OpenSSL Foundation seeks a contractor to provide part-time executive support to the management team. This is a contract position for a 3-month trial period with the potential for extension up to one year. The position will be limited to a maximum of 20 hours a month. 

OpenSSL Foundation is a fully remote organization with no physical offices. We expect most work to be conducted independently, but you will need to be available for a weekly management team meeting, which always takes place between the hours of 10am-12pm US Eastern time. The contractor will work closely with the Communities Manager who is based in the US Pacific timezone; other staff are in timezones from US Pacific to Central Europe. 

Our primary platform for administrative tasks is Google Workspace, including Google Meet for remote meetings. The selected contractor will be expected to have their own laptop with a functioning webcam and high-speed internet access. 

Tasks

We seek support for tasks that might include:

• Attend the weekly management meeting and proactively take ownership of tasks that could be delegated
  
  • Schedule internal and external meetings for members of the 5-person management team
  • Develop cost estimates for a variety of needs, such as travel planning, swag items, and more
  • Prepare travel arrangements
  • Manage swag inventory and conference material 
  • Perform general research as requested
• Communications support
  
  • Draft blog and LinkedIn posts
  • Copy edit a variety of written materials in adherence to our style guidelines
  • Organize artifacts on our Google Workspace

Minimum qualifications

• At least five years of professional work experience, preferably in a US nonprofit organization
• Experience preparing blog posts, new articles or mass e-mailings
• Comfort with remote and asynchronous work
• Cross-cultural experience
• Observant and thorough

Preferred qualifications (not required)

• Experience with Webflow
• Experience with Canva
• Photo editing experience
• Video editing experience

How to apply

Send a cover letter and resume to jon.ericson@openssl.org no later than Saturday, February 28, 2026. In your cover letter, please provide short answers (no more than one paragraph) to the following questions: 

• How does your work experience align with the listed qualifications?
• Tell us about your prior experience with remote work.
• Tell us about a time when you saw a problem that no one else realized was there and what you did about it. 
• What is your standard hourly rate for the types of work described in this job posting?