Bilingual National Programs Assistant

Smithsonian Institution; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible Spending Accounts

Health Insurance

Leave

Life Insurance

Long Term Care Insurance

Retirement Program

Recruitment incentives

Job summary

The Smithsonian Institution seeks a National Programs Assistant to support bilingual educational and public programs and related resources across NMAL’s national initiatives. The role involves planning, coordinating, and providing administrative support for events, travel, and operations, with a focus on responsive customer service to participants and partners.

You will help deliver outreach, develop educational activities, and collect evaluation data to measure program effectiveness, while

Qualifications

• Requires fluency in both written and spoken English and Spanish.
• Experience supporting programmatic, operational, or administrative activities.
• Ability to coordinate multiple priorities and maintain records.

Responsibilities

• Assist in planning, coordinating, and supporting educational, cultural and public programs.
• Provide administrative and logistical support for events, meetings, travel, and program operations.
• Maintain program records, registration information, schedules, and related documentation.
• Communicate effectively with participants, community partners, volunteers, and other stakeholders with high-quality customer service.
• Assist with program delivery and outreach, develop educational activities, and collect evaluation data.

Skills

Bilingual English/Spanish

Customer service

Event planning

Administrative support

Communication with stakeholders

Education

1 full academic year of related graduate level education

Superior academic achievement

Job description

The Smithsonian Institution seeks a National Programs Assistant to support bilingual educational and public programs and related resources across NMAL’s national initiatives. The role involves planning, coordinating, and providing administrative support for events, travel, and operations, with a focus on responsive customer service to participants and partners.

You will help deliver outreach, develop educational activities, and collect evaluation data to measure program effectiveness, while