COOK SILVERMAN SEARCH
SEARCH ADMINISTRATOR

 
 

THIS POSITION IS REMOTE.

ABOUT COOK SILVERMAN SEARCH 

Cook Silverman Search (Cook Silverman) is a retained search firm focused on senior executive positions for nonprofit organizations. Cook Silverman was formed as an alliance between old friends and business colleagues Pamela Cook and Victoria Silverman. Our client base represents a broad range of organizations, including independent schools, universities, conservation and environmental organizations, health care, social service, social justice, museums, science, animal welfare, faith-based organizations, and the arts. 

We are committed to providing ethical and exceptional service to every client we serve. We know thousands of professionals in nonprofit organizations throughout the United States, enabling us to help connect the best candidates with the right positions. 

Cook Silverman brings more than one hundred years of nonprofit experience, spanning all aspects of development, advancement, communications and marketing, and executive management. Our team includes individuals who have served as executive directors, development and marketing directors and other senior positions in nonprofits, and therefore have unique knowledge and abilities to evaluate skill sets of nonprofit executives. We have worked in the positions our clients hope to fill, which gives us a distinctive perspective on evaluation of the candidates. 

With over 550 searches successfully completed in the last twenty-four years, Cook Silverman has a long record of success: a deep bench of senior management, fundraising, marketing and communications, and strong connections within the nonprofit sector that makes us one of the most effective search firms in the business. In addition to our years of experience in the field, our team takes an approach that ensures we have our pulse on the market and an in-depth understanding of the needs of our clients, the potential pool of candidates, and the best ways to effectively reach them. 

For more information, please visit www.cooksilverman.com.

 OPPORTUNITY HIGHLIGHTS 

  • Salary range: $25-35 an hour  

  • 10 – 20 hours per week 

  • Opportunity to help nonprofit organizations succeed through the placement of talented leaders 

YOU ARE 

  • Someone who thrives on organization and order. You find joy in making sure things run smoothly. 

  • Passionate about the nonprofit space: You have worked in a nonprofit or volunteered for a nonprofit for a year or more. 

  • Kind and Patient: You are customer service oriented and not flustered by challenging clients. 

POSITION OVERVIEW 

We are looking for an administrative professional to join our team. Duties include a variety of administrative tasks including scheduling meetings, interacting with clients and candidates, attending and taking notes during candidate interview and editing assessments that will be shared with our clients. If you have fast and accurate typing skills, listening and editing skills, and an excellent command of English grammar, we'd like to meet you. Experience working in the nonprofit sector is strongly preferred.  

REPORTING RELATIONSHIPS 

Position reports directly to search leads, Victoria Silverman or Darcie Taylor. 

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES  

  • Attend virtual interviews and take notes 

  • Edit candidate interview assessments 

  • Upload documents to our CRM, Crelate 

  • Work with CSS search leads to ensure proper use of nonprofit/fundraising terminology  

  • Use Grammarly, Chat GPT and other tools to ensure correct grammar and spelling 

  • Schedule client and candidate interviews 

  • Draft and send emails to clients and candidates 

  • Maintain records and data in Crelate database  

  • Use Calendly and Doodle Poll to schedule meetings 

  • Other duties as assigned 

COMPETENCIES 

  • Experience with notetaking or transcription in a professional setting 

  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills 

  • Experience working in administrative support of a team 

  • Strong technology aptitude including work in databases, Grammerly, Calendly, Chat GpT, Doodle Poll, MS Word and Google docs. 

  • Effective time-management abilities 

  • BS degree or equivalent administrative experience working in nonprofits 

  • Exceptional knowledge of English grammar 

  • Great sense of humor 

  • Nonprofit experience highly preferred 

  • Flexible schedule 

  • Experience working in the nonprofit sector, or volunteering for a nonprofit for one year or more 

EQUITY STATEMENT 

Cook Silverman takes our role in combating the discriminatory factors that influence barriers many of our candidate’s face very seriously. These include barriers influenced by historical and institutional factors, particularly racial bias and the gender gap.  

We approach our work by acknowledging and valuing the intersections of race/ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, national origin, and ability. 

We are committed to a nondiscriminatory approach and provide equal opportunity for candidates in all our search efforts. Cook Silverman embraces the following actions to promote diversity and inclusion in our work towards a more equitable sector.

TO APPLY 

For more information, or to apply for the Search Administrator position, please upload your resume and cover letter here. 

All applications will be kept confidential, and every applicant will receive a response. 

Cook Silverman Search is an Equal Opportunity Employer.