Special Assistant, Events

Washington, D.C.

$85,000 – $105,000

This social impact foundation is seeking an eager, adaptable professional to provide high-level event and personal support to a Principal dedicated to social justice, ensuring their professional and philanthropic initiatives run seamlessly. In this blended role, you will be responsible for overseeing and maintaining private living space, coordinating event logistics, and providing white-glove customer service both internally and externally for the organization. If you are someone who has exceptional communication skills, thrives as a member of a close-knit team, passionate about social justice work, and are excited by the opportunity to operate in this dual capacity of personal/professional support, send us your resume today for consideration!

Key Responsibilities:

Provide household management support for the Founder, including scheduling home maintenance, ensuring household supplies are well stocked, and maintaining overall organization and functionality of private living space.
Overseeing the physical transformation of the home into an event space, ensuring a high-quality experience for all participants.
End-to-end coordination of seminars, political fundraisers and social justice forums, managing everything from set up to break down of the event.
Provide on-site support for day-of events, welcoming guests, addressing inquiries, and assisting with troubleshooting if necessary.
Collaborate closely with other team members to assist with additional tasks and projects as requested.

Why You’ll Love Working Here:

This opportunity is fully in-person in Washington, D.C., with an office location that is easily accessible via public transportation.
The office is pet-friendly, so willingness to work in a pet-friendly environment is a must!
Team culture is warm, collaborative, and hardworking, reliability and flexibility are core values sought in potential candidates.

What We’re Looking For:

Events/home management experience. You have previous experience in a similar role providing event planning support and/or home management for a senior principal. Candidates with a background from Capitol Hill, campaign support, or politically-adjacent environments are encouraged to apply!
Dedicated and detail driven. You love detail-oriented tasks and enjoy the challenge of piecing together all moving parts without letting any details fall through.
Passionate. You have an interest or professional background in social justice, politics, or philanthropy.
Service with a smile. You are friendly and service oriented, proactively seeking ways to help and providing high-level customer service are strengths of yours.
Office on the go. You embrace the fact that sometimes the job takes you away from your desk and are flexible to travel between office/principal’s home locations and assist with errands as needed.

To apply, please send a resume to resume@hawthornelane.com.

Essential to Hawthorne Lane’s success is our ability to attract talent from a range of backgrounds. Our network reflects the diverse community around us, and we believe in a workplace where everyone feels valued and empowered to succeed. Applicants will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, marital or veteran status, sexual orientation, or any other legally protected status.