Coordinator, Evaluation (MF)

MacArthur Foundation - Chicago, IL; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation's Office of Evaluation seeks a proactive Coordinator to support meeting logistics, travel arrangements, and document management within a collaborative team. The role drives operational excellence and requires effective communication with internal teams and external partners.

You will interact with grantees, assist with proofreading, and help ensure smooth operations for the department, reporting to the Managing Director of Evaluation.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of relevant experience.
• Strong writing and editing skills.
• Excellent organizational and verbal abilities.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and projects.
• Ability to work independently with domain knowledge.
• Collaborative team player with Outlook/Word/Excel familiarity.

Responsibilities

• Schedule and manage logistics for meetings.
• Arrange travel for Evaluation members.
• Process expense reports.
• Coordinate with IT on systems needs.
• Interact with grantees and others.
• Provide proofreading and editing.
• Coordinate document management tasks.
• Back-up to Associate to the Managing Director and participate in cross-training.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Writing

Editing

Organizational skills

Verbal skills

Task management

Independent work

Teamwork

Tools

Microsoft Outlook

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Job description

The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation supports creative people, effective institutions, and influential networks building a more just, verdant, and peaceful world. MacArthur is placing a few big bets that truly significant progress is possible on some of the world’s most pressing social challenges, includingover-incarceration ,global climate change ,nuclear risk ,and significantly increasingfinancial capital for the social sector . In addition to theMacArthur Fellows Program , the Foundation continues its historic commitments to the role ofjournalism in a responsible and responsive democracy, as well as the strength and vitality of our headquarters city,Chicago .

MacArthur is one of the nation's largest independent foundations. Organizations supported by the Foundation work in about 50 countries. In addition to Chicago, MacArthur has offices inIndia ,Mexico , andNigeria .

About the Department

The Office of Evaluation focuses on designing, facilitating, and supporting the Foundation’s efforts to proactively measure, assess, and learn from its grantmaking programs. The Coordinator is an integral and active part of the Evaluation department, which includes active participation in meetings, seminars, site visits, etc. The Coordinator works closely with the Associate to the Managing Director to ensure smooth operations for the department, and reports to Managing Director of Evaluation.

Job Description

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Schedule and manage logistics for meetings, including liaising with Meeting Planners as needed
• Arrange and coordinate appointments and travel for Evaluation members
• Process expense reports
• Liaise with Information Technology in identifying and resolving technology and systems requirements and issues for the department
• Interact with, provide guidance to, and respond to questions from grantees and others
• Provide general proofreading and editing
• Coordinate document and information management tasks that add value for the department

Other Duties and Responsibilities:

• Serve as back-up to Associate to the Managing Director and participate in cross-training
• Perform other duties as assigned

Qualifications:

• Minimum of three to five years of relevant experience
• Comfortable working in a team environment
• Excellent writing, editing, organizational, and verbal skills
• Able to manage numerous tasks and projects
• Able to think and work independently, using strong working knowledge of program substance and process
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Outlook, Word, and Excel