Program Coordinator

GENERAL SUMMARY/ OVERVIEW STATEMENT:

The Dana Foundation Neuro / Brain Justice Accelerator at Mass General Brigham (Neuro JAM) is a newly established grant funded initiative that will train the next generation of neuroscience and society leaders to improve equitable access to beneficial neurotechnology, protect the public from neurotechnology harms, and establish standards to promote responsible societal use of neurotechnology.

Reporting to and working in partnership with the Faculty Directors and the Senior Program Manager will be the Program Coordinator. The Program Coordinator will support work with the Faculty Director, Senior Program Manager, Fellows, and staff to coordinate training programs and activities.

The Program Coordinator will also play a key role in working with the Senior Program Manager and Faculty Directors to create the administrative infrastructure required to integrate community engagement into the work of faculty, researchers, staff, and students at Neuro JAM. This role will also support programmatic activities including public-facing community events, and providing operational resources/support for new programs and activities.

PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Build Relationships:

● Develop strong relationships with trainees and students, to facilitate effective training.

● Develop, track, and manage relationships with community stakeholders across all project activities.

● Build strong internal relationships to support community engagement activities.

Management of Administration and Personnel:

● Lead on-boarding of trainees and staff

● Process reimbursements

● Direct purchasing and manage inventory

● Coordinate application process and interview scheduling for training programs

● Support ED and Faculty Directors in preparation and organization of Letters of Recommendations

Management of Program Activities:

● Support calendar and meeting management

● Develop and implement strategy to successfully monitor and track all engagement activities.

● Develop metrics of engagement and success for reporting.

● Work with ED to ensure administrative and financial management of all engagement and outreach activities and events.

● Support logistics for student training programs, including summer program

Support all Neuro JAM training work as identified and assigned by the ED and Faculty Directors

EXPERIENCE:

● Demonstrated progressively responsible experience in community engagement and outreach work; strong preference for at least 3-5 years of experience

SKILLS & COMPETENCIES REQUIRED:

Basic Qualifications

● Minimum of a Bachelor's degree

● Proven leadership, organizing, community engagement, and relationship management experience

● Familiarity with community organizing and organizing models

Additional Qualifications and Skills

● Excellence in organizational management with the ability to build relationships and develop high-performing teams and set and achieve strategic objectives

● Past success working with communities, with the ability to cultivate existing relationships and establish new relationships

● Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to engage a wide range of stakeholders and cultures

● Action-oriented, entrepreneurial, adaptable, community-centered and innovative approach to organizing and community engagement

● Demonstrated experience working within and across teams

● Entrepreneurial with an enthusiasm for doing whatever it takes to get the job done

● An ability to drive to big-picture goals while maintaining strong attention to detail

● Demonstrated attention to detail, good judgment, discretion, and ability to handle sensitive and confidential information required.

● Superior verbal and written communication, planning, and organizational skills with keen attention to detail and sound judgment.

● Excellent technical skills with demonstrated proficiency in MS Office Suite (PowerPoint, Excel, Word).

Physical Requirements

● Ability to meet in-person with community partners and participate in community-engaged events off site

● Some lifting, e.g. carrying materials to and from community events