required
- High school education or higher
- Administrative support experience in a nonprofit or office setting
- Experience managing schedules
- Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite
- Experience managing multiple assignments or projects and conflicting priorities under short deadlines
- Ability to work occasional evenings and weekends for meetings and events
- Experience using Microsoft Teams or other online presentation tools
- Experience entering and managing information in databases
- Salesforce and SharePoint experience
- Reliable transportation and ability to visit multiple PPPSGV sites in one day
- Excellent organizational, critical thinking, verbal, written, and interpersonal skills
- Ability to learn new software and online tools
- Accurate, high-level keyboarding skills
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively
- Ability to handle confidential information discreetly and trustworthily
- Ability to organize files and projects systematically and meet deadlines
- Commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, non-binary pronoun usage, quality healthcare, and the Planned Parenthood mission
What We Do
Planned Parenthood Pasadena and San Gabriel Valley (PPPSGV) provides broad public access to sexual and reproductive health care, education, and advocacy for the community in Northeast Los Angeles and the San Gabriel Valley. Operating since 1933, the organization serves its patients through five health centers located in Alhambra, Baldwin Park, Glendora, Highland Park, and Pasadena, as well as a telehealth clinic to ensure accessibility.
