Temporary Program Assistant — Digital Preservation & Grants

Prairie View A&M University; Prairie View (TX); On-site; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Part time

Job summary

The Woolfolk Digital Preservation Lab (WDPL) seeks a highly organized and motivated recent MBA graduate for a six-month Program Assistant position. Working under the WDPL Director, this role provides essential administrative, operational, project-management, archival, and grant-development support to advance the Lab’s teaching, research, service, and community-engagement activities.

This position will help coordinate daily laboratory operations, supervise undergraduate student employees, support

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• No prior experience required.
• Knowledge of word processing and spreadsheet applications.
• Verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to multitask and work cooperatively with others.
• Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree preferred.
• Strong organizational communication, leadership, and project-management skills.
• Excellent attention to detail and ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
• Experience or demonstrated interest in nonprofit administration, grant research or grant writing, archives or archival processing, libraries or museums, digital preservation, cultural heritage organizations, community-engaged projects, project or program coordination.
• Applicants with equivalent experience in lieu of a Bachelor’s degree may be considered.
• One year of related experience is the equivalent of one college year.
• Applicants being considered for the equivalency must have a total of four years of experience to meet the equivalency in lieu of a Bachelor’s degree plus the minimum required years of experience.

Responsibilities

• Support daily WDPL operations, scheduling, documentation, workflow coordination, and administrative activities.
• Supervise and coordinate undergraduate student employees, assign work, monitor progress, and support a productive and professional work environment.
• Process, arrange, describe, and digitize archival collections; develop inventories, metadata, finding aids, and other archival documentation.
• Identify relevant external funding opportunities, conduct grant research, and prepare and submit at least two grant proposals during the fellowship.
• Complete structured professional-development activities related to project management, nonprofit administration, grant writing, archives, libraries, museums, and/or cultural heritage preservation.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Word processing

Spreadsheets

Communication skills

Multitasking

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

MBA preferred

Job description

The Woolfolk Digital Preservation Lab (WDPL) seeks a highly organized and motivated recent MBA graduate for a six-month Program Assistant position. Working under the WDPL Director, this role provides essential administrative, operational, project-management, archival, and grant-development support to advance the Lab’s teaching, research, service, and community-engagement activities.

This position will help coordinate daily laboratory operations, supervise undergraduate student employees, support