Program and Communications Coordinator

Center for Justice Reform

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Position Summary:

The Program and Communications Coordinator supports all aspects of the Center for Justice Reform (CJR) operations and embraces restorative justice values. This is a residential position, requiring a regular presence on campus.

Essential Functions and Principal Accountabilities:

• Participates in and promotes the CJR program philosophy and objectives.
• Coordinates daily activities and calendars for the CJR team, and provides individual scheduling assistance.
• Supports and contributes to the CJR leadership team’s initiatives.
• Develops relationships and collaborates with staff across institutional departments including marketing and communications, admissions, and the registrar, among others.
• Plans, coordinates, and promotes events and workshops.
• Collaborates in student services and activities.
• Maintains basic financial records, processes payment vouchers, and manages day-to-day budget processing.
• Promotes the work of the CJR with campus announcements, fliers, newsletters, and social media posts.
• Collaborates in gathering feedback and presenting insights, helping to anticipate program needs/obstacles. Design collaborative, inclusive responses.
• Provides administrative support to CJR team and faculty, including: mail, maintaining office supplies, sending emails as needed to diverse audiences, surveys/polls, tracking student data, other requests (building maintenance, IT requests, etc.) as needed, photocopying/scanning, managing email lists for incoming students and faculty.
• Supports CJR faculty, including logistics, stipends, and coordinating housing for Summer Series faculty.
• Provides Committee support, scheduling and keeping minutes, as needed.
• Coordinates with the marking and communications team to update and revise the CJR website.
• Helps to ensure relevant standards, processes, and regulations are upheld.
• Other duties as assigned.

Required Education, Skills and Experience:

• Bachelor’s Degree or working towards a degree.
• Demonstrated experience working with diverse groups of people.
• Ability to maintain recordkeeping systems and procedures.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Program planning and implementation skills.
• Ability to gather data and compile information.
• Skills in organizing resources and establishing priorities.
• Ability to organize, prioritize, and schedule work assignments.
• Basic knowledge of budgets and cost estimating and processing.
• Collaborative, creative, and strong interpersonal skills.
• Solid computer skills, preferably in a PC, Windows-based operating environment; experience with Microsoft Office (365) applications, virtual work environments, and social media applications
• Familiarity with social media and event promotion and planning.

Other Requirements:

• Must be able to work legally within the United States without sponsorship.
• Physical ability to perform all essential functions of the job with or without basic accommodations.
• Willingness and ability to follow any current or future health and safety policies or protocols laid out by the school.

Note: All job requirements are subject to possible revision to reflect changes in the position requirements or to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities. Some requirements may exclude individuals who pose a threat or risk to the health and safety of themselves or other employees. This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to which will be required in this position. Employees will be required to follow other job-related duties as requested by their supervisor/manager (within guidelines and compliance with Federal and State Laws). Continued employment remains on an “at-will” basis.