Coordinator, Program Events & Community Support

Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Cambridge (MA); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology Sloan MBA Program seeks a Coordinator, Program Events & Community Support to build a strong, inclusive student community. Under minimal supervision, you will organize and execute 8+ major community events, manage communications, and oversee budgets.

You will collaborate with MIT and Sloan teams, draft two weekly newsletters, handle vendor payments and SAP reconciliation, and evaluate events to ensure operational excellence for 900+ MBA and MSMS students.

Responsibilities

• Organize and execute 8+ major community events (15-450 attendees).
• Manage office communications and oversee budgets totaling $700K.
• Collaborate across MIT and Sloan with managers, student leaders, and project owners.
• Plan, organize, and execute program-specific events from conception to completion.
• Create and publish two weekly newsletters for 800+ subscribers using Adobe Creative Suite and SloanGroups.
• Manage all financial transactions: vendor payments, purchase orders, SAP reconciliation, and budget tracking.
• Oversee event registration, communications, and post-event evaluation.
• Coordinate with team members to ensure inclusive programming and operational excellence.

Skills

Event planning

Project coordination

Communication

Cross-team collaboration

Tools

Adobe Creative Suite

SloanGroups

SAP

Job description

COORDINATOR, PROGRAM EVENTS & COMMUNITY SUPPORT, Sloan MBA Program, plays a key role in building a strong, inclusive student community for MIT's top-tier global MBA Program. Under minimal supervision, will organize and execute 8+ major community building events (15-450 attendees); manage comprehensive office communications and oversee financial operations for budgets totaling $700K; work collaboratively across MIT and Sloan with managers, student leaders, and project owners to consistently deliver high-quality programming that serves 900+ MBA and MSMS students. Will plan, organize, and execute program-specific events from conception to completion; create and publish two weekly newsletters for 800+ subscribers using Adobe Creative Suite and SloanGroups; manage all financial transactions: vendor payments, purchase orders, SAP reconciliation, and budget tracking; oversee event registration, communications, and post-event evaluation; and coordinate with team members to create inclusive programming while ensuring operational excellence.

The full job description is available here: https://web.mit.edu/sloan-hr/jobs/MBACoordinatorProgramEventsMBA.pdf