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The Program Associate will be
part of the Leadership Development Project and will
assist with “Generation Change”, a new initiative
at the Center for Community Change. “Generation
Change” is devoted to recruiting, training, and
supporting a new generation of community organizers
and non-profit leaders. The Program Associate will
work closely with the Leadership Development staff to
launch a summer internship and year-long fellowship
program for individuals interested in community
organizing careers, maintain a national data base of
organizing and service learning opportunities, and
develop systems to track and support grassroots
organizers and non-profit leaders throughout the
U.S.
In
addition, the Program Associate will assist in the
development of new online tools and media strategies
to highlight and support recruitment, training and
employment opportunities for the community organizing
sector as a whole.
The ideal candidate has strong
writing, computer and organizational skills and a
passion for engaging people from all walks of life in
careers devoted to social justice and community
organizing. The
candidate should be a self-starter, capable of
developing new systems, knowledgeable about existing
youth engagement programs in low-income communities
and on college campuses.
Principal
Responsibilities
- Coordinate
the day-to-day administration of Generation Change
- Maintain
administrative, financial, and data systems
- Act
as liaison for the project to other departments
of the Center
- Update
and promote our on-line database containing
information about organizing and leadership
training programs throughout the
U.S.
, as well as databases of individuals and
organizations involved with the program.
(www.leadershipdirectory.org)
- Plan
and organize events with interns, fellows, and
community organizations from around the country
- Design
conference and promotional materials
- Manage
event logistics, such as location, travel,
materials, menus, audio/visual needs, etc.
- Coordinate
publicity efforts with organizational allies and
partners
- Take
meeting notes and produce written summaries of
events
- Support
project communications
- Provide
content for organizational website and on-line
communications
- Edit
and format reports and other written materials
- Respond
to inquiries and requests for information from
other organizations.
- Undertake
short research projects on potential new areas of
work and funding opportunities
- Perform
other administrative and program tasks, including
word processing, data entry, copying, filing and
telephone outreach as needed
This position
reports to: Director of Leadership Development
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