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Job Title: Operations Manager
Status: Part-Time (15-20hrs. per week): Non-Exempt
Reports To: Executive Director
Salary Range: $25/hr.
Position Description: APC’s Operations Manager (OM) oversees day-to-day operations at Paulsdale, working with staff to optimize workflow at both the on-site and virtual offices. The OM is the primary contact with external vendors. They report directly to the Executive Director, but work closely with all staff, volunteers, and the API board and its committees. This is a part-time position with no benefits offered.
Major Areas of Responsibilities:
Office Management
- Oversee the day-to-day operations at Paulsdale and the virtual office, ensuring the most efficient workflow by promoting internal processes and systems
- Serve as main point of contact with service support – e.g.: external controller, IT consultant, janitorial/repair service, insurance agent, other property services
- Assist with general office upkeep
- Manage APC’s general email account, forwarding messages to the appropriate individual and answering general questions as needed
- Process all mail and packages and gift shop orders in a timely manner
- Maintain organizational master calendar
- Assist ED with general administrative duties including organization entity management and upkeep
- Other duties as assigned
Support Board Calendar Coordination
- Maintain Board calendar and communications regarding meetings, events, etc.
- Utilize Board Effect system and train new Board Members on its functionality
- Other duties as assigned
Site Maintenance
- Oversee property maintenance, scheduling vendors including cleaning services, lawn care services, etc.
- Oversee site rentals and schedule additional support staff if needed
- Oversee gift shop purchasing and inventory management
- Other duties as assigned
Financial Management Support
- Supports external controller in administration of basic bookkeeping responsibilities such as processing invoices, reimbursements, checks and deposits as needed
- Oversee bank deposits in tandem with the accounting team
- Other duties as assigned
Job Requirements:
- Effective organizational skills and attentiveness to detail
- Effective time management with the ability to manage multiple projects
- Proficiency with current Microsoft Office products
- Valid driver’s license and reliable transportation
- Ability to prioritize myriad tasks
- Ability to climb stairs, lift and carry 25 pounds
- Ability to prioritize customer service, volunteer, and donor support
- Interest in and support for women’s history and contemporary issues
- Flexibility and readiness to support the team
- Readiness and ability to represent APC’s mission at public occasions and networking events
Working Conditions:
This is a part-time, hourly position with no benefits offered. Some evenings and weekends are required. APC provides a flexible, collaborative work environment and offers employees the chance to make a difference in the community. The goal of this position is to support internal and external contacts, ensuring an efficient and enjoyable work environment for all.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional experience
- 3-5 years’ work experience in operations support, office management or other administrative roles
- Knowledge of women’s history, contemporary women’s/girls’ issues preferred
- Good written and oral communication skills
To Apply: Please email a resume with a brief description about why you are interested in this position to Rachael at rgrupisan@alicepaul.org by 10/2/2026.
volunteer
Volunteer Opportunity Opening: Volunteer Docent
Hours: 4 Hours/ week or based on availability
Primary APC Contact: Associate Director of Public Programs
SUMMARY: The Volunteer Docent is responsible for welcoming visitors to APC and leading guided tours. The Docent may be given other responsibilities, such as helping with our gift shop, during periods when there are no visitors on the site.
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES
Visitor Service:
- Welcome visitors when they arrive at APC and introduce them to the site.
- Answer basic questions related to the history of the site and the suffrage movement for visitors taking self-guided tours.
- Represent APC’s mission and values to visitors.
- Assist visitors with purchases from our gift shop.
- Handle transactions for tour fees.
Guided Tours:
- Provide an engaging and historically accurate tour of Paulsdale for visitors.
- Engage visitors in conversations around equity and gender justice during their tour experience.
- Answer visitors’ questions about the history of the site, the suffrage movement, and the Equal Rights Amendment.
The information contained herein is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of the duties and responsibilities of the job.
ATTRIBUTES
- Interest in and support for women’s rights, history, issues that impact women, and achieving legal equality for all
- Effective communication and public speaking skills
- Ability to maintain a professional decorum in working with the public
- Proficiency with current Microsoft Office products
- Valid driver’s license and reliable transportation
WORKING CONDITIONS
This position requires the ability to respond to our community in a positive and professional manner. This position includes some periods of extending standing or walking while leading approximately 1-hour long tours. Please be advised that the second and third floors of the house are only accessible via stairs. Public tours are only of the first floor of the house.
To Apply
Please fill out the volunteer docent sign up form here. Please contact Olivia Errico at oerrico@alicepaul.org with any questions.
Internships
The Alice Paul Center offers internships for college students interested in learning more about the humanities and nonprofit management. Due to our small staff size, internship opportunities are limited and based on staff need. If there are open internship opportunities, position descriptions will be posted above. Below are some examples of past internship positions. If you have questions about internships, please contact Olivia at oerrico@alicepaul.org
Programs
APC is dedicated to educating the public about Alice Paul and other figures in the women’s suffrage movement, the importance of civic engagement and access to voting, and the ways in which leaders in the movement for equality have had a positive impact on society. examining Alice Paul as a leader in history. Working with the Program Department, interns will learn about Alice Paul, the women’s suffrage movement, Paulsdale and its adaptive uses as an historic site, and leadership development for children and teens. Please review the presentations, tours, and other programs outlined elsewhere on this site for more information.
Past internship projects:
- Support programming through curriculum development and evaluation.
- Plan and conduct focus groups with area girls and teachers.
- Prepare a summary report of current research on girls and leadership and suggest ways of implementing the findings into APC’s leadership programs.
- Serve as a Museum Assistant, welcoming visitors to Paulsdale and helping them to learn more about Alice Paul and the movement for gender equality.
- Conduct historical research.
- Scan photos and articles from the Barbara Haney Irvine Library.
- Use the archives as source material for blog articles and social media online posts.
Marketing
Marketing & Public Relations Interns at the Alice Paul Center have many opportunities to build and refine their skills as communications professionals.
Past internship projects:
- Enriching APC’s social media presence.
- Assisting with social media campaigns.
- Drafting copy for website development, blog posts, and press releases.
- Drafting and designing publicity materials for digital, print, radio, and television media outlets.
- Taking and editing photographs for publication.
- Creating and editing video content on APC’s website and social media.
Development
Development interns can assist in APC’s essential fundraising efforts while learning best practices in development work. Projects could include:
- Conducting research on potential donors and supporters
- Doing data management work in APC’s database
- Drafting donor communications
