This is a hybrid position with a minimum of two days in the office.

We have an entry-level opening on our Social Welfare Allocations team that will give you the fundamental knowledge and skills needed to launch your career in grants management and public foundations. You will have the opportunity to join a team tasked with ensuring vital services are provided to Survivors.

Headquartered in New York with additional offices in Israel and Germany, the Claims Conference is a global, non-profit organization committed to providing a small measure of justice to Holocaust Survivors. Since our founding in 1951, the Claims Conference has secured more than $90 billion from the German government in indemnification for Survivors.

In 2023, the Claims Conference distributed approximately $625 million in direct compensation to over 260,000 survivors in 83 countries and allocated approximately $900 million in grants to over 300 social service agencies worldwide that provide vital services for Holocaust survivors, such as home care, food, and medicine. Our Research, Education, and Documentation (RED) funds contribute toward global efforts to educate the public and preserve the memory of the Holocaust through teacher training programs, exhibitions, and films such as Son of Saul, an Academy Award winner for Best Foreign Film. At the Claims Conference, we honor history while making history.

Responsibilities:

• You are the first level of review of quarterly reports, ensuring accuracy to facilitate a smooth and timely payment process for our partner agencies;
• You will become an expert at our online reporting system so you can provide customer support to our partner agencies when navigating this system;
• In working with data, you will find the story it tells about the programmatic features and spending trends of our partner agencies so you can identify any issues that require escalation;
• In building positive relationships with our partner agencies, you will support their compliance with policies and grant guidelines;
• You will have the opportunity to collaborate with your team on revising procedures by meeting regularly to evaluate impact of policy changes so you can provide consistent communication to agencies to help them understand the impact to their programs;
• You will complete other quantitative and analytical tasks as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree with a focus on quantitative, social science or related fields;
• Highly proficient in Excel (VLOOKUP, SUMIFS, pivot tables, INDEX + MATCH);
• Keen analytical aptitude that you apply to your problem-solving capabilities;
• Stellar oral and written communication skills;
• Detail-oriented with strong sense of ownership for your work;
• Ability to work independently and take initiative in addition to working well with a team.
• Extremely organized so you can prioritize and accomplish your tasks in timely manner.

Claims Conference offers generous benefits, opportunities for professional growth, and competitive salaries based on geographic location. Our target salary range for Program Assistant - Social Welfare in the New York City market is $50,000-$52,000. This salary range represents Claims Conference’s good faith and reasonable estimate of the range of possible compensation for this role at the time of posting. The final salary for this role will be determined based on careful consideration of a variety of factors, such as the candidate’s exact location, experience in similar roles, and expertise related to the qualifications. This information is offered in support of our commitment to transparency.

The Claims Conference is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity. We do not discriminate on the basis of any category protected by law, including (without limitation) race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. In compliance with NYS Labor Law Section 194-a, the Claims Conference does not seek salary history information from job applicants.