Program Coordinator Center for Civic Engagement

Drew University is seeking a Program Coordinator in the Center for Civic Engagement Department. This 10-month position reports to the Director of the Center of Civic Engagement. In consultation with the Director of Civically-Engaged Teaching and Learning, the Program Coordinator assists with executing the priorities and strategies of the Center for Civic Engagement, maintaining the smooth administrative functioning of the Center, and supporting students and faculty in CE programs. This position supports the Center’s programs, including Drew Action Scholars Program in all its dimensions, providing administrative support, student hours tracking, and budget support. The Program Coordinator is responsible for data and budget tracking, marketing of CCE events and accomplishments, and supporting partnerships with non-profit/government community organizations. The ideal candidate will be an individual with high functioning analytical skills, event coordination experience, and data coordination experience.

Key Responsibilities:

• Support in the management, communication, and tracking of CE programs including CBL courses, the Drew Action Scholars program.
  
  
• Assist in managing office administrative functions, including MOUs with community partners, management of student contracts, transportation logistics, vendor contracts, and background checks.
  
  
• Financial tracking includes tracking CCE expenditures, processing orders, account reconciliation, purchase orders, and contracts.
  
  
• Assist in event planning, logistics, and marketing including liaising with other departments to support event management.
  
  
• Assist in marketing and proactively communicating accomplishments, participating in collaborative activities and projects aligned with the mission of the CCE, and otherwise increasing its visibility.
  
  
• Organize and track multiple projects and engage internal and external stakeholders in collaborative problem-solving.
  
  
• Other duties as assigned
  
  

Required Qualifications:

List the minimum academic requirements for this position: Bachelors required, Masters, preferred

• Bachelor’s degree in a closely related field,1-3 years of relevant professional experience.
  
  

Desired Skills and Experience:

• Administrative support, budget tracking, and data collection experience
  
  
• Ability to organize and track multiple projects and engage internal and external stakeholders in collaborative problem-solving with accuracy and grace.
  
  
• Ability to use social media effectively to market events and accomplishments
  
  
• Proficient in the use of Google Office Suite and MS Office.
  
  
• Collaborative, self-directed, outcome-oriented, and able and willing to work under pressure with frequent interruptions.
  
  
• Excellent organizational and written and oral communication skills
  
  

How to Apply:

To apply, submit the following materials.

• Cover letter
  
  
• CV/Resume
  
  
• Contact Information of 3 professional references
  
  

Please apply by July 29, 2022. Application review will be on a rolling basis as applications are submitted; early applications are encouraged.

About Drew University:

Drew University, a Phi Beta Kappa liberal arts university, includes the College of Liberal Arts, the Drew Theological School and the Caspersen School of Graduate Studies. Drew is located on a beautiful, wooded campus in Madison, New Jersey, a thriving small town close to New York City.

It has a total enrollment of more than 2,000 students and has 148 full-time faculty members, 99% of whom hold the terminal degree in their field. The Theological and Caspersen schools offer MA and PhD degrees, and the College confers BA and BS degrees in over 50 disciplines, and offers 16 preprofessional and 16 dual-degree programs.

Drew’s one-of-a-kind, leading edge path to an undergraduate degree, Launch, ensures that every student graduates with a purpose, sought-after transferable skills, a network of mentors, and an experience-based résumé—guaranteed. Particularly noteworthy opportunities for undergraduates include the Charles A. Dana Research Institute for Scientists Emeriti (RISE), home of 2015 Nobel Prize Winner for Medicine and Drew Fellow William Campbell, the Drew Summer Science Institute (DSSI), the Center for Civic Engagement, as well as New York City semesters focusing on Communications & Media, Contemporary Art, Museums & Cultural Management, New York Theatre, Social Entrepreneurship, Wall Street, and the United Nations, and several international semester programs.

Drew also houses the Center on Religion, Culture & Conflict, the Center for Holocaust/Genocide Study and the Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey, an independent professional theater, as well as the United Methodist Archives and History Center and one of the country’s leading concentrations of materials on Willa Cather.

To enrich education through diversity, Drew University is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Following federal and state requirements; a candidate must provide proof of eligibility to work in the United States if selected for hire.

These positions are subject to a background check.