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Program Coordinator
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Position Number: 1847970
Location: Boston, MA
Position Type: Multicultural Affairs and Affirmative Action

Program Coordinator

About Northeastern:
Founded in 1898, Northeastern is a global research university and the recognized leader in experience-driven lifelong learning. Our world-renowned experiential approach empowers our students, faculty, alumni, and partners to create impact far beyond the confines of discipline, degree, and campus.

Our locationsin Boston; Charlotte, North Carolina; London; Portland, Maine; San Francisco; Seattle; Silicon Valley; Toronto; Vancouver; and the Massachusetts communities of Burlington and Nahantare nodes in our growing global university system. Through this network, we expand opportunities for flexible, student-centered learning and collaborative, solutions-focused research.

Northeastern's comprehensive array of undergraduate and graduate programs in a variety of on-campus and online formatslead to degrees through the doctorate in nine colleges and schools. Among these, we offer more than 195 multi-discipline majors and degrees designed to prepare students for purposeful lives and careers.

About the Opportunity:
The Cold Spray Research Lab is looking for a Program Coordinator to join their team.

Responsibilities:
The Program Coordinator will be responsible for:
o Working with the group members and other experts to prepare educational materials including multimedia platforms.
o Maintaining a strategic web presence for the group, including developing and writing fresh content.
o Maintaining a budget to track expenses.
o Placing purchase orders with various vendors.
o Coordinating quarterly reviews among multiple sponsored entities
o Writing and documenting reports related to the group's work.
o Communicating with projects engineers on the sponsor side.
o Helping group members with new proposal preparation.
o Event-related responsibilities such as, reserving space, transportation, facilities/audiovisual arrangements, catering orders, set-up and breakdown, preparing materials, and advertising of the event.
o Arranging accommodations and itineraries for visitors.
o The position will also work closely with the other staff members and faculty in the department by assisting with special projects and other administrative support within the department as needed.

Qualifications:
A bachelor's degree is required with a minimum of one year experience. The successful candidate should be reliable, quickly adaptable, and punctual with the ability to multi-task at all times. The candidate will naturally be proactive with the ability to take initiative and ownership of responsibilities. Strong organizational skills and ability to meet deadlines. The candidate must be able to work independently, as well in a team environment. Excellent internet and computer skills including Microsoft Office, (Including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook), and the ability to learn new systems independently. Ability to have a flexible schedule from time to time to meet event needs, and some occasional travel (~>5%) may be required. Ability and willingness to continuously evolve and adapt tasks as necessary and learn quickly new policies and procedures. Other Duties as assigned. The intent of this job description is to provide a representative summary of the essential functions that will be required of the position and should not be construed as a declaration of all specific duties and responsibilities of the particular position. Employees will be assigned specific job-related duties through their hiring departments.

This position is funded by a grant from an outside source and anticipated to last two years. However, the duration of the appointment is contingent upon the continued availability of funding from this grant at its current financial level.

Preferred Qualifications:
N/A

Salary Grade:
9

Additional Information:
Northeastern University is an equal opportunity employer, seeking to recruit and support a broadly diverse community of faculty and staff. Northeastern values and celebrates diversity in all its forms and strives to foster an inclusive culture built on respect that affirms inter-group relations and builds cohesion.

All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

To learn more about Northeastern University's commitment and support of diversity and inclusion, please see www.northeastern.edu/diversity.

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