Project Coordinator, OSUN Economic Democracy Initiative (EDI) at Bard College

Bard College, a liberal arts college on the Hudson River, is a private institution working in the public interest.

Employer Website: http://apply.interfolio.com/97890
OSUN-EDI is seeking to fill a part-time (up to 24 hours per week) project coordinator for an 8-month contract. The project coordinator will report to the EDI Director. We seek a motivated candidate to lead and support the organization and management of EDI projects. The ideal candidate will have experience organizing and adapting to a fast-moving environment with multiple ongoing and overlapping projects. The Project Coordinator can be remote for the majority of the contract period, with the exception of June 1-12, 2022, when the Project Coordinator is required to be on campus. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until the position is filled.

The project coordinator will be responsible for administrative support, project coordination and planning, organizing and logistics, and directing the completion of EDI’s curricular and research projects (see below for more information on EDI’s work). While tasks may vary throughout the year, we are looking for a candidate who has experience and can manage:

Administrative organization

• Develop a highly organized team management system to inform relevant staff of project progress and approaching due dates. Initiate, track and follow-up on a range of concurrent administrative and financial activities.
• Help maintain and track impacts, assessments, and materials for grant reporting.
• Draft and/or review of sub-awards and activity agreements in accordance with grant guidelines and with partner institution designated staff.
• Review and reconcile project financial reports and prepare payment requests in compliance with donor regulations, Bard policies, and partner institution policies.
• Logistics for online and in-person events including EDI’s Summer School, lecture series, and workshops.
• Schedule and coordinate program meetings and events; draft and distribute meeting minutes.
• Help with the scheduling, coordination, and preparation of agendas for workshops and conferences on campus and in the network.
• Develop an annual work plan for the completion of cyclical administrative tasks and projects.
• Provide support to program teams in preparing award proposals and drafting sub-awards and contracts
• Review and communicate award expiration dates, altered timeframes, milestones, and major changes in budgets to appropriate staff
• Deliver accurate and timely financial reports

Communication

• Correspondence with initiative staff, collaborators, and stakeholders across the Open Society University Network and Bard College
• Manage the quarterly EDI newsletter
• Manage the EDI email account
• Website updates

Qualifications

• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Demonstrated success working with and for diverse staff
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Proficiency with Google Drives, Google Docs, and Google Sheets (or Excel), and the ability to learn new technology quickly and efficiently.
• Detail oriented, highly organized self-starter with excellent follow through.
• Bachelor’s or Associate’s degree
• A preferred candidate will also have professional writing experience.

To Apply
Please send a resume, cover letter and the contact information for three references to interfolio: http://apply.interfolio.com/97890

About EDI
Website: https://edi.bard.edu/

The Economic Democracy Initiative (EDI) is the Open Society University Network's collaborative program that brings cutting-edge economic thinking, methods, and pedagogy to students to explore novel solutions to pressing economic problems of global concern. The research and teaching priorities of the initiative center on issues of work, economic stability and security, and public policy around social and environmental justice, and the structural determinants of inequality.

EDI brings leading thinkers, policy makers, scholars, and activists to the OSUN community through its curricular and research programming, including the Economic Democracy Keynote, Research-to-Action speaker series, faculty research workshops, and EDI Summer School. At the curricular level, EDI designs and offers new OSUN Network Collaborative Courses to expand student access to a broader set of economic ideas, beyond economic orthodoxy.

EDI has also launched a beta version of our resource tool designed to help students and researchers to facilitate EDI curricular and research activities. EDI is currently planning a summer school (2022) and a certificate in applied economic policy analysis, both designed for the next generation of policymakers committed to the principles of economic stability, inclusion, and justice.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
Bard College is an equal opportunity employer and we welcome applications from those who contribute to our diversity. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, mental, or physical disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, familial status, veteran status, or genetic information.

Bard is committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodation for all individuals in employment practices, services, programs, and activities.

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