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MDC · 2 days ago

Program Coordinator

Durham, NC

Full-time

Hybrid

Entry Level

$51K/yr - $56K/yr

2+ years exp

MDC is a nonprofit organization based in Durham, NC, focused on fostering collaboration and building community influence for systemic equity. The Program Coordinator will support community-driven programs and partnerships, develop policy analysis and advocacy tools, and manage project planning and reporting.

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Responsibilities

Support the delivery of community-based, community-led technical assistance services. These may include meeting facilitation and documentation, leadership coaching, research and policy analysis, advocacy campaign development, and training delivery. Example deliverables include meeting agendas and summaries, policy memos, factsheets, policy campaign materials, logic models, asset maps, strategic plans, partnership agreements, organizational assessments, one-pagers, and presentations. (20%)

Support relationships with a diverse network of community-based, statewide, and regional leaders across a range of issues. This may include representing MDC at meetings convened by our local, state, and national partner organizations. (20%)

Support project planning, management, and reporting for accountability and transparency. Example deliverables include logic models, data and project management tools, evaluation plans, and narrative reports for multiple audiences. (20%)

Coordinate logistics for events and convenings related to our programming. (20%)

Work collaboratively with and provide occasional support to an intern. (10%)

Other duties as assigned to advance the broader mission of MDC, including advancing your own professional development, serving on internal committees, and representing our work at external conferences. (10%)

Qualification

Policy analysisProject managementLegislative advocacyMicrosoft Office 365Bilingual (Spanish/English)Conflict managementCommunity developmentCreative thinkingCollaborationFacilitation

Required

Support relationships with a diverse network of community-based, statewide, and regional leaders across a range of issues

Support project planning, management, and reporting for accountability and transparency

Coordinate logistics for events and convenings related to our programming

Work collaboratively with and provide occasional support to an intern

Highly proficient in Microsoft Office 365 (including Sharepoint and Microsoft Teams), Google Docs, and Zoom. Staff are also required to use Asana for collaborative project management

Preferred

Ability to work in both Spanish and English, as well as experience working with Latino/a/e communities

A combination of 2-3 years of professional and academic experience in relevant fields, such as public policy, public administration, public health, community development, environmental management, organizational and leadership development, social work, or community organizing

Experience with one or more skillsets including policy analysis, legislative advocacy, policy campaigns, project management and evaluation, process facilitation, conflict management, and/or coalition building

Strong professional skills including ability to manage projects effectively and adaptively, write and speak clearly and concisely with a variety of audiences, think creatively, and lead collaboratively

Alignment with MDC's vision, mission and values. Candidates must have a mature understanding of racial equity, power, and systems change

Experience working effectively with people of diverse backgrounds, experiences, and ideologies in partnerships and coalitions

Proficiency with GIS packages, Canva, or Mailchimp