Interim Program Coordinator, Community Belonging and Impact

emerson; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 52,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

Emerson College seeks an Interim Program Coordinator, Community Belonging and Impact, to advance belonging-focused programming for students, faculty, staff and partners. The one-year position supports planning, curriculum development, and engagement opportunities across HIVE and the Elma Lewis Center.

The role partners with diverse campus and community stakeholders to support events, youth programming, and knowledge management, reporting to the Executive Director of HIVE in the Division of

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience is required.
• At least 2 years developing and facilitating programs in higher education and/or community engagement.
• Proven experience with event management and event planning.
• Experience connecting access-based resources with individuals and communities.

Responsibilities

• Support planning and operations for large-scale community-building and belonging events, taking notes and executing tasks.
• Collaborate on development and delivery of programming for students receiving access-based scholarships and connect them to resources.
• Support ERN Co-Chairs with event planning, space reservations, catering, emails and flyers.
• Assist Celebrate Diversity initiatives by researching material, events and drafting designs using Google Docs, Canva, etc.
• Provide programmatic support for youth programming, designing curricula and coordinating with community partners.
• Organize information and maintain digital drives and participant data for knowledge management.

Skills

Program development

Event planning

Collaboration

Multitasking

Intercultural communication

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Google Suite

Microsoft Office

Job description

Join our community and experience Emerson College !

The Interim Program Coordinator, Community Belonging and Impact, is a one-year interim position that plays a key supportive role in developing and scaling belonging-focused programming, curriculum, and engagement opportunities for students, faculty, staff, and neighborhood community partners. This position supports community-building opportunities that increase belonging, cohesion, access, retention/persistence, recruitment, and community engagement. The Interim Program Coordinator reports to the Executive Director of HIVE, in the Division of Community, Culture, and Belonging, and supports work across HIVE and the Elma Lewis Center.

ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES

• Support HIVE Executive Director with planning and operations for large-scale community- building and belonging events, taking notes at planning meetings and executing assigned tasks related to program design, logistics, advertising, background research, and assessment.
• Collaborate with HIVE staff on the development and delivery of programming for students who receive access-based scholarships and help facilitate their connections to College and local resources as requested.
• Support Employee Resource Network Co-Chairs with program planning and assessment, providing logistics for a calendar of activities including execution of space reservations and catering orders, and contributing to drafting of emails and flyers.
• Support content development for Celebrate Diversity, a robust calendar of recognition days, heritage months, and spiritual seasonal observances, by researching material, local events, and drafting designs using Google Docs, CloudHQ, and Canva at the direction of the Executive Director.
• Provide programmatic and operational support for youth programming in the Elma Lewis Center, by helping to design curricula, and coordinate and facilitate youth development programs with local area community partners.
• Organize information and non-sensitive data related to youth programming for the Division of Community, Culture, and Belonging by maintaining shared digital drives, tracking participant information, and supporting divisional knowledge management processes.
• Represent CCB at orientation and open house events, recruitment weekends, and other College-wide fairs, as needed
• Attend, participate in, and contribute to team meetings and gatherings, as well as training and workshops across the Division of CCB.

QUALIFICATIONS - Qualifications are deemed required or preferred and represent what is needed to effectively perform job.

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience required.
• At least 2 years developing and facilitating programs in higher education and/or community engagement, or commensurate experience.
• Proven experience with event management and event planning.
• Experience working to connect access-based resources with individuals and communities.
• Demonstrated ability to work in highly collaborative environments, both as an individual and as a team.
• Proven experience multitasking across a variety of responsibilities with varying levels of complexity.
• Familiarity with community belonging and inclusion frameworks.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES - May be representative, but not all-inclusive, of those knowledge, skills, and abilities commonly associated with the job.

• Ability to effectively develop, prioritize, and execute multiple key projects simultaneously, both independently and collaboratively.
• Strong organizational, planning, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent written, oral, and interpersonal communication skills, with a customer service mindset for engaging with students, staff, faculty, families, and external stakeholders.
• A desire to take on new challenges and learning opportunities.
• Strong interpersonal and intercultural skills; able to work sensitively with people from all backgrounds and as part of a cohesive team.
• Ability to use sound judgment, creativity, and vision to resolve issues from identification through resolution.
• Proficiency in Google Suite, Microsoft Office, and adaptability to new technologies.

PHYSICAL ABILITIES

• Requires ability to lift and move objects that are light
• Requires ability to move materials occasionally

WORK ENVIRONMENT

• Usual Office Conditions
• Ability and willingness to work occasional nights and/or weekends for events as needed.

Disclaimer : This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee occupying this position. Employ