Program Coordinator

American Islamic Congress; Washington; On-site; USD 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A non-profit organization is seeking a full-time Program Coordinator for its student-led initiative to facilitate networking and programming efforts for Muslim students across the United States. The ideal candidate will have a bachelor’s degree and experience in project coordination, along with strong organizational and communication skills. This role involves event planning, recruitment of student members, and collaborative work with activists.

Qualifications

• 1-3 years experience in project/development coordination or outreach coordination.
• Experience with student activism and youth work is preferred.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Initiate campus programming efforts for Muslim students.
• Implement events and collaborate with student activists.
• Recruit student members and organize an annual conference.

Skills

Project coordination

Event planning

Inter-cultural communication

Networking

Human rights advocacy

Education

Bachelor's degree in International Relations, Intercultural Studies, Communications or Journalism

Job description

AIC is seeking a full-time Program Coordinator for its student-led initiative, Project Nur. This is a full-time position from 9:00 am – 5:00 pm, plus occasional evenings and weekends, as required. The Project Nur Program Coordinator will report to AIC’s Executive Director and the Project Nur Program Manager. S/he will work with AIC staff, contractors, consultants and partners to ensure timely performance of AIC projects and/or any other work as directed by AIC’s Executive Director and Program Manager.

Specific Duties and Responsibilities

• Initiating campus programming efforts, including networking activities for Muslim students across the country via Project Nur list-servs and newsletters.
• Implementing a series of events on campuses, and collaborating with the student activists on humanitarian campaigns, interfaith dialogue groups, and bringing Muslim reformers to speak on campus.
• Recruiting student members through campus visits, referrals from community leaders and media search.
• Helping in organizing an annual conference to recognize student leaders involved with Project Nur, and to provide training through workshops on responsible student leadership.
• Increasing Project Nur’s networking through working with existing college chapters of Project Nur and encouraging other relationships with other colleges.
• Identifying core numeric benchmarks that will continue the growth of Project Nur chapters and student networks.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with a focus on International Relations, Intercultural Studies, Communications or Journalism is highly preferred
• 1-3 years experience in project / development coordination, program coordination and/or outreach coordination
• Experience with student activism and youth work
• Highly organized and strong attention to detail; ability to work in a fast-paced environment, multi-task, and prioritize effectively
• Event planning, promotion, and implementation
• Strong interpersonal/inter-cultural communication skills and the ability to build and cultivate strong partnerships
• Discretion, flexibility, the ability to deal with and negotiate conflict effectively and with a sense of humor
• Human rights advocacy experience highly desirable
• Willing to travel within the United States