Program Coordinator for Professional Development Programs
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
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Posted: 04-Mar-23
Location: Cambridge, Massachusetts
Type: Full-time
Salary: Open
Internal Number: 22457
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PROGRAM COORDINATOR FOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS, Office of Minority Education (OME), to assist with the coordination of professional development, academic enrichment, and support programs for MIT undergraduates, with a primary focus on underrepresented minority students. Will assist with the coordination and implementation of several key programs and serve as a liaison to individual student organizations and the collective OME Student Advisory Council (OMESAC). Responsibilities include assisting with identifying and selecting program participants including students, mentors, faculty, staff, Industry representatives, alumni, workshop facilitators, etc.; purchasing supplies and other resources based on program budgets; coordinating event logistics. marketing content, and agendas; assisting with data entry and database management, e.g., tracking enrollment and participation; assisting with the evaluation and assessment of programs, including reporting enrollment and assessment data; providing advising and referrals to students who participate in OME's key programs as well as other students and student organizations who seek general advising and support; and providing additional support as assigned.
Job Requirements
REQUIRED: bachelor's degree, preferably in a math/science field, education, student affairs/advising, or related field; at least one year of academic administration experience, preferably in higher education or a related area; experience with general student advising and coordinating professional development programs for undergraduate students, particularly underrepresented minority students; initiative; ability to work both independently with minimal supervision and collaboratively within an interdisciplinary group/team; excellent organizational, interpersonal, and oral and written communication skills; advanced-level proficiency with Word, Excel, PowerPoint, FileMaker, etc.; and ability to maneuver a supply/resource cart weighted at 30lbs. PREFERRED: some experience with program assessment and evaluation and knowledge of MIT and OME. Job #22457-6
This student-facing position requires the ability to work a flexible, hybrid schedule that includes occasional weekends.
The mission of MIT is to advance knowledge and educate students in science, technology and other areas of scholarship that will best serve the nation and the world in the 21st century whether the focus is cancer, energy, economics or literature
