Community Platform Administrator & Access Coordinator

Center for Public Partnerships & Research; Topeka (KS); On-site; USD 52,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

Center for Public Partnerships & Research is seeking an EARTH Community Forum Administrator to manage the external community platform and website content, serving a diverse set of academic and industry stakeholders in a complex, access-controlled environment.

The role requires independent judgment, policy-driven access control, and cross-functional communication with EARTH leadership, IT, communications, and partner institutions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in related field is required or equivalent experience with 1 year of related work.
• Demonstrated ability to manage user accounts, permissions, content areas, workflows, or platform configuration.
• Strong organizational skills and ability to maintain accurate records, calendars, and procedures.
• Ability to work independently within defined policies and escalate issues appropriately.

Responsibilities

• Administer the community forum platform, including user accounts, groups, permissions, categories, and notifications.
• Maintain public, member-restricted, and limited-access areas per access policies and memberships.
• Coordinate with vendors, IT staff, and EARTH leadership to resolve issues and implement enhancements.
• Support content operations, translation, tagging, and content lifecycle practices across forum and website.
• Manage access-control structures and onboarding/offboarding workflows for external users.
• Provide front-line user support, posting updates, and routine troubleshooting.
• Track forum metrics and prepare operational summaries for EARTH leadership.

Skills

Strong organizational skills

Strong written communication

Independent work

Stakeholder communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

1 year related experience

Job description

Center for Public Partnerships & Research is seeking an EARTH Community Forum Administrator to manage the external community platform and website content, serving a diverse set of academic and industry stakeholders in a complex, access-controlled environment.

The role requires independent judgment, policy-driven access control, and cross-functional communication with EARTH leadership, IT, communications, and partner institutions.