SWFT Program Coordinator

Discover Space; Colorado Springs (CO); On-site; USD 37,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

Discover Space in Colorado Springs is seeking a Program Coordinator for SWFT Prepare to coordinate, deliver, and grow SWFT Prepare programs, working closely with the Director to serve participants, universities, employers, mentors, and other partners. You will manage assigned programs and events, engaging stakeholders and ensuring timely communication and execution.

Responsibilities include coordinating NSI, New Gen, and Space Connect activities, managing budgets and milestones, and acting as a

Job description

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Salary Range: $26.50 To $28.50 Hourly

DEPARTMENT: Space Workforce for Tomorrow (SWFT)

REPORTS TO:Director, SWFT Prepare (Currently the SWFT Interim Head)

POSITION SUMMARY/OBJECTIVE:

The SWFT Prepare Program Coordinator plays an active role in the coordination, delivery, and continued growth of Space Workforce for Tomorrow (SWFT) Prepare programs. Working closely with the Director of SWFT Prepare, the Coordinator helps drive programs from planning through execution, serving as a key program partner and point of contact for participants, universities, employers, mentors, and other stakeholders.

The Coordinator will have responsibility for coordinating assigned programs, events, and workstreams while helping manage the broader SWFT Prepare portfolio. This includes participant engagement, program and event execution, partner coordination, budget tracking, communications, data, and identifying and resolving day-to-day program needs.

The Coordinator will frequently serve as a first point of contact for students, interns, emerging professionals, educators, universities, mentors, employers, and partners. The successful candidate will be highly organized, proactive, collaborative, and comfortable taking ownership, exercising sound judgment, and managing multiple programs and priorities in a fast-moving environment.

Primary programs include the National Space Internship (NSI) Program, New Gen programs and events, Space Connect, high school workforce initiatives, mentoring programs, career fairs, and other SWFT Prepare activities.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

The following briefly describes representative responsibilities of this job, but is not intended to be a complete or all-inclusive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of this position:

Program Coordination and Delivery

• Coordinate and manage assigned programs, events, and workstreams across the SWFT Prepare portfolio.
• Partner with the Director of SWFT Prepare to advance program priorities, timelines, deliverables, and participant engagement.
• Lead day-to-day coordination of program logistics, schedules, communications, facilities, materials, and virtual and in-person activities.
• Serve as a key point of contact for participants and partners, resolving routine program needs and ensuring timely communication and follow-through.
• Track program participation, budgets, milestones, outcomes, deliverables, and identify issues requiring action or escalation.
• Contribute program evaluation and improvement by identifying opportunities to strengthen processes, participant experiences, and program delivery.

NSI, New Generation and Space Connect

• Coordinate participant engagement and program delivery for the National Space Internship (NSI) Program, including registration, communications, career fairs, webinars, meet-ups, and other programming.
• Coordinate New Generation activities in partnership with Member Services, including participant engagement, communications, logistics, and execution.
• Help drive awareness and adoption of Space Connect through outreach, onboarding, communications, user engagement, and feedback.
• Develop and coordinate career development, networking, mentoring, and workforce engagement opportunities for students and emerging professionals.

Outreach and Workforce Programs

• Develop and maintain relationships with universities, career services, educators, student organizations, and workforce partners to expand participation in SWFT programs.
• Coordinate high school career awareness, mentoring, and workforce engagement activities, including mentoring associated with Space in the Community (SITC).
• Coordinate mentor recruitment